A true and ful relation of the officers and Armies forcible seising of divers eminent Members of the Commons House, Decemb. 6. & 7. 1648. As also, a true copy of a letter / lately written by an agent for the Army in Paris, dated 28 of Novemb. 1648, to a Member of the said House, a great creature and patriot of the Army; clearly discovering, that their late remonstrance and proceedings do drive on and promote the Jesuits and Papists designes, to the subversion of religion, Parliament, monarchy, and the fundamental laws and government of the kingdom.
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             A true and ful relation of the officers and Armies forcible seising of divers eminent Members of the Commons House, Decemb. 6. & 7. 1648. As also, a true copy of a letter / lately written by an agent for the Army in Paris, dated 28 of Novemb. 1648, to a Member of the said House, a great creature and patriot of the Army; clearly discovering, that their late remonstrance and proceedings do drive on and promote the Jesuits and Papists designes, to the subversion of religion, Parliament, monarchy, and the fundamental laws and government of the kingdom.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
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           A
           True
           and
           ful
           Relation
           OF
           THE
           
             Officers
             and
             Armies
             forcible
             seising
          
           of
           divers
           Eminent
           Members
           Of
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           
             Decemb.
             6.
             
             &
             7.
          
           1648.
           
           As
           also
           ,
           A
           true
           Copy
           of
           a
           LETTER
           lately
           written
           by
           an
           AGENT
           for
           the
           ARMY
           in
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           dated
           28
           of
           
             Novemb.
          
           1648
           ,
           to
           a
           Member
           of
           the
           said
           House
           ,
           a
           great
           Creature
           and
           Patriot
           of
           the
           ARMY
           ;
           
             Clearly
             discovering
             ,
          
           That
           their
           late
           
             Remonstrance
          
           and
           Proceedings
           do
           drive
           on
           and
           promote
           the
           Jesuits
           and
           Papists
           Designes
           ,
           to
           the
           subversion
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Parliament
           ,
           Monarchy
           ,
           and
           the
           fundamental
           Laws
           and
           Government
           
             of
             the
          
           KINGDOM
           .
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeer
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           true
           NARRATIVE
           of
           the
           
             Officers
          
           and
           
             Armies
          
           forcible
           seizing
           and
           suspending
           of
           divers
           
             eminent
          
           MEMBERS
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           House
           ,
           December
           6
           ,
           &
           7.
           1648.
           
        
         
           THe
           Officers
           and
           Councell
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           being
           discontented
           with
           the
           Votes
           passed
           in
           the
           
             Commons
             House
          
           upon
           a
           long
           and
           serious
           Debate
           (
           which
           continued
           all
           Munday
           ,
           and
           Munday
           night
           last
           ,
           till
           Tuesday
           morning
           about
           9
           of
           the
           clock
           )
           to
           this
           effect
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Kings
             person
             was
             removed
             out
             of
             the
             Isle
             of
             Wight
             by
             the
             Generals
             Command
             ,
             without
             the
             knowledg
             or
             consent
             of
             the
             House
             .
          
           And
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Kings
             answers
             to
             the
             Propositions
             of
             both
             Houses
             upon
             the
             Treaty
             ,
             were
             a
             sufficient
             ground
             for
             the
             house
             to
             proceed
             to
             the
             settlement
             of
             a
             safe
             and
             wel-grounded
             Peace
             .
          
           On
           Wednesday
           ,
           the
           sixth
           of
           this
           instant
           
             December
             ,
          
           1648.
           placed
           strong
           Guards
           of
           the
           Army
           (
           as
           well
           Horse
           as
           Foot
           )
           in
           the
           Palace
           yard
           ,
           
             Westminster-hall
          
           ,
           the
           Court
           of
           Requests
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           stairs
           and
           Lobby
           leading
           to
           the
           
             Commons-house
             ,
          
           where
           Col.
           
           
             Pride
          
           (
           who
           commanded
           the
           Guards
           that
           day
           )
           Sir
           
             Hardresse
             Waller
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Officers
           ,
           violently
           seized
           upon
           divers
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Burgesses
           of
           the
           Commons
           house
           in
           the
           Parliament
           stairs
           and
           Lobby
           ,
           as
           they
           were
           going
           to
           the
           House
           ,
           to
           sit
           and
           discharge
           their
           duties
           there
           ,
           and
           by
           plain
           force
           thrust
           and
           carried
           them
           prisoners
           into
           the
           
             Queens-Court
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           their
           open
           protestations
           of
           
             breach
          
           of
           
             Priviledg
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           without
           having
           any
           warrant
           for
           such
           commitment
           but
           their
           Swords
           ,
           or
           assigning
           any
           cause
           at
           all
           but
           their
           own
           
             arbitrary
             wills
             :
          
           and
           there
           kept
           them
           prisoners
           under
           a
           strong
           Guard
           ,
           denying
           them
           liberty
           of
           access
           to
           the
           House
           ,
           which
           
           they
           desired
           .
           Mr.
           
             Edward
             Stevens
          
           and
           Col.
           
