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             The second part of the narrative concerning the Armies force and violence upon the Commons House, and Members.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
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             Apparently intended as a continuation of his: A true and ful relation of the officers and Armies forcible seising of divers eminent Members of the Commons House.
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           THE
           SECOND
           PART
           OF
           THE
           NARRATIVE
           Concerning
           the
           Armies
           Force
           and
           Violence
           upon
           the
           
             COMMONS
             HOVSE
             ,
          
           AND
           
             MEMBERS
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           SECOND
           PART
           Of
           the
           Narrative
           concerning
           the
           
             Armies
          
           force
           and
           violence
           upon
           the
           
             COMMONS-HOVSE
          
           and
           
             MEMBERS
             .
          
        
         
           VPon
           Thursday
           the
           Army
           ▪
           engaged
           Members
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           [
           most
           of
           them
           being
           Treasurers
           ,
           Great
           Accomptants
           ,
           Purchasers
           of
           Bishops
           Lands
           ,
           or
           such
           as
           hold
           Great
           Offices
           by
           the
           Houses
           gift
           ,
           or
           received
           great
           summes
           of
           money
           upon
           pretence
           of
           great
           Losses
           never
           yet
           appearing
           or
           made
           good
           upon
           Oath
           ]
           above
           one
           hundred
           Members
           being
           secured
           ,
           or
           violently
           kept
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           by
           that
           insolent
           Colonell
           
             Pride
          
           [
           which
           usually
           goeth
           before
           destruction
           ]
           after
           their
           Hypocriticall
           Fast
           was
           ended
           ,
           were
           pleased
           to
           adjourne
           the
           House
           till
           Tuesday
           ;
           that
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           grand
           Councell
           ,
           (
           of
           which
           there
           is
           scarce
           one
           Gentleman
           of
           quality
           ,
           but
           poore
           Mechanicks
           of
           smal
           or
           broken
           fortunes
           before
           the
           Wars
           )
           might
           possesse
           themselves
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           plunder
           all
           their
           Treasures
           to
           pay
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           secure
           their
           Gallant
           
             Sheriffe
             Browne
          
           a
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           act
           their
           parts
           with
           other
           Members
           ,
           to
           new
           ▪
           modle
           the
           house
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           hearts
           desire
           )
           adjourned
           til
           Tuesday
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           Agents
           under
           pretences
           of
           favour
           and
           respect
           to
           some
           of
           the
           imprisoned
           Members
           ,
           endeavoured
           by
           subtilty
           to
           engage
           them
           to
           give
           their
           parol
           to
           him
           to
           continue
           at
           their
           
             Houses
             or
             Lodgings
             in
             or
             neare
             the
             Town
             till
             the
             House
             should
             command
             
             their
             attendance
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             ,
             not
             to
             act
             against
             the
             Parliament
             or
             the
             Army
             :
          
           Which
           most
           of
           them
           upon
           debate
           refused
           to
           accept
           of
           ,
           conceiving
           it
           to
           be
           a
           voluntary
           confinement
           of
           themselves
           and
           subjecting
           of
           them
           to
           the
           Generalls
           power
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Honour
           or
           priviledge
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           refused
           to
           remove
           upon
           any
           such
           restrictive
           termes
           unlesse
           absolutly
           discharged
           without
           any
           condition
           or
           restriction
           whatsoever
           .
           Whereupon
           the
           Generall
           continues
           them
           still
           Prisoners
           ,
           they
           having
           liberty
           only
           to
           remove
           their
           lodgings
           to
           places
           more
           convenient
           .
           On
           Tuesday
           morning
           the
           Army
           placed
           Guards
           of
           their
           owne
           upon
           the
           Commons
           House
           againe
           ,
           and
           though
           they
           had
           secluded
           and
           driven
           away
           neare
           two
           hundred
           Members
           before
           ,
           yet
           they
           had
           a
           List
           of
           more
           Members
           fit
           to
           be
           excluded
           and
           purged
           out
           ▪
           Whereupon
           
             Mr.
             Edward
             Boyes
          
           one
           of
           the
           Knights
           of
           the
           shire
           for
           
             Kent
          
           (
           a
           great
           friend
           of
           theirs
           )
           
             Sir
             Humfrey
             Tuston
             ,
          
           and
           some
           six
           more
           Members
           entring
           into
           the
           house
           to
           discharge
           their
           duty
           ,
           were
           violently
           kept
           back
           by
           
             Col.
             
