Numb. 33. THE Parliamentary Intelligencer, COMPRISING The Sum of foreign Intelligence, with the Affairs now in Agitation in England, Scotland, and Ireland. For Information of the People. Published by Order. From Monday August 6. to Monday August 13. 1660. WE shall begin this week with acquainting you with His majesty's most Gracious Letter and Declaration to all Bishops, Deans, Prebendaries. &c. in behalf of poor Vicars and curates, who want sufficient maintenance, which Letter we the rather here communicate, because by another hand it crept into the world by an imperfect Copy before it was published (as of right it ought) by His Majesties own Printers. CHARLES R. AS nothing is more in Our desires then to provide that the Church of England under Our Reign, might be furnished with a Religious, Learned, Sober, Modest and Prudent Clergy, so we are ready to give encouragement to their labours and study in their several degrees and stations, that they may give check to all profaneness and Superstition, and as zealously affect to remove all scandals and reproach from them and their Callings, conceiving therefore a competent maintenance to be a necessary encouragement: And that all other persons who have power to dispose of tithes, may be invited to cherish Learned and Godly Ministers We do resolve, That because whore tithes have been appointed for the support of Bishops, Deans and Chapters, collegiate Churches and colleges: And other single persons that have not taken due care to provide and ordain sufficient maintenance for the Vicars of their respective places, or for the curates where Vi●arages were not endowed, to settle for the future some good addition and increase on such Vicarages and curates places. Our Will therefore is, That forthwith provision be made for the augmentation of all such Vicarages and Cures, where your tithes and profits are appropriated to you and your successors, in such manner that they who immediately at●●nd upon the performance of M●nisterial Offices in every Parish, may have a competent portion out of every Rectory impropriate to your See. And to this end our further Will is, That no lease be granted of any Rectories or Parsonages belonging to your See, belonging to you or your successors, until you shall provide that the respective Vicarages or curates places, where are no Vicarages endowed, have so much Revenue in Glebe, tithes, or other emoluments, as commonly will amount to 80 l. per annum, or more if it will bear it, and in good form of Law, settle it upon them and their successors, and where the Rectories are of small value, and cannot permit of such proportions to the Vicar and curate, Our will is, That one half of the profit of such a Rectory be reserved for the maintenance of the Vicar or curate. And if any Leases or grants of such so enamed Rectories have been made by you since the first day of June last past, and you did not ordain competent Augmentation of the Vicarages or Cures in their respective places, Our will is, That out of the Fines which you have received, or are to receive, you do add such increase to the Vicar and curate, as is agreeable to the Rates and Proportions formerly mentioned. And our further will is, that you do employ your Authority and power, which by Law belongeth to you as ordinary for the Augmentation of Vicarages, and stipends of Curates, and that you do with diligence proceed in due form of Law, for the raising and establish●ng Convenient maintenance of those who do attend holy duties in Parish Churches; and if any Prebendary in any Church (the corpse of whose Prebend consists of tithes) shall not observe these our Commands, than we require you, or the Dean of the Church to use all due means in Law, where you or he hath power to compel them, or that otherwise you report to the Bishop of the diocese, where the said corpse doth lie, that they may interpose his Authority for fulfilling this our Order; and if any Dean, or Dean and Chapter, or any that holdeth any dignity, or Prebend in the Cathedral Church do not observe these out Commands, that you call them before you, and see this Our will be obeyed; And if you or any Bishop do not your duty, either in their own grants, or seeing others to do it, than We will that upon complaint, the Arch Bishop of the Province see all performed according to this Our Declaration, Will and Pleasure: And whereas there are divers rural Prebends, where the Vicarages are not sufficiently endowed, we require you to see these Our Commands be fully observed by them. And we do declare our Will and Pleasure in all the particulars fore cited to be that if you or any of your successors, or any Dean, or Dean and Chapter, of that our Cathedral Church, or any other person holding any Office, Benefice, or Pretend in the same, do or shall refuse or omit to observe these our Commands, we shall judge them unworthy of our future favour, whensoever any preferment Ecclesiastical shall be desired by them from us. And lastly Our Will and command is, that you and your Successors at or before the first day of October in every year, render an account to the Archbishop of 〈…〉 how these our Orders and Commands are observed, That the Archbishop afterwards may represent the same unto us. By his majesty's Command. EDWARD NICHOLAS. Whitehal▪ August 8. 