             Birch
          
           being
           gotten
           into
           the
           House
           before
           their
           seizures
           ,
           were
           called
           to
           the
           door
           by
           feared
           Messages
           sent
           to
           them
           by
           the
           Officers
           ,
           under
           other
           mens
           names
           ,
           and
           there
           seized
           on
           ,
           and
           violently
           pulled
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           though
           they
           cryed
           out
           to
           the
           
             Speaker
          
           to
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           horrid
           force
           upon
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           were
           haled
           thence
           into
           the
           
             Queens
             Court
             ;
             Harry
             Martin
          
           the
           
             Horse
             stealer
             ,
          
           though
           in
           actuall
           Rebellion
           against
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           formerly
           ejected
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           being
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           admitted
           to
           sit
           as
           a
           competent
           Member
           .
           The
           House
           being
           informed
           of
           this
           strange
           violence
           offered
           to
           their
           Members
           by
           those
           who
           professed
           themselves
           their
           Servants
           and
           Protectors
           ,
           sent
           the
           
             Sergeant
          
           of
           the
           House
           to
           the
           
             Queens
             Court
             ,
          
           to
           demand
           the
           Members
           there
           detained
           ,
           and
           required
           their
           attendance
           in
           the
           House
           :
           Which
           Message
           ,
           though
           delivered
           ,
           was
           disobeyed
           ,
           wherewith
           he
           acquainting
           the
           House
           :
           Thereupon
           the
           House
           sent
           the
           Serjeant
           forth
           with
           the
           Mace
           ,
           to
           fetch
           away
           the
           imprisoned
           Members
           ,
           but
           the
           Soldiers
           and
           Officers
           violently
           kept
           him
           back
           at
           the
           Door
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           suffer
           him
           to
           execute
           their
           command
           .
           Hereupon
           the
           House
           resolved
           not
           to
           proceed
           till
           these
           Members
           were
           restored
           ;
           yet
           notwithstanding
           the
           Officers
           stil
           proceeded
           to
           seiz
           more
           Members
           ,
           as
           they
           came
           to
           ,
           or
           went
           from
           the
           House
           ,
           carrying
           them
           all
           Prisoners
           to
           the
           Court
           aforesaid
           .
           About
           three
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           afternoon
           ,
           
             Hugh
             Peter
          
           with
           a
           sword
           by
           his
           side
           ,
           like
           a
           boisterous
           Souldier
           came
           rushing
           in
           to
           see
           the
           Prisoners
           ,
           and
           take
           a
           list
           of
           their
           names
           ,
           by
           order
           from
           the
           
             Generall
             ,
          
           as
           he
           alledged
           ;
           where
           some
           of
           the
           Prisoners
           demanding
           of
           him
           ,
           by
           what
           authority
           they
           were
           thus
           imprisoned
           and
           kept
           from
           their
           duty
           ,
           he
           
           answered
           ,
           
             By
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Sword
             ;
          
           and
           returning
           thither
           soon
           after
           ,
           he
           released
           Sir
           
             Benjamin
             Ruddier
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Nathaniel
             Fiennes
          
           (
           as
           he
           said
           )
           by
           the
           like
           power
           of
           the
           Sword
           .
        
         
           Night
           drawing
           on
           ,
           the
           Prisoners
           desired
           the
           Capt.
           who
           guarded
           them
           ,
           to
           desire
           Col.
           
           
             Pride
          
           to
           speak
           with
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           they
           might
           know
           by
           what
           authority
           ,
           and
           for
           what
           cause
           they
           were
           thus
           detained
           by
           him
           ,
           being
           Members
           .
           The
           proud
           Colonel
           returned
           this
           Answer
           ,
           That
           he
           had
           other
           imployment
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           not
           wait
           upon
           them
           .
           Soon
           after
           
             Hugh
             Peter
          
           and
           some
           other
           Officers
           acquainted
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           all
           be
           removed
           to
           
             Wallingford
          
           House
           ,
           where
           they
           should
           have
           all
           fitting
           accommodations
           provided
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           where
           the
           General
           and
           Lieut.
           
           Gen.
           would
           come
           and
           speak
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           Coaches
           were
           provided
           to
           carry
           them
           thither
           :
           upon
           this
           assurance
           ,
           the
           Prisoners
           went
           all
           from
           the
           
             Queens
             Court
             ,
          
           to
           take
           coach
           at
           the
           
             Lords
             stairs
             ;
          
           where
           Coaches
           attending
           them
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           being
           carryed
           to
           
             Wallingford
          
           House
           as
           was
           promised
           and
           expected
           ,
           they
           were
           stayed
           at
           the
           back-gate
           of
           
             Hell
             ,
          
           (
           a
           common
           Victualling-house
           so
           called
           )
           and
           there
           thrust
           all
           into
           the
           common
           dining-Room
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           translated
           into
           two
           upper
           
             Chambers
             .
          