             Pride
          
           and
           his
           Officers
           ;
           and
           Sir
           
             Edward
             Martin
          
           Knight
           of
           the
           shire
           for
           
             Devon
          
           being
           in
           the
           house
           it selfe
           ,
           was
           kept
           out
           and
           secluded
           the
           house
           .
           O
           
             the
             tender
             regard
             of
             the
             priviledges
             of
             the
             House
             ,
          
           which
           these
           Saints
           of
           the
           Army
           boast
           of
           in
           the
           very
           first
           line
           of
           their
           late
           Remonstrance
           :
           and
           
             *
          
           
             The
             restitution
             of
             the
             Houses
             to
             a
             condition
             of
             Honour
             ,
             Freedome
             and
             safety
             ,
             and
             preserving
             them
             therein
             ,
          
           which
           they
           so
           much
           vaunted
           of
           ,
           and
           for
           which
           they
           and
           
             both
             Houses
             kept
             a
             solemne
             Thanksgiving
          
           [
           mocking
           both
           God
           and
           men
           thereby
           ,
           who
           hath
           justly
           rewarded
           them
           for
           that
           damnable
           Hypocrisie
           ]
           in
           
             August
          
           1647.
           
           It
           seems
           these
           Parliament
           Saviours
           and
           Protectors
           then
           ,
           are
           turned
           Parliament
           destroyers
           and
           Subverters
           now
           ,
           as
           they
           professe
           to
           the
           world
           in
           print
           in
           their
           proud
           and
           treasonable
           ,
           (
           which
           they
           stile
           
             Humble
             )
             Proposalls
             and
             Desires
             ,
          
           Dated
           
             Decemb.
          
           6.
           1648.
           
           A
           New
           
             Iesuiticall
             Gun
             ,
             pouder
             Treason
          
           to
           blow
           up
           Parliaments
           ▪
           
             As
          
           soone
           as
           the
           House
           was
           set
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Nathaniel
             Stephens
          
           Knight
           of
           the
           shire
           for
           the
           County
           of
           
             Gloucester
             ,
          
           reported
           to
           the
           house
           the
           violence
           offered
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Ash
          
           and
           other
           Members
           of
           the
           house
           who
           were
           imprisoned
           and
           forcibly
           secluded
           by
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           ARMY
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           moved
           the
           HOUSE
           to
           vindicate
           their
           Priviledges
           and
           right
           their
           Members
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           proceed
           in
           any
           businesse
           
           till
           that
           was
           done
           ;
           else
           he
           could
           not
           in
           consciecne
           or
           honour
           joyne
           with
           them
           ,
           but
           must
           and
           would
           withdraw
           .
           Yet
           the
           engaged
           faction
           (
           who
           formerly
           fled
           from
           the
           house
           to
           the
           Army
           for
           security
           when
           there
           was
           no
           actuall
           force
           upon
           the
           houses
           in
           
             Iuly
          
           1647.
           and
           passed
           an
           
             Ordinance
          
           by
           a
           greater
           force
           from
           the
           Army
           ,
           for
           nulling
           and
           vacating
           all
           Ordinances
           ,
           Orders
           and
           proceedings
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           during
           their
           absence
           from
           the
           House
           upon
           a
           mere
           pretext
           of
           force
           )
           not
           only
           continued
           sitting
           in
           the
           House
           without
           flying
           from
           it
           ,
           when
           under
           such
           an
           horrid
           force
           of
           the
           Army
           as
           this
           upon
           their
           Members
           ,
           but
           also
           proceeded
           to
           act
           ,
           though
           not
           above
           45.
           in
           number
           ;
           and
           to
           vote
           
             the
             votes
             for
             no
             more
             addresses
             to
             the
             King
             to
             be
             revived
             ,
          
           and
           unvote
           the
           
             Votes
             for
             the
             Treaty
             with
             the
             King
             ,
          
           as
           prejudiciall
           and
           
             dishonourable
             to
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           and
           likewise
           un-voted
           the
           votes
           for
           restoring
           the
           ten
           impeached
           Members
           .
        
         
           These
           votes
           being
           passed
           ,
           the
           Generall
           by
           a
           party
           of
           Horse
           and
           foot
           violently
           seized
           upon
           Sheriffe
           
             Browne
          
           a
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           secured
           him
           prisoner
           in
           St.
           
             Iames
             ,
          
           to
           a
           roome
           without
           hangings
           or
           bedding
           :
           And
           about
           4.
           of
           the
           clocke
           at
           night
           Captain
           
             Lawrence
          
           the
           Marshall
           of
           the
           Army
           brought
           a
           message
           from
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           Councell
           to
           remove
           Sir
           
             William
             Waller
             ,
          
           Major
           Gen.
           