1660. This day Tho: Tompkins and Herbert Perrot Esqs; elected Burgesses to serve in Parliament, for the Borough of Weebly in the County of Hereford, having taken the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, were admitted into the House of Commons. This day his Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on John Stapeley a Member of Parliament for Lewis in Sussex, a Person that hath given sufficient evidences of his Loyalty, by his early appearing in the several Engagements that tended to the settling of his Majesty in his Kingdoms. The same day the Mayors and bailiffs of his majesty's Cinque-Ports, two ancient Towns, humbly applied themselves to his Highness the Duke of York, Lord Chancellor and Warden of the Cinque-ports in this their humble Petition. To the most Illustrious James Duke of York, Lord High-Admiral of England, Lord Warden, Chancellor and Admiral of the Cinque ports, two ancient Towns and their members: The humble Petition of the Mayors, &c. Showeth, THat next unto that never to be forgotten mercy of restoring your Petitioners the Breath of their nostrils and Joy of their lives, His Sacred Majesty their gracious sovereign, your Petitioners are filled with joy in the sense of their extraordinary favour which His Majesty hath been graciously pleased to confer on your Petitioners in granting your Highness the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque-Ports, &c. Whereby so great a door of hope is opened to your Petitioners, that in their own thoughts they seem to be in actual possession of their ancient, but of late infringed Liberties and privileges, and dare not let a dist●ustful thought su●prise their spirits, but hope that by the interposition of your Highness with his Majesty (which they humbly pray of your Highness) his Majesty will be pleased to confirm and renew unto your Petitioners the Charters of the Cinque-ports two ancient Towns and their members, granted, confirmed and renewed by his majesty's noble Progenitors; and also that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to give speedy and effectual relief to your Petitioners in the several grievances in the Schedule thereunto annexed. And your Petitioners shall ever pray, &c. His Highness having received their Petition, was pleased to introduce them to his Majesty, where being come, they presented his Majesty their humble Congratulation and Address, viz. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty. The humble Congratulation and Address of your majesty's most Loyal Subjects, the Mayors, bailiffs, Jurates and Commons of your majesty's Cinque-Ports two ancient Towns, and their members, in Brotherhood and Guestling assembled, 24 July 1660. in the 12. year of your majesty's most happy reign. Showeth, THat with all possible gratitude, we do adore the wise and gracious Providence of Almighty God, in the peaceable restauration of your Sacred Majesty, to the exercise of your Kingly Government, within all your majesty's Dominions and Territories, and as we do upon the bended knees of our hearts, offer up our sincere thanks to God for the same, so we earnestly implore your Sacred Majesty to receive this our Address (though but an Evening Obligation in respect of others (the accustomed time of our Convention not sooner happening) as the effect of that Duty, Loyalty and Subjection, which we acknowledge by the Laws of God, Man and Nature, to owe and yield to your majesty, and we do take the humble boldness; to assure your Majesty, that in the midst of the greatest defection from your majesty's Government, our hearts were never tainted with so great disloyalty, as by any Address o● Application whatsoever, to testify our Assent to any Government imposed upon us, but faithfully retained (though forced to lie hidden in their own ashes) those lively sparks of Loyalty, Love and Affection towards your Majesty, as our only supreme sovereign, which by your majesty's happy return and presence do enliven all our hearts, and break forth into flames, never to be extinguished, but to be daily revived and renewed in our Supplications at the Throne of Grace, for your majesty's preservation, and long and happy reign over us, which is, and shall be the incessant prayer of &c. Your majesty's most Loyal Subjects, the Mayors, bailiffs, Jurats and Commons of the Cinque-Ports, &c. His Majesty was pleased to receive this Address with many gracious expressions of his Royal favour and Princely intentions to confirm unto them the ancient privileges they enjoyed under his majesty's Predecessors, with what else might be desired conducible to common good. We shall now proceed according to our usual custom, to give you a further account of the disposing of the Army, looking upon it as a matter of great import, and that which (as our own experience hath taught us) is either the support or ruin of a Kingdom. We shall therefore go on with that Regiment of which we told you Thomas Earl of Ossory was Col. and Tho. Sheffeild Lieut. Col. in whose company Martin Clifford is Lieut. and Weems Ensign. Sir James Smith