           When
           it
           grew
           late
           ,
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Pye
          
           and
           some
           six
           more
           were
           offered
           liberty
           to
           go
           to
           their
           lodgings
           (
           being
           neer
           )
           upon
           their
           paroll
           ,
           to
           
             appear
             before
             the
             General
             the
             next
             morning
             :
          
           who
           conceiving
           it
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Priviledge
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           a
           prejudice
           to
           their
           Cause
           ,
           refused
           to
           give
           any
           other
           paroll
           ,
           then
           to
           appear
           in
           the
           House
           the
           next
           morning
           ;
           which
           being
           not
           accepted
           ,
           they
           were
           all
           inforced
           to
           remain
           in
           
             Hell
          
           that
           night
           ,
           most
           of
           
           them
           having
           no
           other
           beds
           to
           rest
           their
           heads
           on
           (
           though
           ancient
           and
           infirm
           ,
           and
           Gentlemen
           of
           Honour
           )
           but
           the
           floor
           of
           the
           Room
           ,
           and
           Benches
           and
           Chairs
           :
           yet
           they
           patiently
           underwent
           this
           affront
           and
           duresse
           in
           
             Hell
          
           it self
           (
           culled
           out
           of
           purpose
           to
           put
           a
           meer
           signal
           brand
           of
           contempt
           and
           infamy
           upon
           them
           and
           the
           Parliament
           )
           reading
           and
           singing
           Psalms
           to
           God
           ,
           spending
           most
           of
           the
           night
           in
           Discourses
           and
           walking
           ,
           without
           taking
           one
           minutes
           rest
           or
           sleep
           .
           It
           was
           a
           very
           sad
           spectacle
           to
           see
           so
           many
           eminent
           and
           Honourable
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           so
           uncivilly
           and
           discourteously
           used
           by
           their
           domineering
           
             Servants
             ,
          
           who
           exceeded
           all
           Regal
           and
           Prelatical
           Tyranny
           in
           former
           times
           ;
           which
           afforded
           convenient
           lodgings
           and
           accommodations
           to
           their
           Prisoners
           .
           The
           Provost
           Marshal
           (
           under
           whose
           custody
           they
           were
           unworthily
           put
           as
           Malefactors
           )
           was
           so
           ashamed
           of
           this
           dishonorable
           usage
           ,
           that
           after
           some
           conference
           concerning
           it
           ,
           he
           repaired
           to
           the
           General
           to
           
             White-hall
             ,
          
           to
           acquaint
           him
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           receive
           his
           further
           Order
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           morning
           (
           being
           Thursday
           )
           the
           Prisoners
           expecting
           the
           issue
           ,
           he
           returned
           to
           them
           about
           11
           of
           the
           clock
           ,
           and
           acquainted
           them
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           the
           Generals
           pleasure
           they
           should
           all
           wait
           forthwith
           upon
           him
           and
           his
           Councel
           of
           War
           at
           
             White-Hall
             ,
          
           where
           he
           desired
           to
           conferr
           with
           them
           :
           whereupon
           ,
           they
           were
           presently
           put
           into
           Coaches
           and
           carried
           to
           
             White
             Hall
          
           like
           Traytors
           or
           Felons
           ,
           with
           strong
           Guards
           of
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           attending
           them
           ,
           and
           there
           brought
           into
           the
           Kings
           Lodgings
           fasting
           ,
           and
           tired
           out
           with
           watching
           the
           night
           before
           :
           where
           arriving
           about
           12
           of
           the
           clock
           ,
           they
           expected
           a
           present
           Answer
           .
           But
           our
           new
           Grandees
           and
           great
           Councel
           of
           the
           Army
           took
           so
           
           much
           Royal
           State
           upon
           them
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           them
           wait
           their
           leisure
           til
           it
           was
           night
           before
           they
           vouchsafed
           to
           send
           them
           any
           answer
           ;
           at
           which
           time
           ,
           disdaining
           to
           call
           the
           imprisoned
           Members
           in
           ,
           or
           to
           honour
           them
           with
           their
           more
           them
           Lordly
           presence
           ,
           they
           sent
           out
           3
           Officers
           to
           acquaint
           then
           with
           this
           dilatory
           answer
           ,
           That
           other
           intervenient
           affairs
           of
           great
           concernment
           were
           now
           in
           agitation
           before
           the
           General
           and
           his
           Councel
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           could
           not
           admit
           them
           to
           their
           presence
           that
           night
           ,
           as
           was
           expected
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           General
           and
           his
           Councel
           ,
           for
           their
           better
           accommodation
           ,
           had
           given
           order
           that
           they
           should
           be
           lodg'd
           at
           2
           Inns
           in
           the
           
             Strand
             ,
          
           to
           wit
           ,
           the
           
             Swan
          
           and
           the
           
             Kings
             Head
             ,
          
           for
           that
           night
           ,
           where
           they
           should
           receive
           from
           them
           the
           next
           morning
           some
           Propositions
           to
           be
           considered
           of
           .
           After
           which
           ,
           the
           Provost
           Marshal
           taking
           the
           names
           of
           those
           who
           were
           to
           be
           lodged
           at
           the
           
             Kings
             Head
             ,
          
           and
           a
           list
           of
           those
           who
           were
           to
           be
           conducted
           to
           the
           