             Massey
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Clotworthy
             ,
          
           and
           Commissary
           
             Copley
             ,
          
           from
           the
           
             Kings
             Head
          
           in
           the
           
             Strand
             ,
          
           where
           they
           were
           six
           dayes
           imprisoned
           ,
           to
           St.
           
             Iames
             .
          
           Upon
           which
           they
           expostulating
           with
           the
           Marshall
           desired
           him
           to
           bring
           an
           order
           in
           writing
           from
           the
           Generall
           or
           his
           
             Councel
          
           for
           their
           removall
           ,
           they
           having
           never
           seen
           nor
           heard
           of
           any
           warrant
           from
           them
           in
           writing
           for
           their
           former
           restraint
           :
           Whereupon
           he
           repayred
           to
           the
           Gen.
           &
           returned
           with
           a
           warrant
           under
           his
           hand
           for
           their
           removeall
           to
           St
           
             Iames
          
           about
           6
           of
           the
           clock
           .
           Upon
           reading
           whereof
           ,
           they
           read
           a
           Protestation
           drawn
           up
           in
           writing
           and
           signed
           with
           all
           their
           hands
           to
           this
           effect
           :
           
             That
             they
             being
             Members
             of
             Parliament
             and
             Free
             men
             of
             England
             did
             protest
             before
             God
             ,
             Angells
             and
             Men
             ,
             that
             neither
             the
             Generall
             himselfe
             nor
             his
             Councell
             of
             Warre
             ,
             had
             any
             power
             or
             authority
             to
             seize
             ,
             detaine
             ,
             imprison
             ,
             or
             remove
             their
             persons
             ,
             nor
             to
             try
             them
             by
             a
             Councell
             of
             War
             :
             And
             that
             they
             had
             usurped
             to
             themselves
             a
             greater
             Arbitrary
             power
             over
             the
             Members
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             Freemen
             of
             this
             Realme
             
             then
             ever
             this
             or
             any
             other
             King
             of
             England
             had
             arrogated
             to
             himselfe
          
           &c.
           
           
             And
             that
             though
             they
             neither
             would
             nor
             could
             submit
             to
             their
             usurped
             power
             ,
             yet
             they
             would
             alwayes
             be
             ready
             to
             submit
             themselves
             to
             any
             tryall
             by
             a
             free
             Parliament
             ,
             for
             any
             crime
             that
             could
             or
             should
             be
             suggested
             against
             them
             .
          
           Which
           when
           they
           had
           read
           ,
           they
           tendred
           to
           the
           Marshall
           to
           deliver
           it
           to
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           Councell
           ,
           who
           refused
           to
           receive
           and
           left
           it
           upon
           the
           Table
           .
           Some
           other
           Members
           there
           present
           ,
           alleadged
           to
           the
           Marshall
           ,
           That
           these
           proceedings
           of
           the
           Army
           against
           the
           Members
           by
           mere
           power
           without
           any
           Authority
           at
           all
           ,
           (
           by
           which
           alone
           the
           Marshall
           there
           openly
           affirmed
           the
           Generall
           and
           Officers
           now
           proceeded
           )
           
             was
             as
             bad
             or
             worse
             then
             that
             of
             the
             Great
             Turke
             or
             Ianizaries
             .
             That
             it
             was
             a
             farre
             more
             arbitrary
             and
             tyrannicall
             power
             then
             ever
             the
             King
             or
             his
             evill
             Councellors
             ,
             or
             the
             most
             persecuting
             Courts
             and
             Prelates
             usurped
             or
             exercised
             ,
             and
             that
             all
             their
             tyranny
             ,
             oppression
             and
             injustice
             was
             not
             comparable
             to
             theirs
             :
             That
             this
             was
             that
             the
             Officers
             and
             Army
             protested
             against
             in
             all
             their
             Declarations
             ,
          
           and
           professed
           
             they
             had
             fought
             against
             ,
             and
             therefore
             it
             was
             monstrous
             themselves
             should
             exercise
             such
             Tyranny
             ,
             and
             injustice
             now
             even
             upon
             Members
             themselves
             ,
             and
             how
             then
             would
             they
             tyrannize
             it
             over
             others
             ?
          