Major, Tho. Potter Lieutenant, George Philiskirke Ensign. Rober Sheffield Capt. James Walworth Lieut. Robert Sheffield Ensign. Henry Crisp Capt. John Peel Lieut. John Taylor Ensign. John Northcot Captain. James Halybread Ensign. William Herbert Captain. John Thompson Lieut. Edward Bayley Ensign. Hampden Capt. Robert Manscrike Lieut. Edmond Sheffield Captain of the company late Captain Hooker's. Dawning Capt. of the company that was Captain Burrels. Next we shall acquaint you with the Lord Widderingtons Regiment. William Lord Widderington Coll. and Governor of Berwick. Tho. Mayer Captain Lieutenant. Christopher Blont Ensign. John Mayer Lieut, Col. and Deputy Governor of Berwick. William Mayer Lieutenant. Moses Smith Ensign. Peter Banaster Major. William Geary Lieut. Adam Edward's Ensign. Jeremiah Tolhurst Capt. and Governor of Newcastle. Henry West Lieutenant. Matthew Dowling Ensign. Edward Villers Esquire, Captain and Governor of Tinmouth. _____ Honywood Lieut. Richard Dobson Ensign. Edward Widderington Esq Captain. William Bufton Lieutenant. George Jones Ensign. Jonathan Atkins Esq Captain. William Woodvile Lieutenant. _____ Might Ensign William Elmes Captain. Thomas Bradley Lieutenant. Richard Smith Ensign. William Dike Captain. Thomas Lover Lieutenant. Hen. Jackson Ensign. Christopher Orde Captain. Henry Shell Lieutenant. Aaron Smith Ensign. There are besides these, other Regiments in the Army disposed of to such Persons, who have by their actings and sufferings for his late Majesty of blessed memory, made such proof of their loyalty and courage, that no doubt can be made but that by their settlement the Army will be so modelled as may be most for the service of his Majesty, and the peace and quiet of the Kingdom. Such are the Right honourable the Earl of Cleveland, and others, of whose Regiments we shall give you an account in the next. A Commission under the great seal of England was issued forth, impowering Dr. Barrow and his Deputy to administer the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance to the Soldiery in Scotland. By Letters from Scotland we are informed, that that Kingdom is generally well satisfied, and express their great joy for the happy restauration of his Majesty to his people, by whose gracious concessions they are in great hopes to enjoy their ancient Rights and privileges in as great measure as ever they had formerly. The Letters from Ireland say, that the people there remain in a very quiet and peaceable posture; That those Persons to whom the management of affairs there is entrusted, do carry on business with such prudence and moderation, as gives a check to all spirits; yet that they are in daily expectance of a Lord Lieutenant or Lord Deputy. There is no question but by this time they have heard how His Majesty hath been pleased to appoint the Lord Roberts to execute that great Trust, which doubtless will give as great satisfaction to the people there, as their Commissioners here, who look upon that Election as the greatest happiness that could befall that Kingdom. ADVERTISEMENTS. Sir Kenelm Digby's Sympathetical Powder prepared by Promethian fire, curing all green wounds in a short time, that come within the compass of a Remedy; As also the toothache infallibly, is to be had at M. Nathaniel Brooks, at the Angel in Cornhill, and at M. Samuel Speeds at the Printing-Press in St. Paul's churchyard, booksellers. A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by O. Cromwell● for ●●jecting scandalous and ignorant Ministers. Sold by R. Clavell at the Stags-head in St. Paul's churchyard, 1660. Rotterdam, August 3. 1660. This week most part of the soldiery employed in His Majesty of Denmark's service from the States of the United Provinces, are returned from thence. They write from Amsterdam, That one Sir Balthasar Gerbier, a Gentleman who formerly lived in England, having for some years lately treated with divers Merchants there, about discovering of some rich Island lying towards the West Indies (for the place he still concealed, except to the chief undertakers) at length after some proofs of some Ore brought from thence, prevailed so far, as in August last 1659. he was set ou● by divers Merchants with three Sail of Ships for the said discovery, together with divers of the Adventurers that went personally the Voyage; but whether failing of his design, or not being able to perform the same, some commotions rising in the Fleet, he had a daughter of his in the encounter unfortunately sl●●n, and himself brought back prisoner to Amsterdam; the undertakers being at a great loss by the same. Hamburg July 31. The Imperialists and Brandenburgers lie as yet still in their Quarters, it is believed that they are to march about the twelfth of the next month, but six hundred men are to stay in Holstein. Letters of the 25. currant from Copenhagen mention, that Cronenburg was delivered to the Danes, and that the Swedes had quirted Zealand. Christ●na Queen of Sweden is expected here at the end of this week. The King of Denmark is likewise expected at Glu●stat the next week. Monsieur Sidney one of the English Commissioners at the Treaty of Peace in the Sound, is lately arrived