             Swan
             ,
          
           carried
           them
           all
           prisoners
           to
           the
           said
           Inns
           thorow
           the
           streets
           in
           the
           dirt
           on
           foot
           (
           except
           some
           6
           or
           7
           onely
           ,
           who
           were
           lame
           and
           aged
           )
           with
           a
           Musketier
           attending
           upon
           every
           one
           of
           them
           in
           particular
           ,
           and
           a
           strong
           Guard
           marching
           before
           ,
           behinde
           ,
           and
           on
           one
           side
           of
           them
           ,
           like
           so
           many
           Traytors
           and
           capital
           Malefactors
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           admiration
           and
           discontent
           of
           all
           persons
           wel
           affected
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           joy
           &
           rejoycing
           to
           all
           
             Malignants
             ,
             Papists
             ,
          
           and
           
             Cavaliers
             ,
          
           who
           ,
           had
           they
           been
           conquerors
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           could
           not
           have
           used
           them
           with
           more
           rigour
           ,
           scorn
           and
           disdain
           then
           these
           pious
           Saints
           and
           Grandees
           of
           the
           Army
           have
           done
           ,
           before
           they
           have
           attainted
           them
           of
           any
           particular
           crime
           or
           breach
           of
           trust
           ;
           whereof
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           can
           declare
           all
           or
           most
           of
           them
           innocent
           .
        
         
         
           Being
           brought
           Prisoners
           to
           the
           said
           Inns
           ,
           they
           had
           strong
           Guards
           set
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           Sentinel
           at
           every
           chamber
           door
           all
           night
           .
           Thus
           do
           these
           new
           usurpers
           of
           a
           more
           then
           Regal
           and
           Tyrannical
           power
           ,
           trample
           upon
           the
           Members
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           (
           their
           former
           Masters
           )
           as
           if
           they
           were
           no
           better
           then
           the
           dirt
           in
           the
           street
           ;
           and
           to
           exasperate
           the
           cōmon
           
             souldiers
          
           against
           them
           ,
           have
           slandered
           the
           imprisoned
           
             Members
             ,
          
           to
           be
           the
           only
           detainers
           of
           their
           pay
           ;
           when
           as
           none
           of
           them
           ever
           fingered
           one
           penny
           of
           their
           moneys
           :
           and
           if
           any
           Members
           be
           guilty
           of
           such
           a
           crime
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           those
           who
           have
           most
           relation
           to
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           professe
           themselves
           their
           greatest
           friends
           .
        
         
           Thursday
           morning
           the
           Officers
           and
           Army
           guarding
           the
           House
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           as
           on
           Wednesday
           ,
           some
           of
           their
           Officers
           standing
           at
           the
           Commons
           door
           with
           a
           List
           of
           Parliament
           mens
           names
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           demanded
           every
           Members
           name
           as
           he
           came
           to
           the
           door
           to
           enter
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           those
           whose
           names
           were
           in
           their
           List
           ,
           they
           forcibly
           excluded
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           turned
           down
           the
           stairs
           ,
           though
           they
           earnestly
           pressed
           for
           entrance
           :
           and
           some
           of
           them
           acquainted
           the
           Speaker
           by
           Letter
           with
           the
           high
           affront
           and
           breach
           of
           Priviledge
           ;
           but
           could
           finde
           no
           redresse
           ,
           the
           Officers
           admitting
           onely
           such
           who
           were
           not
           in
           the
           List
           :
           About
           40
           Members
           were
           thus
           forcibly
           excluded
           ,
           but
           not
           imprisoned
           ;
           onely
           Mr.
           
             Gewen
          
           was
           seised
           upon
           by
           one
           of
           Col.
           
           
             Hewsons
          
           Officers
           ,
           carried
           prisoner
           to
           the
           Queens
           Court
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           to
           
             White-hall
          
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           imprisoned
           Members
           ,
           who
           were
           there
           attending
           upon
           the
           General
           and
           his
           Councel
           :
           This
           day
           the
           Great
           Conqueror
           Lieut.
           
           Gen.
           
             Cromwel
          
           entered
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           and
           received
           thanks
           for
           his
           