           The
           standers
           by
           were
           deeply
           affected
           with
           this
           new
           monstrous
           tyranny
           and
           persecution
           of
           Gallant
           Members
           and
           Commanders
           ,
           who
           had
           done
           such
           brave
           services
           for
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           were
           thus
           tossed
           up
           and
           down
           at
           the
           lawlesse
           pleasure
           of
           ignoble
           and
           degenerous
           usurpers
           of
           more
           then
           regall
           power
           ,
           from
           prison
           to
           prison
           ,
           and
           accompanying
           them
           to
           the
           coach
           and
           there
           taking
           their
           farewells
           of
           them
           ,
           they
           were
           guarded
           with
           Musquetiers
           and
           carried
           in
           the
           dark
           to
           Saint
           
             Iames
          
           prisoners
           ,
           and
           there
           shut
           up
           in
           a
           foul
           room
           where
           the
           Souldiers
           had
           layne
           some
           nights
           before
           ,
           without
           hangings
           or
           bedding
           to
           rest
           their
           heads
           upon
           ,
           where
           they
           must
           lye
           all
           night
           upon
           the
           boards
           as
           they
           did
           in
           Hell
           ,
           if
           not
           otherwise
           provided
           for
           .
        
         
           Certainly
           if
           these
           proud
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           Monsters
           of
           Tyranny
           had
           not
           cast
           off
           all
           Humanity
           ,
           all
           Christianity
           ,
           all
           fear
           ,
           all
           love
           of
           God
           or
           men
           ,
           and
           that
           Noblenesse
           and
           ingenuity
           ,
           which
           is
           incident
           to
           the
           rudest
           Soldiars
           towards
           Soldiers
           and
           Gallant
           Commanders
           
           in
           the
           Wars
           as
           these
           Gentlemen
           have
           bin
           ,
           and
           quite
           degenerated
           ,
           into
           beasts
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           shew
           such
           unheard
           of
           cruelty
           and
           inhumanity
           to
           these
           Honourable
           Members
           and
           Patriots
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           use
           them
           more
           barbarously
           though
           their
           masters
           and
           freinds
           ,
           then
           usually
           they
           did
           the
           worst
           Cavaliers
           ,
           or
           then
           the
           King
           himselfe
           and
           his
           souldiers
           would
           have
           treated
           them
           ,
           had
           they
           taken
           them
           Prisoners
           in
           the
           field
           .
        
         
           Doubtlesse
           this
           most
           execrable
           tyranny
           of
           these
           new
           Kings
           &
           Tyrants
           at
           White-hall
           will
           engage
           both
           Heaven
           &
           earth
           unanimously
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           bring
           them
           unto
           fearfull
           ends
           and
           speedy
           ruine
           ,
           if
           they
           repent
           not
           ,
           and
           returne
           to
           their
           pristine
           obedience
           .
           And
           their
           Commissions
           being
           forfeited
           &
           nulled
           ,
           the
           Soldiers
           absolutely
           discharged
           from
           any
           obedience
           to
           them
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           from
           any
           protection
           of
           them
           ,
           the
           Kingdome
           from
           all
           contributions
           and
           taxes
           towards
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Members
           ,
           Kingdome
           and
           God
           himselfe
           enraged
           against
           them
           ;
           for
           this
           their
           exorbitant
           and
           matchlesse
           Tyranny
           ,
           and
           horrid
           Rebellion
           in
           levying
           w●rre
           upon
           the
           Houses
           ,
           forcing
           and
           imprisoning
           their
           Members
           ,
           and
           casting
           them
           into
           Hell
           and
           other
           inconvenient
           places
           without
           any
           fitting
           accomodations
           ,
           they
           must
           of
           necessity
           sodainly
           fall
           ,
           perish
           &
           becom
           like
           dung
           upon
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           most
           glorious
           and
           victorious
           Army
           ,
           laden
           with
           Honor
           and
           Booty
           ,
           become
           the
           very
           scorne
           ,
           sink
           and
           scumme
           of
           men
           ,
           which
           God
           give
           them
           hearts
           and
           grace
           to
           consider
           ,
           before
           it
           be
           too
           late
           :
           and
           to
           remember
           that
           of
           the
           Psalmist
           
             Psal.
          
           140.
           11.
           
           
             Evill
             shall
             hunt
             the
             violent
             man
             to
             overthrow
             him
             .
          
           It
           overthrew
           violent
           
             Strafford
             ,
          
           and
           
             Laud
          
           this
           very
           Parliament
           and
           cost
           them
           their
           heads
           and
           it
           will
           overthrow
           the
           Gen.
           
           &
           Councell
           of
           war
           to
           ,
           Who
           far
           exceed
           them
           in
           violence
           and
           Tyranny
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           and
           in
           overturning
           Parliaments
           ,
           Lawes
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           and
           the
           ancient
           Government
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           have
           ever
           overturned
           those
           who
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           subvert
           them
           ,
           and
           brought
           them
           to
           a
           dishonorable
           and
           shamefull
           end
           .
        