a●●ubeck, and intends to be here in a day or two, Sir Robert Honywood is gone in a frigate from Elseneur for England. Hague, August 4. Cronenburg is delivered up to his Majesty of Denmark, and all the Swedish Forces are drawn out of Zealand, which causeth the State, of these Provinces to send order to the Fleet in the Sound to repair hither with all possible speed. We do not as yet hear that any of those places held in Pomerania, Mecklenburg and Holstein by the Imperialists and Brandenburgers, are surrendered. It is said, That the Embassies extraordinary from this State for Spain and France, will be dispatched about the latter end of this month. Amsterdam, July 27. The Danish ambassadors at the Hague, took their solemn leave of the state's General on Monday last, and intend to be gone thence to morrow. The differences raised by some Ministers at Utrecht, is composed in its first rise, by banishing two of the chief Ministers, Te●ling and van der Velde: Another, Doctor Voet●us, had like to have been sent away with the two others, but that he was saved by two Voices. Hamburg, of the same Date. It is certainly reported, That the Imperial and Bran●●●burgs Forces in H●lstein have received Order for their ●●rch, yet with this proviso, That Gottorp, Apenrade, and tunderens shall continue their Garrisons, and six hundred men remain in the Country; but how soon they will begin their march, is not certainly known. The Imperialists in Mecklenburg give out, that they are likewise to leave their Quarters there shortly, but in rega●d they have laid a Contribution on the Country for two months longer, it is believed they intend not so suddenly to sti●. The Elector of Brandenburg hath given order, that Demm●● in Pomerania shall be restored the 30. current. T●e Ratifications of Peace from the Emperor, Sweden and Brandenburg, are arrived at Dantzick some days since, but that from Poland hath been hitherto delayed, by reason of its coming by water from Warsovia, which yet is daily expected. Memem, a strong place in Prussia, is wholly consumed by fire which there unexpectedly happened, nothing beinng saved but some Ammunition and provision. Letters this day from Sealand intimate, that Cronenburg was delivered up to the Danes on the eighteenth instant, out of which Castle there marched four Companies of Swedes, consisting of five hundred select men, and five Companies of Danish Dragoons seven hundred strong, took possession of that place; most of the Swedish Forces are transported out of Zealand. In Sweden preparations are made for the Funeral of the late deceased King but a certain day whereon that Ceremony is to be performed, is not yet prefixed. The Danish ambassador Seastedt, having been disparcht at Stockholm with good content and satisfaction, prepared to be gone for Copenhagen the fifteenth of this month. Munster, July 30. The Deputies of the state's General of the United Provinces are arrived here, taking their way through the Bishop's Leaguer; when they came in sight of the Leaguer, they were welcomed with the noise of the great Cannon, but at their passing by towards this City, they were fetched back by a Troop of Horse, where they were stayed in the Leaguer till the next day, and then departed hitherwards. We hope ere long to be reconciled with our Bishop: But in the mean time we made lately a Sally, and plundered a ●●●non's house driving away some Horses, and other 〈◊〉 we could light on. Utrecht, July 23. Upon examination of the matter which lately caused the mutiny among the Vulgar here, there was on Thursday last (by the Magistrates of this place) a Paper insinuated to the chief Authors thereof, Mr Teeling and Vander Velde, intimating to them, that before six of the clock that afternoon they should be gone out of this City, and within twenty four hours out of this Province; which order they instantly obeyed, all being very quiet and appeased. Hamburg, July 28. Our last Letters from Copenhagen mention, that the Swedes had quitted Cronenburg, on the 18. currant, and that the Danes had put a Garrison into the Castle of about six hundred men, which are to be commanded by Field-Marshal Schack. The Swedish soldiers were most gone out of Sealand, and the Holland's Vice-Admiral de Ruyter had received Orders from his superiors to return for Holland with all possible speed. It is reported, that the Earl Corfitz Uh●●feld, who for some high Misdemeanour was kept under custody by the Swedes, had made his escape in a Ministers apparel, and was come to Copenhagen, where by a Letter he had discovered himself to the King, who had given him liberty to come to Court, and make his Innocency appear. It is believed the Imperial and Brandenburgish Forces will begin their march out of Holstein very suddenly, but yet that they are not to quit Meklenburgh and Pomerania, till the Swedes have surrendered Elbingen and Prussia, the which will be suddenly effected, after once the Ratification of the Peace is come from Poland, which was daily expected at Dantzick. An ADVERTISEMENT. A white Spaniel Bitch (Called deuce) with a red Ear and a red spot on her right side, belonging to his Grace the Duke of Albemarle, was lost last February. He that shall bring her to any Officer of the Army shall receive five pounds for his pains. If any Officer shall receive information of her, he is desired to give notice of it to his Grace at the Cockpit. Whitehall. His Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Alderman Thomas Viner, an eminent worthy Member of the City of London▪ a Person of known civility in his Behaviour, unblemished in all his dealings, and of good affection to His Majesty, whereof His Majesty hath had many and particular assurances through all the violent changes of the late disorders, wherein he would never be tempted to any place of profit, or to buy one penny worth of the Estate belonging to King, Queen, Church, or any Loyal Subjects, formerly called Delinquents; but hath been a faithful lover of his Country in the worst times and always (especially of late) very instrumental in His majesty's happy Restauration. That most Valiant and N●ble Personage the Earl of Cleveland, commanding now the Regiment whereof Arthur Eveling was Colonel, several alterations have been thought fit to be made. Of his Lordships own Company, Captain Richard Bruges (we need not say what Family he is of) is Captain Lieutenant, and John Luke Esquire, his ensign. Arthur Evelin, formerly Colonel, now Lieutenant Colonel. Gervase Handstaffe lieutenant. William Slanckforth ensign. Dennis Pepper Major. William Carpenter lieutenant. Benj. Welter's ensign. Major Isaac Troughton hath the Company late Captain Cobbs. Lewis Harding lieutenant. John Bernardiston ensign George Lisson Captain of the Company late Captain wisdoms. Will●am Sanderson lieutenant. Thomas Palmer ensign. William Walton Captain. Thomas Walton lieutenant. Thomas Dawson Ensign. Thomas Warde Captain. Robert Sa●nderson lieutenant. Edward Haukshaw ensign. Brent Ely Captain. William Turner lieutenant. Matthew Duty ensign. William Sadlington Captain. Moses Linager lieutenant. Edmond Howson ensign. John Drake Captain. _____ Harrison lieutenant. Stephen Gumbal ensign. Tho Crawley Chaplain. Tho. Paley chirurgeon. His Majesty having nominated the Lord Mordaunt Lord Lieutenant for the County of Surrey, the Noble Gentry of that loyal County, whom his Lordship hath named his Deputies, are so forward, as that the chief Officers following are already settled. For the four Troops of Horse, whereof one his Lordship himself commands as Captain, Sir John Maynard Lieutenant. Sir William Moor Corner. Sir Daniel Harvey, Captain. Adam Browne Esquire, Captain Nicholas Carew, Esquire, Captain. One Regiment of Foot to be raised in Southwark, is commanded by Sir Edmund Bowyer as Colonel. Another Regiment of Foot to be raised in the whole County, commanded by Sir Robert Parkhurst, one of the Gentlemen of His majesty's privy Chamber. Laurence Smith Esquire, Lieutenant Colonel. Christopher Buckle Esquire, Major. John Holden Esquire, Captain. George Vernon Esquire Captain. Abraham Collen Esquire, Captain. Roger Clark Esquire, Captain. George Turner Esquire Captain. James Miller Esquire, Captain. Peter Q●inelb Esquire, Captain. John Barthelemew Esquire, Captain Lieutenant. Hull, Aug. 2. This day the Lord Bell●ssis as governor, and colonel Gylby as lieutenant governor, entered Hull; Their entertainment was thus. The 〈◊〉 of Hull this morning, sent one of their best Ships to receive his Lordship at Barton with two Alderman aboard 〈…〉 furnished with all variety of wines and provision● 〈…〉 Ship not getting up that ●ide, his Lordship came in a Barton Boat to Hull, where he was received (after firing the Guns from the South Block house) by the Mayor and his Brethren, the old governor willingly delivering the keys of the Town to his Lordship, they all Marched along with him till he came to his Lodging, the soldiers being in two files, one on each hand him all the way; there, he was entertained by the Mayor with a Speech, in which he told his Lordship how glad they were that His Majesty had put his Town of Hull, into the hands of so Honourable a Person, that they hoped their privileges should not only be permitted to them, but much corroborated; he spoke much in the commendation of the old governor colonel Fairfax, (as indeed well he might, the colonel being a Noble Gentleman of great affection to His Majesty, whereof His Majesty hath given signal approbation) and concluded with a Protestation of fidelity to His Majesty, and obedience to his Lordship as his governor; to every of which particulars, his Lordship returned him so satisfactory an Answer, that I think there was none there, but believed his lordship's words; after this there was great plenty of wine, a Banquet, several Volleys of small shot, and so they parted, with this observation made by some of them, that it was the same day twelve month (viz. the 2. of August) that his Lordship was brought prisoner into the same place. Saturday, Aug. 11. In pursuance of His majesty's gracious Speeches and Messages for expediting the Act of indemnity, The Honourable House of Peers desirous to give a dispatch (with as much speed as a business of that importance would permit) this day sent down the said Bill to the House of Commons. London, Printed by John Macock, and Tho. Newcombe, 1660.