           great
           services
           ,
           which
           had
           been
           more
           Honourable
           for
           him
           to
           receive
           in
           a
           full
           and
           free
           House
           ,
           then
           in
           an
           empty
           and
           forced
           ;
           the
           House
           (
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           restrained
           and
           excluded
           Members
           ,
           with
           others
           driven
           away
           by
           this
           horrid
           violence
           )
           being
           not
           above
           80.
           in
           Number
           ,
           having
           formerly
           resolved
           not
           to
           proceed
           till
           their
           Members
           were
           restored
           ,
           and
           the
           force
           upon
           them
           removed
           ;
           after
           some
           debate
           and
           opposition
           ,
           the
           House
           was
           divided
           upon
           this
           Question
           ,
           whether
           they
           should
           now
           proceed
           or
           not
           ?
           which
           was
           carryed
           in
           the
           affirmative
           ,
           50.
           voting
           in
           the
           affirmative
           ,
           and
           28.
           or
           30.
           in
           the
           negative
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           not
           ;
           who
           presently
           left
           the
           House
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           resolving
           to
           come
           no
           more
           till
           the
           House
           and
           Members
           were
           righted
           ;
           this
           done
           ,
           to
           abuse
           and
           mock
           as
           well
           God
           as
           men
           ,
           they
           appointed
           Friday
           for
           a
           solemne
           Humiliation
           ,
           to
           be
           kept
           in
           that
           House
           ,
           not
           to
           expiate
           the
           Armies
           open
           violation
           of
           their
           Priviledges
           ,
           force
           and
           breach
           of
           Faith
           ,
           both
           to
           God
           and
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           had
           been
           commendable
           ,
           but
           to
           procure
           a
           blessing
           on
           the
           forcible
           and
           unparliamentall
           proceedings
           ,
           for
           the
           subversion
           of
           Monarchy
           ,
           Religion
           ,
           Lawes
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           and
           three
           Kingdomes
           in
           a
           moment
           :
           dethroning
           and
           beheading
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           desinheriting
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           introducing
           a
           popular
           Anarchy
           and
           Tyranny
           under
           the
           power
           of
           a
           perfidious
           Army
           ,
           worse
           then
           any
           slavery
           under
           the
           great
           Turk
           :
           The
           Lord
           humble
           them
           in
           good
           earnest
           for
           these
           crying
           sins
           and
           treasons
           ,
           and
           either
           convert
           their
           hearts
           ,
           or
           confound
           all
           their
           treasonable
           destructive
           devices
           of
           this
           kind
           ,
           which
           will
           render
           them
           infamous
           to
           the
           present
           and
           all
           future
           Generations
           ,
           and
           bring
           them
           unto
           speedy
           ruine
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           their
           present
           usurped
           power
           .
           It
           is
           beleived
           by
           divers
           understanding
           men
           of
           great
           experience
           ,
           that
           the
           Jesuits
           have
           laid
           this
           plot
           ,
           and
           fomented
           these
           distempers
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           by
           the
           Agitators
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           being
           Jesuits
           ,
           others
           Anabaptists
           ,
           leavened
           with
           Jesuiticall
           principles
           ;
           who
           over-reach
           the
           honest-minded
           and
           plain-hearted
           Christians
           in
           the
           Army
           by
           their
           speciall
           pretences
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           speedy
           setling
           of
           the
           Common-Weale
           ,
           but
           in
           such
           a
           way
           as
           will
           bring
           all
           to
           suddain
           confusion
           ,
           and
           make
           our
           three
           Kingdomes
           a
           prey
           to
           the
           Popish
           party
           ;
           and
           our
           forraign
           Popish
           enemies
           ,
           who
           will
           make
           Bonefires
           of
           joy
           in
           
             Italy
             ,
             Spain
             ,
             France
             ,
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           other
           forraign
           parts
           for
           this
           unparaleld
           force
           upon
           
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           the
           designes
           of
           the
           Army
           now
           in
           prosecution
           .
        
         
           Friday
           morning
           the
           imprisoned
           Members
           expected
           a
           Message
           from
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           Councell
           ,
           according
           to
           promise
           ;
           but
           they
           received
           none
           ,
           such
           is
           their
           dilatorinesse
           and
           fidelity
           in
           point
           of
           promise
           ,
           onely
           one
           came
           with
           a
           message
           from
           the
           Generall
           to
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Harley
          
           to
           this
           effect
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           go
           home
           to
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           continue
           there
           ,
           so
           as
           he
           would
           give
           his
           word
           not
           to
           oppose
           the
           present
           actings
           and
           proceedings
           of
           the
           House
           or
           Army
           ,
           varying
           in
           his
           expressions
           ;
           at
           which
           Sir
           
             Robert
          
           desired
           time
           to
           advise
           with
           his
           fellow
           prisoners
           ,
           being
           a
           matter
           which
           equally
           concerned
           them
           ;
           the
           like
           offer
           was
           since
           made
           to
           Sir
           
             John
             Merrick
             ,
          
           by
           which
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
           that
           all
           these
           prisoners
           crime
           is
           onely
           the
           discharge
           of
           their
           duty
           ,
           in
           opposing
           the
           present
           designes
           and
           actions
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           to
           subvert
           the
           fundamentall
           Lawes
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Government
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           ancient
           forme
           of
           Parliaments
           ;
           for
           which
           treason
           
             Strafford
          
           &
           
             Canterbury
          
           lost
           their
           heads
           by
           judgment
           of
           this
           very
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           By
           all
           these
           passages
           ,
           compared
           with
           the
           Armies
           late
           Remonstrance
           and
           Declaration
           ,
           it
           is
           most
           perspicuous
           to
           all
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           the
           Officers
           and
           Army
           have
           offered
           far
           greater
           violence
           to
           the
           Priviledges
           ,
           Houses
           ,
           and
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           acted
           more
           towards
           the
           dissolution
           of
           this
           present
           ,
           and
           subversion
           of
           all
           future
           Parliaments
           ,
           then
           ever
           the
           King
           or
           his
           Cavaliers
           ,
           the
           Gunpowder
           traytors
           ,
           