         
           Wednesday
           the
           13
           of
           December
           ,
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           kept
           out
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Hippesley
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Packer
             ,
          
           and
           would
           not
           permit
           them
           to
           enter
           the
           House
           ;
           where
           they
           repealed
           the
           vote
           of
           the
           Commons
           on
           Munday
           the
           4.
           of
           December
           ,
           That
           the
           King
           was
           removed
           from
           
           the
           Isle
           of
           Wight
           without
           the
           Privity
           or
           consent
           of
           the
           House
           :
           There
           were
           out
           45.
           in
           the
           house
           to
           repeal
           this
           vote
           passed
           by
           240.
           and
           those
           45
           are
           very
           eminent
           for
           their
           extream
           honesty
           ,
           and
           publique
           receipts
           of
           the
           Kingdomes
           Treasure
           .
           After
           which
           the
           Army
           Hackneyes
           repealed
           likewise
           the
           vote
           of
           the
           fifth
           of
           December
           last
           passed
           by
           above
           141
           votes
           ,
           that
           the
           Kings
           Answer
           to
           the
           Propositions
           were
           a
           sufficient
           ground
           for
           them
           to
           proced
           to
           the
           setlement
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           they
           desire
           to
           embroyle
           in
           perpetuall
           wars
           and
           broyles
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           keep
           their
           Offices
           ,
           and
           what
           they
           have
           gotten
           into
           their
           hands
           by
           hook
           or
           crook
           :
           whiles
           those
           who
           have
           spent
           their
           estates
           and
           adventured
           their
           lives
           in
           these
           wars
           and
           have
           more
           honesty
           in
           their
           little
           fingers
           ,
           then
           those
           that
           sit
           in
           their
           whole
           bodies
           ,
           are
           imprisoned
           and
           restrained
           from
           the
           House
           by
           a
           company
           of
           Rebells
           ,
           against
           their
           Superiours
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           no
           worse
           Title
           .
        
         
           Thursday
           the
           4th
           .
           of
           
             December
             ,
          
           the
           fagge
           end
           of
           the
           Commons
           being
           about
           43.
           in
           number
           ,
           considering
           that
           all
           the
           best
           and
           honest
           men
           were
           secluded
           from
           them
           by
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           protested
           they
           were
           no
           House
           ,
           moved
           that
           they
           might
           send
           to
           the
           Generall
           
             to
             know
             upon
             what
             accompt
             their
             Members
             were
             restrained
             and
             secluded
             by
             the
             Army
             ,
          
           but
           with
           this
           unworthy
           addition
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           carry
           with
           them
           the
           Votes
           that
           passed
           the
           day
           before
           ,
           for
           his
           Councell
           of
           Wars
           approbation
           ,
           repealing
           what
           the
           excluded
           Members
           had
           
             formerly
             Voted
          
           a
           thing
           so
           dishonourable
           and
           below
           A
           Parliament
           (
           if
           they
           were
           worthy
           the
           name
           of
           one
           )
           that
           they
           deserve
           eternally
           to
           be
           excluded
           all
           future
           Parliaments
           ,
           
             ex
             Cauda
             Draconem
             ,
          
           you
           may
           see
           what
           beasts
           they
           are
           by
           this
           Dragons
           tayle
           .
        
         
           The
           20.
           of
           
             December
          
           the
           Generall
           sent
           for
           16.
           of
           the
           
             imprisoned
             Members
          
           to
           his
           lodging
           :
           where
           comming
           ,
           Commissary
           
             Ireton
             ,
          
           Col.
           
             Whaley
             ,
          
           and
           Col.
           
           
             Rich
          
           acquainted
           them
           that
           the
           
             Generall
          
           was
           fallen
           sodainly
           ill
           ,
           and
           kept
           his
           Chamber
           ,
           and
           thererefore
           left
           them
           to
           acquaint
           them
           with
           his
           minde
           .
           
             That
             they
             were
             all
             absolutely
             discharged
             ;
             and
             had
             freely
             liberty
             to
             go
             to
             their
             lodgings
             and
             houses
             ;
             but
             did
             expect
             they
             should
             act
             nothing
             contrary
             to
             the
             present
             actings
             ;
             and
             if
             they
             did
             it
             would
             be
             the
             worse
             for
             them
             .
          
           To
           which
           they
           gave
           no
           present
           answer
           ,
           and
           will
           advise
           how
           they
           accept
           of
           Liberty
           upon
           such
           conditions
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A91272e-100
           
             *
             See
             their
             Declaration
             of
             August
             18.
             1647.