             Germyn
          
           or
           
             Percy
          
           did
           ;
           or
           the
           Reformadoes
           and
           London
           Apprentices
           did
           ,
           whom
           yet
           the
           Officers
           and
           Army
           declared
           against
           ,
           and
           prosecuted
           as
           Traytors
           ,
           though
           they
           neither
           imprisoned
           nor
           kept
           back
           any
           Member
           from
           the
           Houses
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           they
           have
           violated
           their
           Covenants
           ,
           Oaths
           ,
           Trusts
           ,
           and
           solemne
           ingagements
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           City
           ,
           Country
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           in
           as
           high
           or
           higher
           degree
           as
           ever
           the
           King
           and
           his
           evill
           Counsellors
           did
           ,
           in
           invading
           the
           priviledges
           ,
           forcing
           the
           Houses
           ,
           imprisoning
           the
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           indeavouring
           by
           open
           force
           to
           subvert
           the
           fundamentall
           Government
           ,
           Lawes
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Customes
           of
           the
           Realme
           ,
           and
           the
           Ancient
           frame
           and
           being
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           for
           defence
           of
           all
           which
           they
           were
           raised
           ,
           and
           covenanted
           to
           fight
           for
           and
           maintain
           .
        
         
         
           That
           they
           have
           usurped
           a
           far
           greater
           and
           more
           dangerous
           arbitrary
           and
           tyrannicall
           power
           ,
           over
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           their
           Members
           ,
           and
           over
           the
           persons
           and
           estates
           of
           their
           fellow-Subjects
           ,
           then
           ever
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           the
           worst
           of
           his
           Counsellors
           did
           ,
           and
           that
           under
           the
           feigned
           pretences
           of
           present
           necessity
           ,
           and
           common
           safety
           ,
           of
           which
           they
           make
           themselves
           the
           only
           supreme
           Iudges
           ,
           not
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           the
           King
           did
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Ship-money
           :
           and
           therefore
           they
           must
           either
           justifie
           or
           acquit
           the
           King
           &
           his
           party
           from
           all
           those
           charges
           &
           objections
           against
           him
           in
           their
           late
           Remonstrance
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           presse
           the
           Houses
           in
           point
           of
           justice
           ,
           both
           to
           depose
           and
           execute
           him
           as
           a
           Traitor
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           or
           els
           incur
           the
           self-same
           crime
           and
           guilt
           ,
           and
           subject
           themselves
           to
           the
           same
           judgment
           and
           execution
           ,
           which
           they
           desire
           to
           be
           inflicted
           upon
           Him
           and
           His
           .
        
         
           
             The
             names
             of
             the
             imprisoned
             Members
             .
          
           
             M.
             Wheeler
             .
          
           
             M.
             Lane
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Samuel
             Luke
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Soame
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Benjamin
             Raddierd
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Anslow
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Pye
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Anthony
             Irby
             .
          
           
             M.
             Clement
             Walker
             .
          
           
             M.
             William
             Prynne
             .
          
           
             M.
             Bunkley
             .
          
           
             Major
             Generall
             Massey
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Walter
             Erle
             .
          
           
             M.
             Greene
             .
          
           
             Colonell
             Birch
             .
          
           
             M.
             Boughton
             .
          
           
             Colonell
             Leigh
             .
          
           
             M.
             Henry
             Pe●ham
             .
          
           
             M.
             Drake
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Waller
             .
          
           
             Sir
             John
             Merrick
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Martin
             Lister
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Harley
             .
          
           
             Col.
             Ed.
             Harley
             .
          
           
             M.
             Swinfen
             .
          
           
             M.
             Crew
             .
          
           
             M.
             Ed.
             Stephens
             .
          
           
             M.
             Buller
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Gilbert
             Gerrard
             .
          
           
             M.
             Gerrard
             ,
          
           
             M.
             Nath.
             Fines
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Simon
             d'
             Ewes
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Lewes
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Clotworthy
             .
          
           
             Lord
             Wenman
             .
          
           
             Colonell
             William
             Strode
             .
          
           
             Commissary
             Copley
             .
          
           
             M.
             Vaughan
             of
             Exeter
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Harbottle
             Grimstone
             .
          
           
             M.
             Prisley
             .
          
           
             M.
             Gewen
             seized
             upon
             Thursday
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Henry
             Cholmley
             seized
             at
             his
             lodging
             ,
             and
             sent
             prisoner
             to
             the
             Crowne
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Psal.
             55.
             12
             ,
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             15
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             For
             it
             was
             not
             an
             enemie
             that
             reproached
             me
             ,
             then
             I
             could
             have
             borne
             it
             ;
             neither
             was
             it
             he
             that
             hurted
             me
             ,
             that
             did
             magnifie
             himselfe
             against
             me
             ,
             then
             I
             could
             have
             hid
             my selfe
             from
             him
             .
             But
             it
             was
             thou
             ,
             a
             man
             mine
             equall
             ,
             my
             guide
             ,
             and
             mine
             acquaintance
             .
             We
             took
             sweet
             counsell
             together
             ,
             and
             walked
             unto
             the
             house
             of
             God
             in
             company
             .
             Let
             death
             seize
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             let
             them
             goe
             downe
             quick
             into
             hell
             :
             for
             wickednesse
             is
             in
             their
             dwellings
             ,
             and
             amongst
             them
             .
             As
             for
             me
             ,
             I
             will
             call
             upon
             God
             :
             and
             the
             Lord
             shall
             save
             me
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               A
               true
               Copie
               of
               a
               Letter
               written
               by
               an
               Independent
               Agent
               for
               the
               Army
               ,
               from
               Paris
               in
               France
               ,
               to
               an
               Independent
               Member
               of
               the
               House
               of
               Commons
               ,
               a
               great
               Creature
               and
               Patriot
               of
               the
               Army
               .
               Extracted
               out
               of
               the
               originall
               .
            
             
               
                 Deare
                 Sir
                 ,
              
            
             
               I
               Was
               exceeding
               glad
               to
               receive
               the
               Doctors
               lines
               ,
               that
               intimated
               your
               recovery
               from
               that
               distemper
               that
               had
               seized
               upon
               you
               ;
               I
               doubt
               not
               but
               it
               had
               this
               effect
               upon
               you
               ,
               to
               let
               you
               see
               ,
               what
               a
               fraile
               thing
               our
               bodies
               are
               ,
               and
               what
               need
               we
               have
               to
               be
               sure
               of
               our
               building
               not
               made
               with
               hands
               ,
               reserved
               in
               heaven
               for
               us
               .
            
             
               I
               am
               at
               present
               (
               praised
               be
               God
               )
               indifferent
               well
               ,
               the
               place
               where
               I
               am
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               all
               outward
               accommodations
               ,
               very
               well
               agreeing
               with
               me
               ,
               and
               very
               much
               exceeding
               
                 England
                 ,
              
               onely
               defective
               in
               this
               ,
               that
               I
               cannot
               find
               a
               
                 M.
                 Westrow
                 ,
              
               nor
               
                 Doctor
                 Stanes
              
               here
               ,
               to
               make
               a
               bosome-friend
               ;
               and
               yet
               in
               that
               it
               is
               not
               altogether
               so
               barren
               as
               I
               did
               ,
               and
               you
               may
               well
               imagine
               it
               :
               I
               am
               fallen
               into
               the
               acquaintance
               of
               three
               or
               foure
               
                 Catholikes
              
               of
               very
               great
               ingenuity
               ,
               and
               in
               their
               way
               of
               much
               Religion
               :
               
                 undoubtedly
                 
                 it
                 is
                 an
                 error
                 to
                 look
                 at
                 all
                 Papists
                 through
                 the
                 same
                 perspective
                 ;
                 for
                 they
                 are
                 more
                 to
                 be
                 differenced
                 then
                 English
                 Papists
                 can
                 be
                 .
              
               I
               find
               their
               opinion
               of
               ,
               and
               dependence
               upon
               the
               
                 Pope
                 ,
              
               little
               ,
               or
               nothing
               what
               we
               imagine
               it
               to
               be
               ,
               and
               
                 better
                 principled
                 to
                 make
                 members
                 of
                 a
                 Commonwealth
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 most
                 English
                 ▪
                 Their
                 opposition
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 reconciled
                 ;
                 their
                 hopes
                 are
                 now
                 upon
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 they
                 wish
                 all
                 prosperity
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 setling
                 of
                 a
                 Representative
                 ,
                 being
                 extremely
                 distasted
                 with
                 Regall
                 hereditary
                 power
                 throughout
                 the
                 world
                 .
              
            
             
               It
               seems
               my
               Lord
               
                 Say
              
               hath
               undertaken
               to
               procure
               a
               Passe
               from
               the
               House
               for
               Sir
               
                 Kellam
                 Digby
              
               to
               come
               over
               to
               
                 England
                 ;
              
               he
               is
               not
               ,
               according
               to
               your
               rule
               ,
               a
               
                 Delinquent
                 ,
              
               but
               it
               seems
               came
               over
               into
               
                 France
              
               by
               the
               House
               of
               
                 Commons
                 Licence
                 ,
              
               acquitted
               from
               any
               crime
               .
               Let
               me
               desire
               you
               when
               it
               comes
               to
               be
               moved
               in
               your
               House
               ,
               give
               it
               the
               best
               promotion
               you
               can
               ;
               one
               would
               think
               a
               businesse
               so
               reasonable
               should
               find
               no
               opposition
               :
               
                 But
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 constitution
                 as
                 you
                 are
                 of
                 ,
                 no
                 man
                 can
                 tell
                 what
                 is
                 reasonable
                 .
              
               He
               never
               was
               in
               Armes
               ,
               and
               I
               believe
               ,
               can
               easily
               answer
               any
               thing
               that
               can
               be
               objected
               (
               save
               his
               Religion
               )
               why
               he
               should
               be
               from
               under
               Sequestration
               .
               Let
               me
               intreat
               you
               to
               speak
               to
               as
               many
               of
               your
               acquaintance
               as
               you
               can
               ,
               that
               when
               it
               comes
               to
               be
               moved
               ,
               it
               may
               not
               be
               repulsed
               .
               I
               could
               heartily
               wish
               you
               and
               Mrs.
               
                 Westrow
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 Doctor
              
               had
               a
               good
               occasion
               to
               bring
               you
               over
               into
               
                 France
                 ;
              
               (
               if
               so
               )
               I
               should
               not
               think
               of
               returning
               into
               
                 England
              
               whilest
               you
               stayed
               .
               I
               have
               no
               more
               at
               present
               ,
               but
               my
               own
               and
               wifes
               best
               respects
               to
               you
               and
               Mrs.
               
                 Westrow
                 ,
              
               I
               remaine
               ,
            
             
               
                 Paris
                 ,
                 
                   28.
                   Novemb.
                   1648.
                   
                
              
               
                 Your
                 very
                 assured
                 friend
                 ,
                 A.
                 B.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
         
           By
           this
           Letter
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
        
         
           That
           the
           Jesuited
           Papists
           in
           
             France
          
           are
           in
           such
           opposition
           to
           our
           King
           for
           his
           compliance
           with
           his
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           to
           settle
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           extirpate
           
             Masse
          
           and
           
             Popery
             ,
          
           that
           they
           are
           not
           to
           be
           reconciled
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           therefore
           indeavour
           to
           depose
           and
           bring
           him
           to
           execution
           ,
           and
           disinherit
           his
           posterity
           .
        
         
           That
           their
           hopes
           to
           effect
           this
           their
           designe
           against
           ,
           and
           execute
           this
           their
           revenge
           upon
           the
           King
           ,
           are
           now
           upon
           the
           
             Army
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           they
           wish
           all
           prosperity
           .
        
         
           That
           they
           foment
           ,
           and
           prosecute
           with
           their
           prayers
           and
           advice
           ,
           the
           Armies
           
             new
             Modell
          
           for
           setling
           of
           a
           
             Representative
             in
             Parliament
             ,
          
           of
           purpose
           to
           dissolve
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           (
           which
           hath
           acted
           so
           much
           against
           them
           and
           their
           Popish
           Religion
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           giving
           it
           its
           finall
           and
           fatall
           blow
           ,
           if
           they
           and
           the
           King
           shall
           close
           )
           and
           to
           subvert
           all
           Parliaments
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           for
           feare
           of
           falling
           into
           the
           like
           danger
           by
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           
             Independents
             ,
          
           and
           friends
           of
           the
           
             Army
          
           have
           a
           far
           better
           opinion
           of
           
             Roman
             Catholikes
             ,
          
           then
           
             English
             Protestants
             ;
          
           as
           being
           better
           
             principled
             to
             make
             members
             of
             a
             free
             Commonwealth
             then
             they
             :
          
           And
           therefore
           are
           more
           likely
           to
           favour
           ,
           and
           close
           with
           
             Roman
             Catholikes
             ,
          
           then
           
             English
             Protestants
             ,
          
           in
           carrying
           on
           their
           new
           designes
           ,
           expressed
           in
           their
           late
           Remonstrance
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           
             Jesuites
          
           and
           
             Roman
             Catholikes
          
           are
           
             extremely
             distasted
             with
             Regall
             hereditary
             power
             throughout
             the
             world
             ,
          
           the
           onely
           obstacle
           to
           their
           designes
           ,
           in
           subverting
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           and
           making
           all
           Kingdoms
           meere
           vassalls
           to
           the
           Pope
           and
           Sea
           of
           Rome
           ;
           and
           therefore
           the
           Officers
           and
           Army
           in
           prosecuting
           their
           Remonstrance
           ,
           and
           new
           intended
           Representative
           ,
           and
           subverting
           Regall
           hereditary
           power
           ,
           do
           most
           apparently
           carry
           on
           nought
           else
           but
           
           the
           very
           Jesuites
           and
           
             Roman
             Catholikes
          
           Interests
           and
           designes
           ,
           and
           accomplish
           their
           desires
           ,
           either
           wittingly
           or
           willingly
           ,
           as
           acting
           by
           their
           principles
           ,
           if
           not
           counsells
           ,
           and
           aiming
           at
           their
           very
           ends
           ;
           which
           is
           high
           time
           for
           all
           wise
           and
           well-affected
           Protestants
           both
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           Parliament
           and
           City
           ,
           and
           our
           three
           Kingdoms
           ,
           most
           seriously
           to
           consider
           and
           prevent
           the
           imminent
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           even
           of
           our
           Reformed
           Religion
           it self
           ,
           and
           our
           hereditary
           Monarchy
           ,
           the
           present
           and
           all
           succeeding
           Parliaments
           ;
           our
           Lives
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Kingdomes
           ,
           all
           now
           drawing
           to
           their
           fatall
           period
           ,
           by
           the
           heady
           violence
           ,
           trechery
           and
           disobedience
           of
           that
           very
           Army
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           raised
           ,
           cried
           up
           ,
           and
           trusted
           upon
           too
           much
           ,
           as
           their
           
             onely
             Saviours
             ,
          
           for
           which
           God
           in
           justice
           may
           now
           make
           them
           their
           principall
           and
           sudden
           destroyers
           ,
           unlesse
           both
           they
           and
           we
           repent
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .