0 /3 & JjL if / V * / Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Getty Research Institute https://archive.org/details/descriptionofbroOOpark DESCRIPTION OF BROW8HOLME HALL, IN THE WEST RIDING OF THE COUNTY OF YORK; AND OF THE PARISH OF WADDINGTON, IN THE SAME COUNTY: ALSO, St Collection of letters, FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, IN THE REIGNS OF CHARLES I. AND II. AND JAMES II. IN THE POSSESSION OF THOS. LISTER PARKER, OF BROWSHOLME HALL, ESQ. LONDON: Printed by S. Oosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, ANNO DOM. MDCCCXV. ■ A / DESCRIPTION BROWSHOLME, 4'c. In the parish of Whalley and county of Lancaster, and on the north side of the river Ribble, is the extensive forest of Bowland, divided from the county of York by the river Hodder, having its source above Slaidburne, and joining the Ribble at Mitton demesne. On an elevated situation in this forest stands the ancient House of Browsholme ; but by the old deeds now there, it appears that the first residence of the Parker family was called Over Browsholme, which was above the present house, and nearer to the Roman road leading from Ribchester to Overborough. The field is now called the Copy, and the foundations of extensive buildings have been dug up there lately. In the year 1603, the first of James I. Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was by King James created Earl of Devonshire, and Knight of the Garter. He was the son of James, the sixth baron, and married the daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Wills, Knight, of Yorkshire. This Earl of Devonshire sold to Thomas Parker, Esq. of Over Browsholme, “ all that messuage, tenement, and one pasture, within the forest of “ Bowland, in the county of York, called Nether Brookesholme, which “ premises were late parcel of the duchy of Lancaster.” At this 2 DESCRIPTION OF BROWSHOLME. time Mr. T. Parker new-fronted the house in the style of that day, introducing in the door-way the three orders of architecture, and laid out the grounds, which were situated near the brook, and much warmer and more sheltered than Over Browsholme, in the formal fashion of the times : V “ His gardens next your admiration call; “ On every side you look, behold a wall; “ No pleasing intricacies intervene, “ No artful wildness to perplex the scene; “ Grove nods at grove, each alley has a brother, “ And half the platform just reflects the other.” In a letter from Mr. William Parker, Archdeacon of Cornwall, 1674, to his relation Mr. Thomas Parker, he states, that “ he hears he is altering “ and beautifying his house at Browsholme.” In front was a bowling- green, inclosed by a high wall and iron gates, over which was the Latin inscription, “ Nemo hanc entrat portam, qui violat aequum.” The house then consisted of one centre and two wings, in the form of an half H. The door-way, which is ornamented with pillars of the three orders of architecture, is not in the centre, but has three windows on one side, and two only on the other: this space was in one room ; it was called the hall, and was in extent sixty-eight feet long, twenty- three wide, and twelve high : the roof of this hall is a remarkable instance of the good beams and timbers they at that time used in their floors and ceilings. There were two large fire-places, and some plain massy oaken tables, the reliques of old English hospitality. The prin¬ cipal staircase went out of this hall, and was curiously carved in oak. The west wing contained the principal drawing or visiting room, which was thirty feet long by twenty-two feet wide, and fifteen high (now used as the drawing-room), the principal bed-room, the staircase, and the chapel DESCRIPTION OF BROWSHOLME. 3 at the top of all. The east wing contained the offices. On the second floor is a room called the oak drawing-room, being most richly carved in oak wainscot. There were a great many lodging-rooms ; and the li¬ brary was at the top of the east wing, containing a large collection of curious and rare works in the early ages. A very scarce and fine Missal. tc The Life of St. Edmund, the founder of Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk, “ richly illuminated with portraits and views of the Chapel at Bury.” This was written in the twelfth century. The four first works of Cax- ton, in high preservation and excellent condition, which were sold Anno Dom. 1810 , for one hundred and sixty guineas; Earl Spencer, Mr. T. Grenville, and Mr. J. Townley, being the purchasers. There is also a very valuable collection of manuscripts relating to the pedigrees of families in the counties of York and Lancaster, written and arranged by Mr. Robert Parker, of Carlton Hall, lOlQ. Also many curious let¬ ters and documents from the Parliament Generals in the Rebellion of 1645 —a large collection of coins and medals, with the “ Seal for ap- “ probation of Ministers,” in Cromwel’s time. On the marriage of the late Edward Parker, Esq. (Anno Dom. 1750), with Barbara, second daughter of Sir Wm. Fleming, Bart, of Rydall Hall, in the county of Westmorland, the gateway, high walls, &c. were removed, all but the steps and straight walk up to the house. Mr. John Parker, father of the said Edward Parker, Esq. built the stables, which were directly in front of the house, and near to the old steps. The approach from Lancaster and the west, came by the stable-yard, and at some distance from the house. There were then some very fine oaks on the road side, which afterwards made the floor of the grand jury room at Lan¬ caster. Mr. Edward Parker took from the hall the present library, and made it his dining-room. It is wainscoted with very fine old oak wood from Park-head, near Whalley, now in the possession of James • *b 2 4 DESCRIPTION OF BROWSIIOLME. Taylor, Esq. who presented it to the present owner of Browsholme, Anno Dom. 1809. The chimney-piece is most richly carved, and has the arms of the Townleys of Hapton Tower, in the centre, to whom it originally belonged. In the year 1752 , the west wing became so ruinous, as not to be habitable, and was afterwards used merely as a place for lumber. In the window of the drawing-room were ten panes of painted glass, containing the different armorial bearings of the fami¬ lies connected with the Parkers, viz.—Redman, Chatterton, Whitting- ham, Buller, Parker of Extwistle, in the county of Lancaster; Asheton, of Cuerdale Hall; Tempest, of Rayne Hall; Bouch, of Ingleton Hall; Butler, Panchard, Anstis, Southouse, &c. &c. In the room above this, was found the skull, which must have been used in the chapel, as the family were Catholics to the reign of Elizabeth. In the attic chambers were two very curious bedsteads, entirely of oak; the testers, posts, &c. richly carved. In the oak drawing-room was a large chest containing coins, medals, and many pieces of armour, and a buff leathern jacket, worn by one of the family in the rebellion of 1045 . The following is a list of the different articles furnished to the army at Thornton, in Craven, by this Mr. Parker. “ A Particular of “ such Goods as have been taken and plundered from Mr. Parker’s House “ at Browsholme, by the Soldiers which lay at Thornton and Gisburne “at several Times. Deeimo nono Novembris 1(342 —One silver salt, “ ten silver spoons, one payer of new russet boots and spurrs, one “ new doublet of water’d grogram, one clothe doublet, one clothe “jerkin, one linen shirt, one sword and sword belt, one red silk “ shagge waistcoat, one pair of blue knit stockings, two pounds of “ bees wax, one pair of great grey stockings, fourteen holland bands, “ three capps, four pair of gloves, eleven shillings in money, ten small DESCRIPTION OF BROWSHOLME. 5 “ bands, two cloth capps, one red curtain, a purspective glass, a long “bow, two pair of roses.-Septimo Aprilis 1643—One grey mare, “ a sword and sword belt, bonds and bills for 13/. a double Testament, “ ‘ Crumbs of Comfort,’ bracelets, one little boy of seven years old “ taken prisoner.-Decimo Maiae 1643—One bay gelding, saddle “ and bridle. The Amount of Ed. Parker, Esq. of Browsholme, what “ Proposition-money he hath paid, what Plate, Horses, Arms, and “ Household Goods, hath been taken from him, and what Charges he “ hath been at in Free Quarter, given in to the Committee of Accounts, “ lQth Day of May 1647 . In Proposition-money to the King and Par- “ liament - - - 20 o o *' and 30 foot J In the year 1804, Mr. Thomas Lister Parker, grandson of Edward Parker, Esq. (retatis sure 24), removed the stables from the front of the house, the steps also and straight walks, &c. &c., and levelled the bowling-green as it now is. The staircase, and some of the back apart¬ ments and offices, were altered, and the hall was ornamented with the armour and other curious things found in the house. The windows containing the stained glass before alluded to, were put in the hall, and others made similar to them by Mr. Wright, of Leeds, and Mr. R. B. Harmden, of Cambridge. The different quarterings of the fa¬ milies allied to Browsholme, were hung on the walls. The ancient embroidered cushion was placed at the west end, over an old oak livery cupboard, richly carved, and used in former times as the sideboard. This was presented by Col. Hargreaves, of Ormerod House, near Burn- DESCRIPTION OF BROWSHOLME. 7 ley, in the county of Lancaster. Two others, but smaller, were in the house. A British battle-axe, found in the field near Preston ; the buff leather jacket; the Roman stone found at Ribchestor, belong¬ ing to the 2oth Legion (or Agricola’s) ; a pair of boots of Charles the First’s reign, and two large cannon-balls; and a most curious cross-bow, used as a military weapon, were presented by Thos. Clarke, Esq. of Waddow. The spur found in the apartment called Henry the Sixth’s, at Waddington Flail; a Danish pike, armour, and funeral escutcheons belonging to the neighbouring families, presented by Pudsay Dawson, Esq. of Bolton Hall. A very perfect round shield, presented by Richard H. Beaumont, Esq. of Wheatley Hall, near Wakefield. The skull found in the west wing. The long oak table presented by Walter Fawkes, of Farnley, Esq. A very curious and ancient Scotch piggin, dug out of a turbary near Long Preston, in Craven ; the swords, helmets, &c. were many of them in the house before the alterations were made. The busts of Mr. and Mrs. Vigor, taken during their stay at St. Petersburg!!, in the Empress Catherine’s time, when Mr. Vigor was consul there. Three family portraits, the one with a pen in his hand, supposed to be the Mr. Thomas Parker, who rebuilt Nether Brookesholme, Anno Dom. lOo-t. The old embroidered cushion, with the arms and date 1 450. ** f prap 6otJ blessc tj[)e life “ master Ctnmmti Earlier, btS totfe, “ 3nO all tl)e rijtl&ren tl>at Mb bun Mimes, “ l^ts fibe hautrbters anb sebeu sonnes." In the year 1805, the west wdng was pulled down, and rebuilt with the same materials, and on the same space, as to the exterior; but within, a new drawing-room, 30 feet by 24, and 10 high ; an anti¬ room to the back, leading to the dining-room, 22 feet; two bed-rooms 3 DESCRIPTION OF BROWSHOLME. and dressing-rooms over these. The ceiling, and other interior decora¬ tions of the drawing-room, were designed by Mr. Jeffry Wyatt. The chimney-piece, of statuary marble, is of most exquisite workmanship, and was executed at Rome for the late Sir Peter Leicester, Bart, of Tabley House, Cheshire. The pictures are, 1st, over the door, two Vessels preparing for Action, by Wm. Vandervelde; the Market Girl and Ass, by James Northcote, Esq. R. A.; Sheep, by Morland; Sea Piece, byVangoen; Hare and Hawk, Gilpin; Portrait of Mrs. Locke, by Romney ; copy of a Landscape, by Ruysdaal; two Views in Venice, by Canaletti: over the door a most excellent copy of the Portrait of Jean de Parisa, by Velasquez, the celebrated Spanish painter; Por¬ trait of Lady Hamilton, by Romney ; Saying Grace, by old Teniers; a Scene from the Merry Wives of Windsor, by R. Smirke, Esq. R. A. Sir Hugh Evans examining William before Mrs. Page and Mrs. Quickly. A small Fancy Subject, by R. Thomson, Esq. R. A.; Horses Watering, after Gainsborough ; Boy’s Head, by Greuze—this picture Mr. Parker bought of Greuze at Paris, Anno Dom. 1901. Holy Family, by Car- rachi; fancy Portrait, by J. Clarke ; the Bacchante, by Greuze, from the Orleans collection ; Landscape, after Claude ; a Calm, after Wm. Vandervelde, the original a most beautiful picture from Geldermaster’s collection; Dutch Boors, by Adrian Brouwer; a Gale of Wind, by Wm. Callcott, Esq. R. A.; Cattle, by James Ward, R. A.; a beautiful Landscape, by Wilson ; Bust of the late J. Townley, Esq. ; a copy also of the celebrated bust of Clitye, left to Mr. Parker by Mr. Town- ley.— 1 he anti-room: over the door, a View of Naples, by Vernet ; Portrait of Banaster Walton, Esq. ; Do. of James Northcote, Esq.; Do. of Mr. Edward Parker, 1689 , in the costume of Bowbearer of Rowland Forest; Do. of the old Keeper, Robert Shaw, who died at Whitewell, in the Forest of Bowland, aetat. suae 88 , Anno Dom. 1807 DESCRIPTION OF BROWSHOLME. 9 (he had served under three lords of the forest and five bow-bearers); Portrait of Mr. Wm. Parker, Anno Dom. 1 O 99 . A Danish Terrier, by James Northcote, Esq. R. A.—The dining-room is 41 feet by 22, and 15 high—over the door, a Portrait of Capt. Whittingham, of Whit- tingham, in the county of Lancaster, from an old print, by James Northcote, Esq. (this Capt. Whittingham married Janet Parker, of Browsholme; he was slain at the battle of Newbury, on the King’s side) ; the Duchess of Orleans, after Vandyke ; Roger Parker, Dean of Lincoln, Anno Dom. 1014, from an old print, by James Northcote, Esq ; Portrait of Sir Philip Stapleton, Knight; Major Edward Parker, of the 19 th Light Dragoons, retat. suf=pc. William Hulton,: of thePiuk,Esq. died 27th Mav 1694. t —mon,ot^=Mnry, da the Park, Esq. William’Hasel- » 1726. I den. Robert Parker, of Browsholme, in t he Forest of Dolland, county of York. ' = v Redmayne, a younger son-r-Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Redmayne, of Thornton, in Ewcross, county of Lancaster. of Robert Parker. Edmund Parker, of Browsholme=pJennet, daughter and heir of aforesaid, younger Son of Par¬ ker, of Horrockford, Ao. 19 Hen. 8. (1528). Redmayne amt Elizabeth Parker. Jenet, wife of Thomas Sher¬ borne, of Ribleton, county of Lancaster, Esq. Robeit Parker, of Brows-^Elizabeth, daughter of Edmund holme, Esq. 1591 r~ Edmund Parker, eldest sou, died unmarried; drowned at Cam¬ bridge. r~ Thomas Parker, of Browsholme=pBridget, daughter and co-heir of James Chadderton, of Nuthurst, and sister of William Chadderton, Bishop of Lincoln, who died in 1608 . - 1 Elizabeth, wife of Leo¬ nard Helnie, of Grosenarg, county of Lancaster. aforesaid, Esq. Bowbearer of the Forest of Bolland, in the duchy of Lancaster. Tempest, of Rayne in Craven, son of Leonard, third son of Roger Tempest, of Broughton, died 4th Oct. 1610 . Roger Parker, D.D. second son, 14ye&nPrecentor=Alice, daughter of.Pont, survived of Lincoln, elected Dean of Lincoln 29th Nov. her husband, and erected a rnonu- and installed 10th Dec. 1613; died 29th Aug. ment to his memory in the Cathedral 1629, aged 71; buried in the Catbdral. M. 1. of Lincoln. William Parker,* ofBlisland and-pJoan, daughter of Warligon, county of Cornwall D.D. Archdeacon of Cornwall; living 1620 , died about 1628. .... Panchard, of Wilts. Robert Parker,el- James Parker, se- Edward Parker, of Browsholme,=pMary, daughter of Richard Sunderland, of High Roger Parker, (lest SOM. horn rnnd son. linrn Ftn crinvlmr enn n.,,1 e?..... i i ... i ... _r 1 i - ■ .. dost son, born 26th Sept. 1591. Ob. S. P. cond son, born fith Feb. 1598, died 20th Jan. 1599. Esq. eldest surviving son and heir, born 3d Aug. 1602, died in 1667; his will dated 5th June, and proved 7th Sept, in that year; buried at Wad- dington. r~ /V Sunderland, county of York, Esq. by Mary Ins wife, sixth daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Knt. Lord Mayor of London, and Susanna his wife, daughter of Thomas Povntz, of North Ockcudeu, in Essex, Esq. married 28th Jan, 1629, died 16 th Jan. 1673. M.A. fourth son, born 30th Oct. 1603. -,- Richard Parker, fifth son, born 2fttl)Jan. 1604. Ob. S. P. William Parker,zzr. .. M. A. Rector of of Tetford, county of Lincoln, born 28 th of March 1608. . daughter Nicholas Parker, of Wirksworth, county of Der¬ by, born 20 th Sept. 1610. Elizabeth, born 6th Jan. 1592, died 28th Mar. 1593. Richard Carrier,=FJenet, daughter of Wirksworth, county of Der¬ by, sometime Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. ter of Robert Hyde, of Nor- bury, Esq. •race, only dang, of Edmund Ho- wortli, of Ho- worth, Gent. : Anne,only child & heir of W. Jes- sop, Esq. M.P. for Stafford. Thomas Parker of Brows—pMargaret, fifth daughter of Robert Parker, of Carlton=Jano, daughter of Edward Parker, o f— . daughter holme. Esq. son and - r '" ~ - '*• ■ . ~ ~ - lieir, baptized at Wnd- dington 1st May 1631; executor to the will of his father in 1667. His own will dated 7th July 1695. Catherine, daughter^Edward Parker, of Brows-^pJane, fourth daugh Radcliffe Ashton,of Cue dale, county of Lancas¬ ter, Esq. brother of Sir Ralph Ashton, of Wbai¬ ley, Baronet, baptized at Low-church, 17th July 1627. in Craven, & of Marley 11 all, Esq. second son, baptized at Wadding- ton, 23d June 1633 ; co-executor of his fa¬ ther's will 1667j liv¬ ing 1695. William lloukcs, of Eshold, coun¬ ty of York, liv¬ ing 1720. Gray’s Inn, Esq. Barrister at Law, baptized at Wad- dington 1st May 1636; living in 1669. of . . . Bolder, of Kirkland, in county of Lan¬ caster. Richard Parker, baptiz 11 .at Wad- dingtou 14lh Nov. 1637. -1- Roger Parker, bap¬ tized at Wadding- ton 20th January 1638; married and had issue. -1 Mary, bom 17th May 1641, mar¬ ried to Thomas Hcber, of Hol- linghall, county of York, Esq. I- Robert Carrier ~1 and heir of Henry Bouche, of Ingle- ton Hall, Esq. 1st wife. holme. Esq. son and heir, Justice of the Peace for the county of York, born 1st Jan. 1658, died 11th of John Par¬ ker, Esq. of Ex- twistle, county of Lancaster. Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Butler, of Kirkland, coun¬ ty of Lancaster. Robert Parker, second 1 son, three years old Ao. 1665; bought the estate of Alkin- ... daughter of ... Whitaker, of Symer- stone. of Thomas Par¬ ker, Esq. born 3d Feb. 1593, married in Au¬ gust 1612 . Elizabeth, daugh¬ ter of Georse Parker, of^Gracc, il.iurht.-r Jam.. < .irrier,=j=EliialHtb! clau s l.-=Ho.i r y sli„ g ,T of Jams Wn 28 II 1 Captain^3 TTh 0 m« K Par- '»nd heir, SOyMi* ol Sir ....Boiler, of Parkhall, coun¬ ty of Stafford, Esq. 1663. of Hugh Bate¬ man, of Hart- ington, coun¬ ty of Derby. of Hclpston, county of Nortbampt. 2d husband. ter of Thomas Parker, Esq. born 2d Aug. 1695. Catlow, married 23d April 1612, died 20th Aug, following. 1st husband. Nov. 1 596,died 30th April fol¬ lowing. Whittinghara, slain at New¬ bury fight, ex parte Regis. of Thomas Par¬ ker, Esq. born 8th Oct. 1606. Molanus, German. 2d husband. and heir, 30 y< old in 1620, died at Warligon in 1680. of Sir .... Buller, of Shillington,in Cornwall, Knt. married at St. Ste¬ phen’s, in Saltash, 31st Dec. 161 6, died at War- lego n Ao. 1686 , aged 86. William Parker, se¬ cond son, Rector of Stoark, in Corn¬ wall, 28 years old in 1620 , died, un¬ married. Thomas Parker, : second son. Anne, daugh- William rnrker,=Briilget, daughter ter of Robert Venables, of Antrobus, in the county of Chester. son and heir, aged 41 yean Jennet Carriei\=Sir Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chief Justice. of Janies Car¬ rier, of Hclp¬ ston- William, fUk,. «W, -Vch.ldrcn J«m, ’living K.«*U .wn j 0 |,n, stillborn. unmarried years old m Stephen s,in “5 . > . James, Robert. Richard, Francis. Rowland. in 1705, aged 67. Stephen’s, in Salt¬ ash, 28 th May 1620, married at Warligon, 19 th Oct. 1641, died at St. Neot’s iu 1666. ligon, in Cornwall, died and was buried at St. Neot's, in said couuty, 1656. George Parker, of Park- hill, county of Staf¬ ford, Esq. John Anstis, oP=r=Mary, daughter Catherine. Duloc and St. Nyot, County of Cornwall. and co-heir. Jessop Hulton, of=pMn, y, daughter of the Park, *«. I ~ • ob. circa 1 Thomas Ljrster,ofc?=Beatrix, daughter Edward Parker, of Browsholme,-pBarhara, daughter and co-lieir of Sir July 1721. 2d wife. Nov. 1714. r n Thomas Parker, of Browsholme, John Parker of London, and af— Esq. son and heir, baptized at terwards of Browsholme, Esq. Waddington 17th Oct. 1689, Bowbearer of the Forest of died in 1728, without issue, Bolland, born 11th of June leaving his estates at lngleton, 1695, died 28th March 1754 ; &c. to his half-brother, John buried at Waddington. Parker, of Browsholme, Esq. =Elizabe:h, daughter Edward Robert Parker, bap- Mary, baptized at Margaret, bap- Jane, wife of... . Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Parker, Esq.= of Henry South- Parker. tized at Wadding- Waddington 9th tizedatWud- Southouse. J. Toulston, of eldest son, in the ouse,of Manaden, ton 6th of Nov. May 1696, died dington 8th of Skipwith, county Commission of the in county of Es- 1693, died un- young. March 1708, of York. Peace, sex, Esq. married. died-young. i - =.only child of . Robert Porker, of London, Far '; er ; said, and of the Middle ter and heir of Blakey of Lane-head, county second son, twice married, Temple, London, Esq. Gar- Richard Cud- #f Lancaster. nod had issue. a - u ‘ ter principal King of Arms, lipp. Tavi- &c. born in 1669. stock, county of Devon, mer¬ chant. |\ -- Gisburne Park, in the county of York, Esq. ob. 1761. of Jessop Hal ton, Esq. died in 1774. Esq. only son and heir. Bow- bearer of the Forest of Bol¬ land, born 1730, died 22d Dec. 1794, aged 64. William Fleming, of llydall Hall, county of Westmorland, Bait, married at Lancaster 1750, died 93d April 1813. Elizabeth, only =pRobert Parker, of daughter, named in the will of tier father 1753 and 1754- "1 i- i John Parker, of Browsholme,= Esq. son and heir, Bowbearer of the Forest of Bolland, sometime Fellow Commoner of Christ College, Cam¬ bridge, M. P. for Clithero, county of Lancaster; died 25tli May 1797, aged 42; buried at Waddington 10th June following. Thomas, Alkincoats, Esq. young, eldest son, 1753. I- I 1 Thomas Lister Parker, Esq. son and heir, Bowbearer of the Forest of Bolland, born 27th, and baptized nt Giggleswick, 29th Sept. 1779. 1 Thomas Parker, ofc FBcttv, daughter and Robert Parker, died John Toulson -p Parker, Esq. pBeatrix, daughter of Thomas Edward Parker, died Alkincoats, Esq. heir of Edward unmarried 1605. Lister, of Gisburne Park, county of York, Esq. and sister of Thomas Lord Ribblesdalc ; born 25tb Nov. 1749; mar¬ ried at Giggleswick, county of York, 1778. young. Parker, of New¬ ton, county of York, Esq. I- ter of John Arthur Worsop,of Howden, county of York, Esq. married 19th July 1804. I * Edward Parker, Esq. second=r=Isabella, daughter of the , born 3d Nov. 1780, bnptized at Giggleswick, 15th July 1781. Rev. J. Strode, of Hat¬ field, county of Herts; married 1813. Rev. John Fleming Parker, M.A. born at Marshfield, 17th April 1782, baptized at Giggleswick, 5th June 1785. Isahella-Beatrix, born Charles Robert Parker, bom at York, 4th April 1783, baptized at Gig¬ gleswick, 1st of Nov. 1785. Henry Parker, fifth son,=pAnne, daughter of John bom at York, 6th April 1784, baptized at Gig¬ gleswick, 1785- Maclean, of Galway, in Ireland, married there in May 1898. Rev. William Parker, Vicar of Wadding¬ ton, sixth son, bap¬ tized at Giggleswick, 6th June 1785. 7 I Septimus Parker, bnp¬ tized at Giggleswick, 27th April 1788; bu¬ ried there 23d Oct. 1792. Octavius Parker, bap¬ tized at Giggleswick, 13th, and buried there 27th Aug. 1790. Thomas Turkcr, Edward Parker, John Esq. in the Com- in the law. Parker, mission of the Peace. Capt. Robert. Parker, died at Walcheren, 1809. Edward, Robert, and two Ellens, died young. John Arthur Parker. Thomas, died un infant. Richard, twin with Thomas. Sarah-Maulevercr. Franccs-Mauleverer. Mary-Maulevcrer. Thomas Lister Parker, s PARKER of BROWSHOLME, bears Vert, a chevron betwixt three Jlags heads cabojfcd Or.. Crejt, upon a wreath, a Jlag trippant courant proper. Motto, “ Nec Jlu&u nee fiatu movetur. Robert Parker, T . Elizabeth, daughter and heirefs.=pMr. Redmaiu, of Thornton, in Eucroffe, in the county of York. Jennet, daughter and heirefs of... Redman, of the houfes of Levens, Harewood, Fulford, and Thornton.=pEdmund Parker, fon of Parker of Horrocksford, in the county of York, temp. Hen. VIII. i. Robert Parker*, Juftice of Peace,=pElizabeth Chatterton de Nuthurft, in the county of Lancafter, lifter to William Chatterton, 2id of Elizabeth. j Bilhop of Chefter, 1579, afterwards Bilhop of Lincoln. 2. John ParkeE=.daughter and heirefs of.. . Gregge, 3. Robert Parker, of Foulfcales, For. Bowland. a Prieft. -1-r ift. daughter.=Bates de Newhall, 2d. daughters in Slaidburn. . Catterall. f-— - I —— 1 “““ “ l 1. Thomas Barker, Juf =j=Bridget, daughter and co-heirefs cf James Tempeft, of Rayne 2. Roger Parker, dean of 1. Jennet.=Thomas Sherborne, of Rib- e. Elizabeth.=... Helme, of Goofnergh, 3. William Parker, of Blifland in the eounty=j=Joan, daughter of tice of Peace in 5th I Hall, in the county of York, younger brother of Sir John Lincoln, ob. 1629 k. bleton, in the county of in the county of Lan- of Cornwall, D. D. Archdeacon of Corn- ' Charlesl. | Tempeft, of Bracewell. Lancafter. carter. wall. 1. Edward Parker J,=r=Mary, daughter of R. Sunder- 2. William Parker, Reftor 3. Nicholas Parker, of 1 . Eliza-=T=James Carrier, of Yaxley, 2. Jennet.^Richard Carrier, M. A. fellow of 3.Anne.=Capt. Thomas Whittingham, of Whit- T /If -C n__ J Llin-U CunrJorlnnrJ I *1 nf T'li^l in tliA rnnnHr W irl- J-\ in tiro bctil ’ n tiro nnnntv nf MnrtK. 1 Q t fnlin’c Pnllpnrp PimKri/liro fi n rrn am rn f inn L' 1 11»-»rl in tiro Knttlo . Panchard, of.in the county of Wilts, married 1620. Juftice of Peace. land, of High Sunderland, in the county of York. of Thelford, in the county of Lincoln. Wirkfworth, in the county of Derby. 7 in the county of North¬ ampton. "L j St. John s College, Cambridge. I De Wirkfworth, co. Derby. tingham, co. Lane, killed in the battle of Newbury, on the king’s fide. j. Thomas=pMargaret, daughter of Radcliffe Afsheton, Efq. of Curedale, in Parker. | the county of Lancafter, brother to Sir Ralph Afsheton, of Whalley Abbey. 2. Robert Parker, of Carlton,=Jane Rookes, of founder of the Hofpital at Efhold, in the Waddington. county of York. 3. Edward Parker, barrifter=j=... Boteler, of Kirkland, at law of Gray’s Inn, died j in the county of Lan- at York. carter. Bridget Carrier. =pWilliam Parker, Efq. uncle to Sir Thomas Parker §. James=Catharine, daughter of Sir Parker. Richard Buller, Knt. of Shillington, co. Devon. -1 Robert Car-=pElizabeth, daugh- rier. ( ter of. J t. Catherine, daughter and heirefs of Henry=pEdward Parker, Efq. of Browlholme, fon and heir,=j=2. Jane, daughter of John Parker, Bouch, Efq. of Ingleton. | Juftice of Peaca, i6S8||. | of Extwiftle, Efq. Mary.=T. Heber of Holling Hall, in the county of York. George Parker, of Park Flail, in the county of Stafford, Juftice of Peace 1712. Thomas Parker, Efq. 1712, Juftice of Peace, died without iffue, 1728. Jennet.=T=Sir Thomas Parker §, Lord Chief Juftice of Great Britain. 1. John Parker, Efq. Bowbearer of the foreft of Bowland,=j=Elizabeth Southoufe, of Maniden, in the county of Effex. died 1754. J 2. Edward. 3. Robert. Elizabeth ,=J. Tonlfon, Efq. de Ship with, in the county of York. George. Elizabeth. F.dward Parker, Efq. Bowbearer of the foreft of Bowland, ob. 1794, mt. 63 .^Barbara Fleming, daughter and co-heirefs of Sir William Fleming, of Rydal, Bart, in the county of Weftmorland. _ , - — .. - ■ — —•- - ' ■ -J' I - - - Elizabeth.=pRobert Parker, of Alkincoates, Efq. in the county of Lancafter. Tohn Parker Efq. Bowbearer of the foreft of Bowland, and=FBeatrice Lifter, daughter of T. Lifter, Efq. of J 7 « e -r'.i-.i 1 __ r'-.n - M. E. for Clithero, ob. 1797. Gifburn Park. Thomas Parker, of Alkin-—Betty, daughter and heirefs of Edward Parker, of coats, Efq. j Newton, in the county of York, Efq. T John Parker=pEfther, daughter of Arthur Worktop, Efq. of Gar- Toulfon “1 L. thorpe, in the county of York, Efq. Robert, ob. f. p, 1805. 1. Thomas Lifter Parker, Efq. High Sheriff for the county 2. Edward, Captain in the 3. John. 4. Charles. 5. Henry, of Lancafter, 1803, Bowbearer. 21ft Dragoons. -1-1 -r 1-r 6. William. 7. Septimus O&avius, 1. Robert, 2. Elizabeth. 3. Ellen, 4. Edward, 5. Thomas Parker, 6. Edward, ob. f. p. ob. fi. p. ob. f. p. ob. f. p. in the army. 1-1-1 I 7. Robert. 8. John. 9. Ellen. John. ob. f. p. * F.ither be or his fon was the builder of Browfholme. f See his Epitaph in Browne Willis. ... 1 From feveral Letters of Parker Lord Morley and Monteagle, written during the CJfurpation, to this Gentleman, and now preferred at Browftiolme, in which he ftyles the latter kinfinan, it appears that the two families were allied, though the connecting link is not afeertamed. S This connexion is proved by a Letter from Lord Chief Juftice Parker, afterwards Lord Chancellor, to Ralph Thorefby, dated Nov. 22 , 1711 , of which an extrac ts here given : , The Family of the P.rkers is allied to mine bv more tyes than one. I think you mention Bridgett a daughter of that Family to have married to Janies Carrver, ot Helpftene, and to have hart a daughter who was my mother: that daughter was marryed to my father s elded brother, and by him had one foil George, V ho lives now at Park Hall in StalTordlhire, a very fober religions man, and one of the belt Judiees of the Race in England, i believe you find another filler jennet marryed to another Carryer; I think his name was Robert, he was brother of James. That Jennet had iffue by him Robert Carrier, who was father of mv wife, and left iffue no fon and only two daughters beddes my wife, who is named after her grandmother. jl An extract from the Survey of the Fored of Bowland taken in 1696, in the poffeffion of His Grace tire Duke of Buccleugh, dates, “ The names of the Officers ferving in the foreft of Bowland, as followeth : “ Edward Parker, Efq. \ t, , - Thomas Lifter, Efq. jBowbearers. «> There is a portrait of this Edward Parker in his drefs as Bowbearer, now at Browfholme." A COLLECTION OF LETTERS, $c. WRITTEN IN THE REIGNS OF CHARLES I. AND II. AND JAMES II. &c. COPIED FROM THE ORIGINALS NOW AT BROWSHOLME. S*. You haueinge desired by seuerall lett rs . to knowe our minde concerninge yo r . weigliinge Ancor and Sayleinge w th . the Fleet out of the Downes, wee haue thought fitt to lett you knowe, that wee doe very well approue thereof, and that you doe cruse vp and downe in the Chanel], in such places as you shall iudge most convenient, takeinge care of the safetie, interest, and honour of the Comonwealth. I remejn Whitehall. Yo r . very loveinge Freind 11 August. 1 657. Oliuer P For General Mountague on hoard the Naseby in the Downs. His Highness letter August 11 th . 1657. to comand mee to sayle. j mo die mensis Octobris Annoy Regni Regis Caroli Anglie et Scoto 1630 Receaued the daie and yeare abouesaid of Thomas Parker of Brows-' holme in the said countie Escf. the somme of Twentie ffyve powndes, And it is in discharge of a Composieon by him made w th . myselfe and others his Ma ts . Comissioners for compounding the fynes and \ xxvl. forfeitures for not attending and receaiving the order of Knighthood at his Ma te . coranacon according to the lawe in that case prouided. I saie receaued the somme of -------- Wentworth. L. My Lord Wentworth his acquitance to my father for xxvl. paid to his Maiestie . • • * E ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 26 To all Captaines Leiuetenants and all other Officers and Souldiers w ih in the liberties of Craven. Theise are to Charge and require yo u and everie of yo u . that yo u forbeare to enter the house of Edward Parker of Brousholme Esq r . by night, or to take anie horses or other goods from him, eyther w th in the house or w th out the house, Eyther by day or by night, w th out speciall Command from mee: as yo u and everie of yo u will Answer the Contrarie at yo r pills. giuen at Gigleswicke vnder my hand the Nyneteenth daie of December 1643 John Lambert fferdinando Lord ffiairjax, Lord generall of All the Nor theme forces for Kinge and Parliament. To all Collonells Captaines Commanders and other Officers of horse andfoote , and to oil souldiers now in the service aforesaid Theise are to signifie and make knowne to yo u that the pliam*. has given speciall Order that noe houses bee plundered or pillaged to whomesoeuer they belonge, and that the rather because the delinquents Estates are to bee answerable for the great damage of the Commonwealth, I desire yo u there¬ fore to take speciall care that Edward Parker of Browsholme Esq r . bee not plundered pillaged or anie way Iniured in anie of his houses, lands, goods, or Estate by those in the service of Kinge and Parham*. provided that the ptected shall hereafter yeild obedience vnto, observe and pforme all Orders, Ordinances, and directions from the high Co rt . of pliamt. to bee executed in this Countie by anie Commissioners or other pson Authorished in that behalfe. Given at Leedes vnder my hand and Seale the 29 th . day of May Anno dom. 1643 Far. Fairfax. Marmaduke Lord Langdale Baron of Ilolme Lord Lieutenant of the West Ryding of the county of Yorke. To whom these presents shall come Greeting, By the Power and Authority giuen me from our Soveraigne Lord King Charles vnder the Great Seale of England, as his Ma ties . Lieutenant of the West Riding, I doe hereby constitute and appointe you Thomas Parker Captaine of a company of foote of the trayned bands of Staincliff & Ewcrosse under the Regiment of Ambrose Pudsay Esq r . whereof the said Ambrose Pudsay is Collonell which companie you shall by virtue of this commission I . ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 27 presentlie receive into your charge and command. These are therefore to require you to take into your charge and command the said companie as Captaine, And to cause the same to bee only exercised in armes commanding all inferiour Officers and Souldiers of the said company to obey you as their Captaine for his Ma ties service according to this commission given you, And you likewise to obey observe and ffollow such orders and directions as you shall from time to time receiue from myselfe and the Superior Officers of the said Regiment, In wittnesse whereof I haue signed this Comission, & caused my Seale of Armes to be put thereunto att Yorke the 19 th day of January in the twelfth yeare of his Ma ties Rayne, A 0 dm. 1660. Mak. Langdale. The Account of Edward Parker of Brousliolme Esq r . to the best of his know¬ ledge and remembrance of what pposition money & Crowne Rents hee hath paid, what Plate, horses, Armes, and houshoald goods hath beene taken from him by the souldiers and others; and what charges hee hath beene at in free quarter in the late warrs since the yeare 1642 : Paid when hee was taken Prisoner and carried to Bradford in-v May 1643, for his freedome: & pposition money for w ch hee I hath an Acquittance vnder one Rich: Powells hands the then | Receiver - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - J Taken by Henry Mitchell of Martol, Richard Hodgson of Grin-' dleton and diuers others the 19 th of November 1642 in the night tyme who were noe souldiers but p r tended to bee sent * by Captan Lister of Arnolsbigginge, in Plate and houshould goods as may appeare by pticulars to the value of - . Ite. taken the 7 th of Aprill 1643 by souldiers vnder the comand' of Colloncll Briggs, when Edw. Parker one of the said E. P.s sonnes of 7 yeares ould was taken prisoner & carried to y e Garrison at Thornton, one gray Mayre at------ J Ite. bills & bonds taken the same time whereby was due about Ite. a sword belt books & houshould good to the value of - - Ite. taken by Captan Radcliffes Souldiers in Aprill 1643 one") white Nagge worth - -- -- -- -- -- -- J Ite. taken by Collonell Briggs souldiers 10° May 1643 one bay! Geldinge sadle and bridle, taken prisoner ------ J £ 200 - 40-i £ s 13 06 OS £ 13- 02 - •»> 06 13 04 21 02 06 i ■ * r 28 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. Ite. taken in December 1643 by Captan Currers soukliers one! Gray Nagge worth - -- -- -- -- -- -- J Ite. taken by Captan flfrench sonldiers one dunn horse - - - Ite. in free quarter to Captan Robinson & his Troope - - - Ite. in free quart 1- to Captan Turner and his souldiers - - - Ite. in free quarter to Collonell Briggs soukliers at serdall tymes Ite. taken out of his barnes at Grindleton by y e Constables of- the Towne & Leift. Collonell Currers soukliers for the Gar¬ rison at Thornton, ou r & besides his proportion w tb in the Townshippe Eigh quart 1- of oats to the value of - - - - Ite. taken by soukliers vnder the Coriiand of Captan flfrench one! livery Cloke a light horse sadle and diuers houshould goods r to y e value ---------------- J Ite. to the Profitts of his land at Rayne taken by the garrison } at Thornton to the value of ---------- j Ite. to Captan Savile for a light horse, Armes, Ryder & pay Ite. to Leift. Collonell Currer fora light horse, Armes, and Rider Ite. in freehould Rents and Copiehould Rents w th in the Manno 1- ' of Slaidburne and Mann 1- of Barnolswick from the Yeare 1642 till the Yeare 1660 w ch is 18 yeares 13 ld 03 s 10 d p er annu to ' the seu r all Receiu 1- & purchasers of the comonwealth as they were then titled - ------------- 10 00 00 06 00 00 03 06 08 02 00 00 10 00 00 12 00 00 07 00 00 204 00 00 £ 29 00 00 06 00 00 373 09 00 Theis are to will and require All Officers and Souldiers vnder the Comande of the King and Pliament, henceforthe to forbeare to pillage, plunder, or despoyle, any of the goods, or estate of Edward Parker of Broos- holme Esq r . or otherwaies to molest or trouble his p’son, vntill you haue speciall Comission from Authorise of some for the King and Parliament, As you will answere the Contrarie att yo r pills. Given vnder my hande this first Day of August 1644. llic: Shuttlewortiie. To all Collonells Maiors Cap tans Liefe tenants and to all other Officers and Souldiers in service for the Kinge and Pliament. Whereas M r Parker of Brousholme hath now in his Custodie one blacke nagge w th . a white face, and a blacke mayre, w ch . doe belonge V nto mee and ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 29 are lysted into my service, and readie to bee sent mee when I shall haue occasion to vse them, I doe therefore hereby desire and require yo u and evrie of yo u that yo u forbeare to take or meddle w th . the said nagge or mayre, or anie wayes to trouble or molest the said M r . Parker concerninge the same, as you will expecte the like Curtesie from mee. giuen vnder my hand the first daie of March 1644. Ric: Shuttle worth e. fo r mr Parker m r Ashto m r Johnso 8$ ?n r Drake, Justices of peace within Stanecliff 8$ Ewcrosse. You are desyred to make search with the best assistance you can pcure in the houses of all such as passe vnder the name of quakers Anabaptists & fifth monarchic men, as alsoe of such as have been convicted of anye notable disaffection to his ma tie or gouernem 1 since the Act of Obliuio you are to disarnie them & deliuer the Arrnes that shall bee seised to the respective Constables whoe are required to bee Assistant to you & to deliuer them att y e Round Tower in Yorke & take a note of the receipt of them which they are to giue to y u next day : Pontefract Jan: 18/a 166. Mar Langdale for Edw Parker Esq r att his house Brooseholme these DD Capland. Let the bearer hereof my loving friend M r . Tho: Parker haue a Barren Doe out of my Parke in Hornby, for the w ch . this my hand shal be your warrant: Giuen vnder my hand this two & twentith day of 7 ber 1655 To zv m . Capland keeper Morley Monteagle. of my parke at Hornby 23° Die instantis Septemb ris . 1652. This may certifye those whom itt may concerne, that Edward Parker of Brousholme Esq r . an auncient inhabitant within the Chappelry of White- well, (belonging to my Cure.) and his bedfellow M rs . Mary Parker and alsoe Thomas Parker gentl: Son & heyre apparant of the said Edward Parker, with others of and belonginge to the house and familye of Brousholme aforesaid, 30 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. and likewise many other inhabitants of the said Chappelry did receiue tire comunion or the Lords Supper vpon Easter-daie last, as vsually they had formlye done, and alsoe did attend vpon the administration of other the or¬ dinance of Christ, then & there administred by Yo r humble Servant, Robert Marsden pastor there. George Duke Marguese and Earle of Buckingham, Earle of Coventry, Baron of Whaddon & Rosse, Knight of the Most Noble order of the Garter, One of his Majesties Most Honb le . Privie Councell, 8c L d Leivtenant of the West Ridinge of the County of Yorke & of y e Citty & County of y e Citty & Ancety of Yorke. To Thomas Parker good Captaine. Bv Virtue of the power 8c Authority to me given by his Most Excellent Ma tie Charles y e second by the grace of god King of England Scottland ffrance 8c Ireland, Defender of the faith 8cc. -1 Doe hereby Constitute 8c appoynt you Thomas Parker gen to bee Captaine of one Com¬ pany of foote Consisting of 100 men to bee Raised within the wapentakes 8c Liberties of Staincliffe 8c Ewcrosse vnder the Comand of Coll. Ambrose Pudsey vnder my Comand as Lord Leivtenant of the West Riding of the County of Yorke for y e service of his Ma t,e . you are therefore to take into your charge and Care y e said Company as Captaine thereof, And duly Ex¬ ercise the officers and souldiers of the same in Armes. And alsoe to vse the best Care & endevour to keepe them in good order & discipline, Comanding them to obey you as theire Captaine. And yo u are likewise to observe and follow such orders and directions as you shall from time to time Receive from his Majesty or my selfe according to the Discipline of warr in persuance of the trust Reposed in you 8c your Duty to his Ma tie . Given under my hand & seale the Thirtieth day of October idbi In the Thirteenth yeare of his Ma ties . Reigne Buckingham. Sweet Cozen, My resolucons for Brousholme are active & vigorous but my Body is old & weake, yet if you please to vouchsafe mee a personal visit here, I can assure you I wil wajte on you home back agajne, and what enter- ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 31 tajnment is wantinge by mee, or my bedfellow, will bee abundantly supplied by S r . Martin Lister, for your health hath beene frequently begun by him- selfe and pledged by the most of our Country.—Thus havinge nothinge but wel wishes to salute you and your Bedfellow with I hope you will doe mee the Justice to belejue I am. your Lovinge Vncle & true servant Telford June 10 M 1668. Will: Parker. j for his much Honored Nephew Thomas Parker Esq r at his house These present Tregwitz Cornwall Sweet Cozen. Bodmin 1674 I am very glad to hear so comfortably of you. I understand you have beautified y r . House, with rare perspectives, & your lot is fallen in a good ground, follow the advice of a learned Gamaliel, so to passe the waves of this troublesome world, that you may come to the land of ever- lasting rest, which is the daily prayer of your aflfeck Uncle Jun 14. Will m . Parker. Tregwitts in Cornewall S r . May 24. i68i I am a Relative to y r flfamily, and did not the greate distance of place between vs denye me y e hapiness of seeing you I had often wayted on you. However I cannot satisfye my selfe w th out saluting you w th these; and y* you may not mistake me, who I am, I thought it necessary to ac¬ quaint you y 1 my Grandfather M r . W m . Parker was y r Grandfather’s second Brother a derivative from y r family, and therefore, S r . it will be greate con- ten tm* and satisfaction to me to heare from you by letter of y r welfare & had not a very greate indisposition of body seised me, w ch I cannot yet shake of, I had vndertaken a Journey of soe many miles (w ch . I conceive to be near 400 miles) to haue p r sented you psonally my services. S r . if these come fortunately to y r handes I desire you to p r sent my humble service to y r Lady & to all my kindred w ,h . you, and you will doe me a favor if you will ac¬ quaint me what children you haue, their welfare & the welfare of y r Brothers 32 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. to whome I very heartily give my service, and doe assure you that I really am S r . if you please to write to me & direct Dear S r . y r letter from London to be sent by the Y r honouring Kinsman westerne post to my house Tregwitts neer and humble servant Bodmyn in Cornewall I shall soone receaue it. Willim: Parker. To the Iiono rd Thomas Parker esq r at his House Brousholme in Lancashire p r sent these To be left w th . the post-master at preston in Lancashire to be convoyed as aboue sayed. Lancashire post payd to London. Honered Vncle. I haueing this oppertunity should haue thought my Selfe very vnciuell if I had not made a tender of my most humble seruis to your Worthy Selfe and Aunt and my kind respects to my Good Cozens and shall be very happy to here of all your healths my husband presents his seruis to you so I rest your very obedient neece Parke hallfeb: 2% th 1 665 Bridget Parker. The Copy of a Letter from S r Thomas Parker L d Chief Justice of Great Brittaine to Ralph Thoresby of Leeds. S r . London 22 Nov r . 1711. Yours came att a time when after reading it over, 1 was obliged to lay it by, till I could have more leisure to give it an Answer, & by some misfortune it was so mislaid that I have not been able to find it againe tho I have often & diligently sought for it; that I might give it the more exact Answer, but I am at last forc’d to send this upon the sleight memory w ch one hasty reading hath left w th me. The family of the Parkers w ch you are bestowing your labour upon is not allyd to mine in the manner you suppose, but yet w th more tyes than one. I think you mencon Bridgett a daughter of that family to have been marryed to James Carryer of Helpston & to have had a daughter whom you suppose to have been my mother, that Daughter was marryed to my fathers eldest brother, & by him had Issue one son George who lives now at Park- ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 33 Hall in Staffordshire, a very sober religious man & one of the best Justices of the peace in England & serves his Queen and Country w th great appli¬ cation in that Office. I believe you said another sister Jeanett marryed to another Carrier. I think his name was Robert, he was brother of James, that Jennett had Issue by him, Robert Carrier, who was father of my wife, & left Issue no son & only 2 daughters besides my wife, who is named after her Grandmother. The Answer to that part of yo r letter putts me in mind of my pro¬ mise to send you the Queen’s hand-writing, w ch appears upon y r first open¬ ing this, only I am to Informe you that the first is her Ma*y s writing, the other is a stamp w ch she was forc’d to use when the Gout in her hand had disabled her to write, Pray give my service to M r Parker & tell him that I am very proud of my relacon to his family w ch has furnished me w th two so very near to me, the one the best & faithfullest friend & the other the best wife in the world. I am S r Y f very humble Servb T: Parker This is a true Copy of my Lord Chiefe Justices letter to me, wittness my hand Ralph Thoresbv For E*. Parker Esq r . at Browsholme , Slaidburne Apr. 10. 1691. these This is a very unmannerly request I’m making to you, but y e exigicy of y e affair is such) y l though with blushing I must request you to let this Bearer have two gallons or (if not so much, yet what you can spare of) Claret; for now we find by our vessel y* it will not be sufficient to fill y e Comunicants on Sunday, some persons have tapt it—unknown to us. We had one Rundlet from Lancaster & was all we could get in the Town, how¬ ever it would have done our business if there had been no foul play. Sir if this will consist with your conveniency, I will either pay you what you please for it, or will send you the same quantity when I can procure it. It you cannot furnish me, yet if you thought they had as much at Waddow y*. they would spare it if you would write to M r . Wilkinson by this bearer, it would be a great favour: But I am very much affraid we must use (y e prac¬ tice of) the Greeke and Armenian Churches & mix our wine with water, F 34 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. God will have mercy, but not sacrifice, therefore I doubt not He will par¬ don us, necessity pleading our excuse. So, Dear Sir, with Service to your Father, See. I rest Your obliged Humble Servant o E. Townley. “ On this extraordinary representation it may be observed, “ 1st, That Claret, and not Port wine, was in general use so late as 16SH.—2d, That two gallons were required for the communion in a country parish church; it is therefore to be feared that the consecrated element was sometimes drank to excess at that time, as it is now and then in country churches at present.—3d, A small rundlet was all that could then be obtained at Lancaster, when some hundred of pipes are now imported annually.— 4th, It was then doubtful whether the wine-cellar of Browsholme could furnish two gallons of wine, a quantity which would not exceed the consumption of many single days, in the lifetime of its last resident and hospitable owner.” — Dr. Whitaker's History of Whatley. Vic. de Pendle. You are desired to meet LTs and others, honest and true¬ hearted Souls, to drink a Cup of Saplin Ale; at the signe of the Devill upon Dun in Cliderow, upon Thursday the 2 d December next by tenn a Clock in the Morning. Dated this 27 th of November Anno Domini 1686 To Edward Parker Esq r . Chri: Wilkinson This Antho Parker Jo: Lister Severall of yo r pticuler Robt Sclater ffriends will be there x -//-//— besides us. Sonne. Vpon the 29 th Instant when wee att our bonefyre att the topp of the ouer feilds were reioycinge for the birth & safe arrivall of our soueraigne I receiued your letter, which made our ioy the greater in regard you write that y l was reported that his maiestie would bee alsoe Crowned that verye day the Act of Indempnitie & obliacon the settlemt of the Militia in his Maietye ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 35 & the restitucon of episcopacie are things that are much talked of & much desyred by verye manie whoe thinke they will be verye conducible to the good & quiett of the kingdome. I would haue you by anye meanes see your brother furnisht with A Chamber in y e bouse before you come downe. Mr. Sherburne will bee verye convenient and good companie for you to come with, and lett vs knowe when you Intend your iourney home. If my brother Will" 1 may posess his old liueinge I would haue you certifie him thereof as fast as you cann. I doute not but you will see my Cosin Pudsay, my Nephewe Langdale, Sunderland, and the rest of our friends & acquaint¬ ance and Remember to obserue what I saide to you in relacon to them, your brother is soe Curte in his relations that hee neuer giues mee any full satisfac¬ tory Account of newes such as I expect from him in anye of his letters, though hee writt latelie to vs that hee was scarce w r ell yet wee hope hee is well recouered & nowe pfectlie in health y l otherwayes wee think you would haue mentioned y l in your letter: most of our Vicars yet refuse to reade the booke of Common prayer but w r ee heare tis commonlie reade at Londo"* & generallie in the south. See your brother & you doe what I writt to him by the last post, haue a Care of your gouernem ts & healths god blesse you both Y r lov: father Brousholme Assension day vlt°. Maij Edw: Parker 1660. fayle not to write by euerie post: IVestridg Com Eborr Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed deputie Leiut lUs . amongst others in the said Rydeinge for the setling & regulateinge the trayned bands in the said Rydeinge in consideration of the Certificate of seu r all psons of qualitie and a letter from Edward Parker Esq r and severall other reasons Alledged by a pson of qualitie entrusted by Collonell Pudsay, and the Allegations of severall other Inhabitants of Slaidburne Newton and Grindle- ton in the said Rydeinge, doe thinke fitt and soe Order that notwithstahdingc a reference to a Peticon of some Inhabitants who haue Improued lands in the said seu r all Townshipps that the said Inhabitants who haue such lands doe pay and beare their proportionable parts towards the Comon Amies in the said Constableries as they doe in other Assessments gaulds or Charges it appearinge to vs that it would bee a great preiudice to his Ma ties : service to F 2 36 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. haue the said lands beinge soe considerable to bee freed for any reasons by the Owners Alledged, they payinge their dues for other Charges, and of the pformance hereof, they or anie of them, are not to fayle, as they will Answere the Contrarie at their Perills. Giuen vnder our hands the xxviij th day of May Anno Dom ]66l John Armytage Jo Haye The Kings Ma ties Iustices of y e peace at their last Generali Quart 1 Ses¬ sions for y e County pallatine of Lanc r takinge into consideracon y e excessive Deareness of Corne and beinge Informed y* seu r all persons haue bought uppe or gott together great Quantityes and store of Corne and Graine, Meale Malt and provitions more then their ffamyles can vse or haue need of, and will neyther bringe forth y e same into y e Markett or sell to their poore neightb 15 as by Law and in consience they ought, The said Iustices haue therefore thought fitt hereby to giue notice y t if this practice shall be pved agb anie person whatsoeu 1 : they the s d Iustices haue resolued to proceed agk euery such offend 1 : w th : such Rigor and seueryty as y e Law in y l case hath provided, And y‘ vpon just complaint made to anie of y e said Iustices by anie of y e poore people or others whoe shall make out y e same agk anie person whatsoev 1 . due course for redress hereof shall be furth r : taken by euery of y e s d Iustices accordingly. And all Badg rs : Ingross rs : Regrat rs : forstallers and all others offendinge in this Kynd are required to take notice hereof at their pill By speciall ord r : of the Court May y' 9 th 1(>74 Roger Kenyon. Clericus Pacis. ibid Dear Coz: Parker I send you here inclosed the Proclamacon of our Gracious King which I am Satisfied will be very acceptable to you, I can alsoe informe you that this Morning the news of the D: of Monmouths landing Came t& Towne and the house of Comons unanimousely voted to stand by the King with their lives & fortunes & alsoe a Bill was read tor the Attaind 1 . ot the s d D: & they alsoe voted that all his Adherents to be traito rs . I hope this happy union betwixt our Graciouse King & his Parlmb will mightily ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 37 Curb the factiouse Spirits of too many ill men which I feare are not true Royalists at the Bottome. I pray my Service to all with you I am Y r Reall Affectionat 13° Junij 1685 Kinsman & humble Servh Antho: Parker. To Thomas Parker Esq r at Browseholme neare Clit hero Lancashire per Manchester Bagg Deare Ned London y 22' A . (88) Yo rs I recevd & sent y e inclosed to my Cosen who is in very good health & I hope will acquaint you by this post; I must confesse news is more in the Country then here for wee have nothing of Late, only the Queen is well recovered again of her indisposition & intends now to lye in at S*. James’s. Westm r . hall is very thinn of businesse & as for my part I have the hono r . to Walk there & view the faces of the folkes in the severall Courts, but as yet never asked them bow they did. Yo r friends & mine my Bro s : are very civil & I doe assure thee my Bro: has got a fine worthy Ladie, & I doe not question but they are a very happy couple. I’m afraid that Sultanaes ffioccoe’s and Cockatowers are soe extreamly worne & alsoe chargeable, that I must be forced to put them both into the Counter, for all that’s left amonsrst us above what’s allreadie laid out I have here enclosed the valew. I cannot say any thing more but that my last hopes are that I may have some employ amongst either the Dominicans, Benedictines, or some where else, I am now just makeing an end of my letter, but withall an humble service to y r father and mother & y r assistance in sending us som more you know what I meane & soe I take my leave & am Thy ever Lov g : affectionate Kinsman & serv*. whilst I can write. Antiio Parker To Edward Parker Esq r at Browseholme near Clit hero in Lancashire per Manchester Bagg 38 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. To the JVo r :pfull Thomas Parker of Brooseholme Esq r . Wee whose names are subscribed doe humbly certifie that Margarett the wife of Edward Hancocke hath (since her comeinge to baue residence in Bradford) beene noted & knowne to be a coriion disturber of her Neyghbors in the way of Scoldinge; for w ch . sbee was in Slaideburne Court p r :sented for a comon Scold : & continueinge that vnneighborly practise was Ducked, and for all that sbee bath hitherto pracktised the like way of Scoldinge: soe that scarse a familye in the said towne is free from her: and this wee made bold to certifye vnto yo r . wo r p> as a certaine truth: witnese o r : hands the 6 th day of March And dom 1673: Henry: Knowles W lLLM CALUERLEY Stephen Anderton Captaine Parker After my respects &c. S r the deputie Leivetennants have ordered my Cozen Swinglehurst as principall for a Corselett, but my Cozen Core is pleased to take the Corselett, & let my Cozen have his muskett, I beseech you Sir be pleased if any thinge be said by the Leivetenants against my Cozen Swinglehurst at Kighley because of his non appeareance, that he liveth in Wales & could not appeare him selfe, but one of y r old soldiers viz. John Leminffe of Grindleton will be there to show a Muskett with its furniture O for him, & my Cozen Core will carry the pike allotted for my Cozen, if things be not at p r sent suiteable to y r mynde, I pray you dispence for this tyme & after you shall order vs for the armes as you will be pleased to have them. I beseech you Sir be pleased to assist my Cozen at this tyme herein, & you will very much ingage your already much ingaged servant Waddington March Willm Caluerley the 18' A 1662 for his much honoured ffreind Cap tame Thomas Parker Esquire Theis ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 39 Noble S* I make bould to p r sent theise few lynes vnto yo u : in the behalfe of Henry Parker, Roger Parker, Alexander Parker and Edward Hairst who I know and by good informacon letne vnderstand haue beene lysted souldiers vnder the comand of Collonell S r . Thomas Tildslev from the begininge of the Warr vntill the Endinge thereof w ch : as yet have but yet. reciued but small pay onelie sixe shillings Eight pence a peice w ch : others that have re¬ ceived the like sume haue not served but onelie had the sight of a batle and soe Run Away. S r . I desire this ffavob at yo r . hands in regard that theise men haue alwayes beene true and faithfull to his Ma ties : service that yo u would giue Order to the Collect 1- : for the moneyes raysed to pay vnto them such further Allowance as yo 11 : in yo r : discretion and according^ to the Act of Parliam 1 shall bee thought fitt and convenient, noe more S r . but that I desire yo r . ffavo r for theise true Royalissts w th the psentment of my service to yo r . good Lady and all yo rs . I rest Radiholme Laund S r . 29°: 1662 yo r : most humble servant Willm Parker To his ever honoured ffreind Collonell Roger Nowell Esq r . one of his Ma ties . Deputie Leif tenants for the Countie Palantine of Lancaster theise p r sent To the Constables of Wadding ton in Bradford You are hereby required by the speciall appointment of Collonell Ambrose Pudsay Esq r to give notice and sumons to all the freeholders w th .in yo r Townshippe to bee at Yorke vpon munday next where Election is to bee made for Knights of the shire to serve in this next ensuinge pliament, and they are to bee at the Ringhouses by tenn of the Clocke vpon the same day, and are desired to giue their voyces for S r . John Guddericke and S r . Coniers Dairy, and those that are mindfull to goe are herevnto to subscribe their 40 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. names, and those that refuses yo u : are to returne their names in another paper. giuen vnder my hand this xxiij th of March 1660 Tho: Parker xix° Die Oclobris 1630. Whereas by virtue of an order dated xvj° die April in the first Yeare of the raigne of o r Gracous soueraigne Lord King Charles at a Court holden at Whitwell in the fforrest of Bolland all difference concerning make- ing the ffence betvveene Broseholme, and the Laund of Radham pke, w ch : should arise betwene Thoms Parker Esq r : and John Parker Gentlema ffarm r . of Radham parke were referred vnto me to end & determyne; Now I Willia ffanshawe his Ma ts : Auditor for the Duchy of Lancaster for the North pte, having aswell viewed the said ffence, as pvsed the Lease of the said John Pker, and fynding that the said ffarmo rs of Radham haue for a long tyme vsed to make the Ditches and ffence betwne Radham pke and the Lands appteyning to Brousholme, and to open & scower the same Ditches at his owne prop Coste, & Charge, accordinge to his Lease, I do therefore order that M r : John Pker the now ffarmor of the said pke, & all others his successo rs : shall make, scower, & open the said Ditches, as they vsually haue beene done ffor the most p l of fforty yeares last past, at his owne prop Coste & Charge as often as need shall require. W Fanshawe Audit 1- Vera Copia x* per me Christ. Parkinson Chem ibm. JVhalley abbey S r . Septcm br . 1 . 1662 As to the warrant you shewed me from M r . Auditor Fanshaw for a buck out of the Forrest of Rowland belonging to the Duke of Albemarle, It cannot be observed without the Dukes orders w ch . I have no power from him to give in that behalf. And I believe the Auditor is so civill he would not have sent for any buck from Bowland, If he had remembered the forrest to be out of y e king I am Y r loveing friend Tiio C larges For my loveing friend M r . Parker ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 41 To the right hon ble . the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in this p r sent Parliament assembled. The humble peticon of Edward Rawsthorne Clarke Vicar of Mitton in the Countie of Yorke. Shewetii That the Abbott and Convent of Cockersand haveins: the Im- propriation of the said Rectory of Mitton gaue vnto the viccar thereof fower Oxgangs of Land as by a deede (confirmed by the Lord Archbishoppe of Yorke) may appeare to this hon ble Assemblie. That yo r peticioner hauinge beene Incumbent there for the space of twentie fiue yeares last past hath possessed but onelie two Oxgangs of land or thereabouts although his p r dessors receiued the benefitt of the whole, beinge vtterlie depriued of the other two by Richard Sherburne Esq r . Impro¬ priator of the said Rectory of Mitton, That yo r pet r : beinge admitted to the said viccaridge of Mitton quarto die ffebruarij Anno. dom. Ibl5 hath euer since paid the Tenths out of the said viccaridge w ch amounteth to 28 s ; 9 d : 5 - per Annum and hath likewyse paid in the late raigne of Kinge James of famous Memory fiue subsedies, and fower in his now Ma ties : Raigne w ch of right ought to have been paid by the said Impropriator as b}' the said deede vnder his graces Seale of Yorke may like¬ wyse more plainlie appeare the said Impriaf. hauinge all manner of Tythes, as Come Wooll, Lanibe, Calfe, Mortuaries, Easter booke and all manner of small Tythes, amountinge to the cleare yearlie value of one Thousand M rks . ffor Clearinge of w ch . unlawfull Charges yo r peticioner sued the said Impro- priato r : before his Ma ties : Barons of the Exchequ r . and had diuers Orders as to this Hon bie Assemblie may bee shewed, but the greatnes of the Impriat r : was such, that yo r . pet r : (beinge not onelie Indigent but alsoe Infirme) could never sret a Decree. O And thus yo r peticioner hath ever sustained great wronge to his great Impou r ishment and vtter vndoinge, beinge now seaventie fower yeares of Age, & for the space of seaven yeares hath beene blinde, and not able to ex¬ ecute his Office in the Ministrie, but doth keepe a preachinge Minister to serve his Cure allowinge him tenn pounds per Annu and his dyett out of his smale meanes. May it therefore please this Hon ble ; Assemblie not onelie to cause the said Impropriato 1- to restore vnto the said viccaridge the two Oxgangs of land, but alsoe to repaie vnto yo r said peticioner the said Tenths & subsidies G 42 ORIGINAL LETTERS, Sec. soe by him alreadie paid, w ch . amounteth so 57 £ : 11 s : and odd money as of right he ought to doe. And yo r pet r : shall ever pray Sec. John: Rawsthorne. To the Right Honor b,e : the Lord Langdale Lord Leiuetenh of the Westridd. of Yorkeshire. The humble Peticon of the constables of Sladeburne in the Weapontacke of Stamcliffe in the name and behalfe of the rest of the towne and Cunstablery. Humbly Sheweth vnto yo r Hon r . That yo r Peticon rs : haveinge heene form r ly much ov r charged w th . beareinge of Amies and now decay’d and impov r ish'd by the late vnhappie times, Are not able as it is well knowne to the gentl: and neigb rs : adioyninge to beare y‘: pporcon wee have form r ly and now still are charged with. May it please yo r Hon r : therefore The p r misses considered yo r IIon r : would he pleasd as well to mitigate this ou r charge (beinge equall in all other conion charges and Assesm ts .) to the rest of our neigboringe townes as also to appoynt such honest and Loyall gentle”: officers and Coriiand rs : in ou r Country as are of good estates knowne integretye to there Sov r aigne to whom wee may make ou r Greuiancs knowne and bane ou r Comply (if any be) redressed W th out troubleinge yo r Hon r : ex¬ cept vppon extraordinary occasion. And yo r Peticdn rs as in all duty hound will eu r most hartily pray. Long hue yo r IIon r : in health peace and prosperity (vnd r . ou r most Gracious Sou r aigne) happily to Comand vs S r . I rec (i . yo r letter, and am very sorry that I cannott att this p r sent pforme yo r request, for the truth is there is a charge fallen upon me sooner then I expected, there is an ould rotten pte of building over the buttery w ch I thought would have continued a litle longer, hut its now ready to dropp downe, so that I am constrayned to begin w Ul . it to gett materialls in readmes with what speed I can, Av ch worke I doubt will be very chargeable ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. 43 to me, and in regard we cannot gett in aine of that litle monte we have out of o r hands to serve o r selves w h all, I am upon this unexpected occacon putt to a straite, however, I have endeavoured as much as I can to furnish yo u w th 10* for the tyme meconned in yo r letter, att w ch . tyme I desire for the reasons afores rd it may be repaid. w th the remembrance of myne & my wives service to yo u & yo r good wife. I am Yo r ever loving brother in law & humble serv\ Preston 7 th of May John Legh 1675 S' I beleeve before this tyme yo u have the news of that sad disaster w ch . happened att Liverpoole on Tuesday last in the evening, where upon some falling out betweene M r . Bannester and S r . Henry slater’s eldest sonne it pceeded so farr that they went to the feilds 3 of each side videft M r . Bannester, his man, & dick Assheton, on one pte. and S r . Henry slater’s 3 sonnes on y e other pte, in w ch ingagein*. Captaine slater S r . Henryes youngest sonne was slayne and y e eldest brother mortally wounded, M r . Bannester & Assheton are both in custody & going towards Lanc’r unles some other course can be taken, M r . B. mann is fledd. ffor Thomas Parker Esq r att his house Brouseholme theise are S r . The fauo r . yo u . expressed in my behalfe in this late Election giues me the Confidence yo u will not decline the good of the Town and my selfe soe much concerned att p r sent, by affording this additional Courtesie of using yo r interest to make my Coz. Ratcliffe y e Bailiffe att this next Election of Bailiffes (which will be y e 13 th of this instant 8 lr .) who is willing to Serue. whereby I hope we may p r vent the neighbors from soe frequent troubles which to them seemes no lesse than oppression, by those that haue lately beene impowered in this imployment, and is dayly further threatened, & g 2 44 ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c. for that purpose now againe aiming to gett into the Saddle by which yo u . will not only do a Charity to y e Corporation, but very much oblige * Yo r very affectionate Cozen JVhalley of Denbigh. S r . Oliuer Lo: S l . John of Bletso, Sonne et h r of y e E. of Bullinbrooke S r .Lo: Burgherst, Sonne et h r of the E. of Westmerlande S r . Henry Lo: Pawlett, young 1- Sonne of y e Marq: of Winton. S r . Edward Montague, Sonne & h r of the vie Madeuill. S r . John Carye, Sonne et h r of the vie. Rochford. S r , Charles Howard, Sonne et h r of y e vie: Andover. S r . Willm Howard, yonger Sonne of y e E. of Arundell, S r . Rob*. Stanley, yonger Sonne of the E. of Derbie. S r . Pawlet S l . John, yong r Sonne of the E. of Bullinbrooke. S r . Francs Vane, yong r . Sonne of y e E. of Westmerland. S r . James Howard, Sonne et h r of the Lo: Walden. S r . Willm Cavendish, Sonne et h r of y e Lo: Cavendish S r . Tho: Wentworth, Sonne et h T of y e Lo: Wentwortlh S r . Willm Pagett, Sonne et h r of y e Lo: Pagett. » S r . Willm Russell, Sonne et h r of y e Lo: Russell. S r . Henry Stanhop, Sonne et h* of y e Lo: Stanhop of Shef: S r . Richard. Vaughan, Sonne et h r of y e Lo: Vaughan. S T . Christ: Neuill, brother of y* Lo: Aburgavenny. k 68 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. S* Roger Bartue, yong T Sonne of y* Lo: Willoughbie. S’. Thomas Wharto, yong r Sonne of y e Lo: Wharto, $\ John Blount, brother of the Lo: Montioy. All theise sate att one Table, M\ Pim was sent from the house of Combs w th about 200 Knightes & Burgesses, to the vpp house to accuse the Leevetenn*. of Ireland of high Treason. My Lords The Knights Citizens & Burgesses now assembled for the Com¬ mons in Parliam*;, have Receiued informacon of diuerse Trecherous dessignes tc Practises of a great Pere of this house, and by vertue of a Command from them, I doe here in the name of Commons now assembled iu Parliam*, and in the name of all the Commons of England, accuse Thomas Earle of Strafford Lord Leevtent. of Ireland of high Treason, and they haue com¬ manded mee further to desire yo r L d .shP s that he maye be sequestred from Parliam*. and fortlnv th . comitted to prisson, they haue further comanded mee to lett yo 11 knowe, that they will w th in a few dayes report to yo r L d .shP s . the pticuler gounds & artickles of his accusation, and they doe further desire that yo r LordshP s . would thinke on some convenient and fitt way, that the passage betweene Ireland & England for his Ma ties . subiects of both King- domes may bee free not w th standinge any Restraint to the Contrary Then my L rd Leevetenn*. was brought to the bar, to whom the L d . Keep" said. My L rd . The house of Commons in theire names and in the name of the whole commons of the Kingdome of England, haue this day accused yo r Lordshipp to the Lords of the higher house of Parliam* of high Treason, The Artickles w ch . a very few dayes pduce, in the meane time they haue desired of my L rds ., and my L rds . haue accordingly resolued, that }'o r L rd shP shall be committed to saffe custodie to the gentleman vsher, and be sequestred from the house, vntill yo r Lordslff. can cleare \ T o r selfe of the accusations that shall be laid against yo 11 . He was then Committed to the gen tie iff of the Blacke rodd, and since close prissoner in his Custodie. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 69 The Declaration of the Lords GentL Cittizens <§• Frechould rs : of this once hapie Kingdome of Englande. Singe it hath pleased the Almighty to suffer the spirit of division to continue in this distracted Nation, and to leave vs without any settled foundation of religion, liberty or prosperity; the Legislatiue power Vssurped & continued at pleasure, the Army raised at first for our deffence abussed, & mislead into vnwarrantable actions, by the cunninge & ambition of some of the superio r officers, noe face of Goverment appearinge either in any single person, or body of men in Councell lawfully constituted, to whom the Greivances of the people may with any probability of suecesse be pperly adressed. We beinge conscious of our duty & sensible of our owne & the Nations mine if these distractions continue, or resolve into a more fixed oppression, by some Corrupt settlement inconsistent w th . Lawes, peace & interest of the Nation; haue taken Armes in deffence of our selves & all others who will ptake w th . vs, in the vindication of the freedome of Parliam ts . against all violence whatsoever of the knowne Lawes liberty & propriety of the good people of this Nation w ch . at this p T sent groane vnder illegall Arbitary & in¬ supportable taxes & payments vnknowne to o r . Ancessto rs or forefathers. This being our dutyes to God & man, & our only designe; we cannot dis- paire of the blessinge of him that giues victory, of the chearefull concurrance of all good men; nor of the vndeceiued pte of the Army, whose arreares in¬ crease of further pay & Advancem*. to higher Comands, We shall by all meanes procure, sufferinge no imposition or force of any mans conscience, to this we doubt not but all English men will say Amen. An Act of the Attainder of Thomas Earle of Strafford of High Treason, voted xxij 0 April 1641. Whereas the Knights Cittizens and Burgesses in this p r sent pliam‘ assembled haue in the name of themselues, and all the Commons of England, Impeached the said Earle, of High Treason for endevouringe to subvert the ancient fundamentall lawes and gouernment of his Ma ties : Realmes of England and Ireland, and to introduce an arbitarie & tyrannical gouernment against ]awe in the said Kingdomes, exerciseinge tyrannous and exorbitant gouern- jnent and power aboue and against the lawes of the said Kingdomes, ouer the 70 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. liberties estates and liues of his Ma ties : subiects. And likewyse for havinge by bis owne authoritie commanded the Ieryinge 8c assessinge of souldiers on his Ma ties : subiects in Ireland against their consent to compell them to obey his vnlawfull summons 8c orders made vpon paper petitions in cases betweene ptie & ptie w ch accordinglie was executed vpon diuers of his Ma ties : subiects in a warlike manner w th in the said Realme of Ireland, and soe doeinge did levy warr against his Ma tie : and his liege people in that Kingdome. And alsoe that hee vpon the vnhappie dissolution of the last pliam* did slander the house of Commons to his Ma tie : and did councell and advise his Ma tie : that hee was loose 8c absolued from all rule of gouernment, and that hee had an Annie in Ireland w ch : hee might imploy to reduce this Kingdome, for w ch . hee deserved to vndergoe the paynes 8c forfeiture of High Treason. And the said Earle hath beene alsoe an incendiarie of the warrs betweene the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland, all w ch . offences haue beene suf¬ ficiently proued against the said Earle vpon his Impeachm*. Bee it therfore enacted by the Kings most excellent Ma tie : and by the Lords and Commons of this p r sent p~liam* assembled and by the authoritie of the same, that the said Earle of Strafford for the heynous Crymes afforesaid shall stand and bee adiudged attainted of High Treason, and shall suffer such payne of death and incurre the forfeiture of his goods and Chatties, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments of anie Estate of ftreehould or Inheritance, in the said Kingdomes of England and Ireland, w ch . the said Earle, or anie other to his vse, or in trust for him, haue or had the daie of the first sitting of this p'sei^t pliam*. or anie tyme since. Provided that noe Iudge, or Iudges, Iustice, or Iustices, whatsoeu shall adiudge or interprett, anie act or thinge to bee Treason, nor heare or deter¬ mine anie Treason in anie other manner then hee or they should or might haue done before the makeinge of this Act, and as if this Act had neuer beene had or made, saueinge alwayes vnto all and singular psons & bodies po¬ litique and corporall their heires & successo 1 ^: (other then the said Earle and his heires and such as clayme by, from, orvnder him) all such right, title & interrest, into all and singular such the said Lands, Tenem ts , and hereditam ts , as they or anie of them had before the first dai of this p r sent pliam*, anie thinge herein conteyned to the contrarie notwithstandinge. Provided that the passiuge of this Act, and his Ma ties . assent thereunto shall not bee anie determination of this p r sent Session of pliam*, but that this p r sent Session of pliament and all Bills and matters whatsoeu dependinge in pliam*: and fullie enacted & determined, and all Statutes and Acts of pliament TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 71 w ch haue their continuance vntill the end of this p r sent Session of pliamt shall remaine, continue & bee in full force, as if this Act had not beene. A Catalogue of the Names of such as gaue their Votes against thepassinge of this Act in the house of Commons. 2 Lord Digbie M r : Hollis Doct r Parry Lord Compton M r : Godolphin M r . Arundell Lord Buchurst M r : Cooke M r : Newport S r . Rob 4 . Hatton M r Coventrie M r . Holborne S r . Tho: ffanshaw M r : Weston M r : Nowell S r ^ Edw: Alford M r : Seldon M r . Kirton S r . Nich: Staininge M r : Alford M r . Pollard S r . Tho: Danbye 2 M r : filoyds M r . Price S r . Geo: Wentworths Capt. Digbie M r . Trauanion S r . ffred: Cornwallis Serieant Hide M r . lone S r . Willm. Carnabie M r : Herbert Baron Kinder ton S r . Rich: Wynne M r Taylor M r . Edgcombe S r . Gervas Clyfton 2 M r : Gryffiths M r . Chidgley S r . Willm. Widrington M r : Scowen M r . Mallory sen r S r . Willm. Pennvman M r : Bridgeman M r Porter S r . Patricius Curwen M r : ffettiplace M r White L d Dorcets S r . Richard Kee M r : ffenwicke secretary S r . Hen: Slingsbie Doct r Turner M r Venables S r . Willm Portman Capt: Price M r Barwicke The Queenes Mother is sicke, S r . Peter Killowey hath been vv th the Prince of Oringe & hath gotte 6(X)£ by his voiage. M r Willim Aorrey sent to y e Prince of Oringe to get leaue for the Queenes Mother to passe. M r ffines made a Reporte from the Committee to y c house of Commons that y e conspirato rs . in the now treason intended first to seise on the Tower. 2 d to betray Portsmouth 3 d a risinge against the Parlament by working y c Army against it. 72 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES." Billingsley’s examination was read by m r Hamden Sc sheweth that S r . Iolin Suckling invited him to y e Imploymuts about the surprisinge of the Tower. Captaine Nutts examination sheweth y‘ y* Earle of Strafford endevored to escape promising 20 thousand pounds Sc his Daughter in Marige to his sonne Sc to make one of greatest Maches in England. Concerninge the English Army Colonell Ballards examination was read by m r Stapleton Sc sheweth that Captayne Cheadle brought downe many pro¬ positions that Colonell Goring should bee Generali of the Army Sc that y e Prince Sc Earle of Newcastle should meete them at Newcastle with 1000 horse. All w ch propositions came from S r Henery German and weare dis¬ cussed by Sergant Maior Wallis & Captaine Cheadle. Wallis’ examination sheweth y* y e ffrench Army should assist them Sc that y* Cleargy would at theire owne charge send a 1000 horse. Captaine Knotsord doth not answ r to all interrogatories because of the oath of secrecy giuen him by m r Percy in his owne chamber att White hall in the p r sence of Captaine Henery Willmott. Colonell Aspnam Sc Hugh Pollard w th others say y* the had all taken there oaths. M re . Plomwell said a french man Carrier to the Queene brought Armes to her house Sc desired her to keepe them for y 1 y e house of Commons had made order that noe Papist should haue Armes in theire custodie, Sc then feched them away aboute the time that the Earle of Straffords escape was practised. A Letter was read from S r . Henery German whereby bee said hee hoped y l y e horseleechees of England would not bee sterued for want of Blood. And another M r . Mountague to German that hee expected the Earle of Strafford w th them. The examination of m r : Blan sheweth that German desired to gett Portsmouth, Sc Letters from Robarts, A Bisliopp of Calcedon in commend^ ation of the English Papists. The Earle of Strafford speech vpon Conclusion of his defence viijo. Aprilis 1641 My Lords, there remayneth another treason, that they say I should be guiltie of for endevouringe to subvert the fundamentall lawes of the land, that this should bee treason put all together, but is not treason in anie one TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 73 part (Treason Cumalative) that soe when all will not doe it alone wouen vp w th others it should seeme verie strange. Under favou T (My Lords) I doe not conceiue that there is eyther statute lawe, or Common lawe that doth declare this endevouringe to subvert the fundamental! lawes, to bee high treason, for neyther statute lawe, nor Conion lawe written that euer I could heare of declareth it soe, and yet I haue beene diligent to enquire it, (as I beleeue yo u thinke it concerneth mee to doe) hard to bee questioned for life and hono T vpon a lawe that cannot bee shewen there is a rule I haue learned from S r Edward Cooke, de non apparen- tibus et non existentibus eadem est ratio. lesu, where hath this her layen all this vvhile, for soe many hundreds of yeares w th out anie smooke to discouer it till it thus burst forth to consume mee and my Children extreame hard in my opinion that punishment should bee a promulgation of a lawe or that a man should bee punished by a lawe subsequent to the Act done. Take it into yo r consideracon for certaine it were better to line vnder noe lawes at all but the will of Man then to conforme ourselves vnder the ptecion of a lawe, (as mee thinks) and yet be punished for a Cryme that doth preceede the lawe, what man can bee safe if this bee admitted, (My Lords) it is hard in another respect; that there should bee noe token sett vpon this offence, by w ch wee should knowe it, nor monition by w ch wee should bee aware of it, if a man passe downe the Thames in a bote, and splitt him- selfe vpon an Anchor and noe boy bee sett as a token, yet there is an Anchor there, the ptie that ownes the Anchor shall by the Maritan lawes giue satisfaction for the damage done, but if it were marked out, I come vpon my owne p~ill, Now where is the marke vpon this Cryme, where is y e token that it is high Treason, If it lye vnder water and not aboue noe hu¬ mane prouidence can avoid it, laye aside all humane wysdome & let vs rest vpon divine revelacon, if yo u will condcmne before yo' u forewarne vs of the danger. Oh My Lords, bee yo r . Lopi*. pleased to haue that regard to the Peerage of England, as neuer to suffer yo r selves to bee putt vpon this Moote pointe, vpon such constructive interptacons of lawe as theise are, where the lawe is not cleare, or if, not knowen, if there must bee a triall of witte I doe most humblie beseech yo u the subiect matter may bee of somewhat else then the lines and hono rs . of Peercs. My Lords, wee finde that in the primitiue tymes vpon the sound & plaine doctrine of the blessed Apostles, they brought in their books of various L 7 4 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. Arts and burnt them, and as I humblie conceive it will bee wvsedome Sr prouidence in yo r . LoP ps . for yo r selves & yo r . posteritie and the whole king- dome to cast from yo u into the fyer theise hloudie misterious volumes of con- structive 8c arbitarie treason, and to betake yo r selves to the plaine letter of the lawe & statute, that telleth yo u where the Cryme is, & by telling vs what is, 8c what is not, shew vs how to avoid it w th out beinge ambitious to bee more learned in the killing Art than ou 1 ' fforefathers. It is now full 240 veares since ever anie man was touched for this al- ledged Crime before myselfe, wee haue liued happie to ou r selves at home, wee haue liued glorious abroad to the world, let us repose ou r selves and bee contented w th . that w ch ou r fforefathers left vs, and not awaken those sleepe- inge Lyons to ou r owne destruction, by the ratlinge of a fewe Mustie Re¬ cords that haue lyen soe manie Ages by the wall forgotten 8c neglected. ' May you r Lo ps . bee noblie pleased not to add this to my other Misfor¬ tunes befallen mee for my other sinnes (not for my treason) that a p r sident should be deriued from mee of that disadvantage (as this will bee) in the Consequence vpon the whole kingdome, I beseech you seriouslie consider it and let not my pticular case bee soe looked vpon, as that yo u doe through mee wound the Interest of the Commonwealth, And howsoeuer theise gentle¬ men say, they speake for the Commonwealth yet in this pticular I indeede speake for it, the Inconvenience and mischiefe will fall heavilie vpon vs, for as it is in the statute c. 11:4: noe man will knowe hereafter what to doe, nor what to saie, for feare of such paynes. Doe not putt (My Lords) greater difficultie vpon the Ministers of State as that men of wysedome hono r and fortune will not w th . Cheerefullnes or saftie bee Imployed for the publique, If you weigh and measure them by Graynes & scruples, the publique affaires of the Kingdome will be laid wast; & noe man medle w th . them, that hath hono 1 Issue & fortune to loose. My Lords, I haue troubled yo r LoPP s : longer then I should haue done, were it not for the Interest of those deare pledges a Sa nt . in heaven hath lett mee (here hee stopt) I would bee both My Lords (here hee stopt againe & the Ladies wept) what I forfeit for my selfe is nothinge, but that my Indiscretion should forfeit for my Children, woundeth mee deepe to the verie soule, yo r . LoPP s . will pardon my Infirmitie, somethinge I would haue said but I am not able, (sighed) therefore lett it passe; And now my Lords, for my selfe, I haue beene by the blessinge of god almighty taught that the Afflictions of this present life are not to bee compared to that Eternal weight of glorie, that shall bee revealed for vs hereafter. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 75 And soe my Lords even soe and \v th all tranquillitie of minde I doe submitt my selfe clerelie and freelie to yo r . lodgements and wether that righteous lodgement shall bee to life or to death, te deu laudamus te dominu con fi tern ur. Articles off Agreement made and Concluded vppon the 2' 7 : day of Dec: 1 o45 ; betweene Coir: John Booth. Commander in Chiefe off the Siege before Lathomc house on the one p*. And Coll: Roger Nowell, Coll. Edw: Veare, Peter Trauers, C. Walker and Andrew Broome Gent: Com™. Authorised to treate and determine for and on the behalfe of Coll. Edw: Rawstorne Gouernour off the garrison off Lathome concerneninge the deliuery vp off the house. 1. Itt is agreed vppon betweene the said pties that the s d : house of Lathome with all the horse, plate, Iewells, moneyes, Armes, Ordinance, Ammunition, goods, and Cattell therein (without imbezilm 1 . spoileinge or defaceinge) shall bee deliuered vp into the hands off the s l1 Coll: Booth (or into the hands off such as hee shall appoint) for the vse off his Ma tie : and the pari*: before 3 off the Clocke to morrow in the afternoone, together with all writinges and euidences within the same garrison. 2. Itt is further agreed vppon that the s d : gouernour off Lathome shall haue libertie to march vnto the garrison off Abbercanway, with his owne horse, sword, and pistolls and tenn pounds in money. And all the officers belongeinge vnto the s d : garrison off Lathome aboue the degree off a Lieftennant shall march with theire swords only vnto the s d garrison off Ab- bercomvay, And the rest of the officers and souldiers to march thither with¬ out armes, And to haue a sufficient Convoy to bringe them within a Conve¬ nient distance off that place. 3. Itt is alsoe agreed on that Coll. Roger Nowell and Coll. Edw: Veare shall march away vnto the said garrison off Abberconway with 2 such horses and furniture for the same as shall bee appointed for them by the s d Coll. Booth, together with 5 £ a piece in moneyes. And all others within the s d garrison off Lathome (exceptinge M r Sherringeton, M r Heath and M r Elice lleyes) whoe are to yeeld themselues prisoners vnto the s d . Coll: Booth, are to march away vnto the s d garrison off Abberconway without armes, or to the Committee off this County off Lanc r : to make theire peace with them. 4. Itt is further agreed on that M r Coote, John Rice, Humphrey Nelson and Hellene Holme together with all women and Children in the house shall haue Libertie to line att theire seuerall habitations, or att some ffriends b -H 76 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. houses nee re vnto the s d . garrison off Lathome, vntiR further order bee giuen by the Committee off this County. 5. And Lastly itt is agreed on that all the prisoners within the s d gar¬ rison off Lathome shall bee freely sett at Libertie before to morrow att 3 off the Clocke in the after-noone, and that such sicke persons as are within the s d house shall bee Carefully disposed off vntill they bee able to march. in Witnesse Roger Nowell. Peter Trauers. Edw: Veare. Andrew Broome. A Coppic of a Letter sent dorwne by Mn Werden London 17' 4 A 7 o: 1640 There is great expectance of the event of this Parham*, there is a resolucon of strict pceedings against the Papists soe that it is supposed the pclamacon newly sett forth will be enlarged against them, the L rd . De- putie of Ireland the last weeke was forbidden to take his place in the house, but as a dellinquent had his sword taken from him & put to the bar, and committed after to M r Maxwell keep~ of the blacke rodd where he con¬ tinues a p r soner, his accusacon was for Treason in Two pticulers sent from the Lower house & deliuered by M r : Pirn in the higher house, all monopilies goes downe fast, there are not any who had theire hands in any one, but are forbidden on a great paine for resorteinge to the house and to be ex¬ cluded, soe that 40 printipall men and more goes of, as S r : Nicholas Crispe and such like, and new ellecons to be made, neither any younge gentlemen vnder G1 yeares of age are to be members hereof. S r : Willm Beetcher of the Exchequer is committed for searcheinge the pocketts & clossetts of some noblemen & others the last pliamf whose feare hath made him pduce his warrant therefore from the two Secretaries though against his will. Yesterday beinge Munday S r : Henry Spiller a Deputie Leevtennant was vpon the stage for Levieinge men & money. S r : George Radcliffe and others are sent for out of Ireland by the Par- liam*, and every day are expected. M r . Burton and his ptners, and M r Walker the minister was last satturday set at Libtye, after more then a yeares Imprissonm 1 , the ArchbuslffP disclaimer to haue a hand in theire Comittment. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 77 The Scotch Lords are come all, some the last weeke, others last Sattur- Jay, yet it is s d my L d . Louden is scarse well, that buisiness will wholy imploy the Parliam*. S r : ]\Iy service Remembered &c. the Newes by this weeks post is not much, But that my Lord Iveep er is in a place caled Paris: Secretary Windebanks is Layd vp in Bastile in ffrance for interceptinge the Kinge of ffrance his letters formerly sent.—The Scotts Parliam* begins the 17 th April next, and theire incendiaries are to goe home and be tried by theire owne Parliam*.—The Army of Irish imbanded by Earle of Stratford is to be dis¬ banded because they cons~t of Papists.—2 Imbassadors are come from ffrance to examine the Kings Revenew'es and find them to be 6360000^ p~ an", and other Receipts 130000^ p" a if.—Duke of Braganza Crowned Kinge of Portu- gall.—Some of the Councell at Yorke are examined as S r . Walter Mountague & some others and found seducers, and therefore Restrayned of theire lib"tyes. —Northumberland Newcastle 8c Ilppbricke exempted from payeinge sub- sitties.—The Scotts haue received pay vntill the l6 lli . of ffebruary next.—It is reported the Parliam*. adiourned for the conformacon of 40 Acts p r poscd at Edingborough.—The Bpp and deputie comes to theire triall w th in this 3 dayes.—Papists pay dooble subsitties, they are in hand to devise a way to Convict them after another manner then form r ly.—I haue sent yo u some few verses here inclosed, soe in hast. Richard Kinge. A L r .from the Marques of Argile , and Sir JVilfm Arinin to Sir Thomas Gtom- ham, dated Janu ; 20 M . zc th . Sir Thomas Glomhunis Answere, dated Janu; 0,3 d 1643. Gent. Alltiiough w r ee iustly p~sume y* the sollemne mutuall Covenant entered into by both kingdomes hath longe since come to your hands, and likewise that you had notice of the raiseinge this Army desired by y e Par¬ liam*. of England for the psecution of those ends therein ppssed (viz) the pservacon & reformation of religion, the true honor & happines of the Kinge, & the publicke peace & liberty of his dominions, yet y* it may appeare to you 78 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. & all y e world how vnwillinge wee are to make a forceable vse of those Amies wee haue beene constrained (by the dissapointm*. of all other meanes of safety) to tak vpp. Wee the Commissioners of both Kingdomes haue thought fitt. Beside y l declaration (a copie whereof wee herewith send) lately emitted in the name of the Ivingdome of Scotland for the satisfaction of the people concerneinge the entrance of this their Army, To take more pticular notice of you the cheife Gentl. & Commanders, hopeinge likewise, y* things of soe great considerable consequence will finde w tb . you such an entertainem*. as will answere the weight & importance of them : wee will not soe much wronge y e cause wee haue vndertaken as to goe about after soe many de¬ monstrations of y e necessity of y e p r sent posture to dispute w th . jmu, but rather in stead of arguments wee thinke it reasonable to acquainte you w th . our well weighed resolutions w ch . are through y e asistance of y l God in whose cause wee are ingaged, and whose strength alone wee trust in, w th our ut¬ most industry and hazard to endeavour y e p r uencon of y l iminent danger not onely of erruption but of ruine, w ch . wee see evidently intended to y e true protestant religion by the Papists Sc Prelaticall faction, who never wanted will, but now thinke they want not strength 8c opportunity, to accomplish itt, as allso y e rescueinge of his i\Ia llL ' s : pson & honour soe deeply & vnhappily intangled in y e councells & practise of them whose actions speake their ends to bee little better then popery & tirrany, and the redeeminge the peace & liberty of his dominions in w ch the irish rebellion, & y e sad & vnnaturall divi- tion in England haue made soe great a breach. To the accomplishnf of these soe iust 8c hon ble : designes wee haue reason to expect y e concurrance of all men who eyther owe or pretend a due loue to their religion, Kinge, & Country, & shalbee very sory to want yours. But yf misinformation or any other vnhappy groundes shall soe fair p r vaile \v tb . you as to reckone vs in the number of your enimies, w cb certeinely wee are not, yf you bee friends to those ends mentioned in our couenant, 8c in stead of y* concurrance w tb . vs w ch . wee wish & hope to deserue wee find from you opposition & acts of hostility, the law of nature & your owne rea¬ son will tell you what you are to expect. Wee onely add that though itt will not a litle trouble vs to see men w tb standin«:e not onely vs but their owne good 8c happinesse, yet itt doth in good measure satisfy vs y l wee haue not neglected this or any other meanes to the best of our power or vndcr- standinge to p r vent those inconveniences & mischeefes that may arise from those acts of force which wee shalbee nccessiatcd vnto. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 79 Responsio. My Lord. I have this clay rec d . yo rs : together \v th . one to the Gent, of the Country, and haveinge communicated w th . them, wee returne you this answere. That without the sight of yo r L r . wee could not haue beene induced by any flyinge rumours to beeleeve that the Scottish nation, or a p r vaileinge pty for the p r sent in that nation would haue attempted any inu r sion of Eng¬ land, soe contrary to the lawes of God, of nations, of both kingdomes, and especially to the late acte of Pacification; soe opposite to y r alleagance & gratitude to his Ma tie . to that neighbourly lone w ch . they pretend, to that dis- creete care w ch . they should haue of their owne safety : wee could not other¬ wise haue ymagiued that they who by his Ma ties : goodnes enioy a setlment of their Church & state accordeinge to their owne desires should now dis¬ loyally & ingratefully imhroyle themselves in a buissines that concernes them not, forfcite their rights, dissableing his Ma ,ie : hazard the losse of their p r sent happines; no order of any Committy or Commyties whatsoeif. of men or Angells canne giue them poure to march into the bowells of another King- dome; to make offensiue warr against their native Sou'eigne vpon the empty p r tence of evill Councellors who could neu r yet bee named; And for the English Agents wee cannot beeleiue them to bee any Comissioners lawfully authorized eyther bv the Parliam 1 . or by the two houses or yet the house of Commons where soe many of the members are expelled by partiall voats, so many banished by seditious tumults, soe many voluntarily absent themselves out of Conscience; where despation or want of opportunity to departe, or feare of certaine plunder are the cheefest bonds w ch . hould the litle remnant together from desertion ; Where the unreasonable name of Parliament is made a stall to countenance the pernitious Councellors, and y e acts of a Close Committy for Subiects to make forraine confederacy w ,h out their Sou r eignes assent, to invade the territories of their vndoubted Kinge, to goe about by force to change the Lawes & religion established is grosse treason w th out all contradiction, and in this case itt argues strongly who haue beene the Con¬ trivers & fomentors of all our troubles, noe Coucnant whatsoeu 1- or with whom soeu r canne iustifie such pceedings, or oblige a subiect to runn such disloyall courses. Yf any maim out of ignorance or feare or credulity haue entered into such a Coucnant it bindes him not, except itt. bee vnto repent¬ ance; neither is there any such necessity (as is p r tcnded) of your p r sent posture, yourselucs cannot alleadge that you are any waies provoaked by vs, 80 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. neither are wee conscious to ourselves of y e least intention to molest you; those ends w ch . you propose are pleasable indeed to them who doe not vnder- stand them; the blackest designes did neu r want the same p T tences; if by the Protestant religion you intend your articles w ch . are the publicke Con¬ fession of our Church and booke of comon prayer established by act of Par- liam 1 ., you need not trouble yourselves, wee are ready to defend w th . our blood, yf itt bee otherwise it is plaine to all the world that it is not y e p r serv- ation, but y e innovation of Religion w ch . you seeke, howsoeu r by you stiled reformation, what callinge haue you to reforme vs by the sword ? wee doe not remember that eu r the like indignity was offered by one nation vnto ano¬ ther, by a lesser to a greater, that those men who haue heartofore pleaded soe vehemently for liberty of Conscience, against all oathes & subscriptions, should now assume a power to themselues by armes to ympose a law vpon y e consciences of their fellow subiects; a vanquished nation would scarse endure such termes from their Conquerors; but this wee are sure of that this is the way to make y e Protestant religion odious to all Monarchies Xtian or Pagan. Your other two ends that is the honor & happines of the King and the pub- lique peace & liberty of dominions, are soe manifestly contrary to your prac¬ tise, that there need noe other motiues to withdraw you from such a course as tends soe directly to make his Ma tie : contemptible att home & abroade, and to fill all his dominions w th . rapine & blood; In an Army all hath not the same Intentions, wee haue seene y e articles agreed vpon, and those vast sommes & conditions conteined in them; as yf our Countrymen thought that England was a well that could neu r be drawne dry; but whatsoeu r y e Intentions bee wee know right well what wilbee the consequence, yf itt were otherwise, noe intention or consequence whatsoeu 1- cann iustify an vnlawfull action; And therefore you doe wisely to decline all disputation about itt; It is an easy thing to p r tend (the cause of God) as ' s : Royall Grandfather Iv»: James, as allsoe his Ma 1 *’ 5 : Gracous par¬ don to the s d : sev r all psons of all offences, paynes, suspencons, deprivacons, and disabillitys by reason of y e p r misses w th i such clauses & non obstantes as TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 97 were directed by warr*: und r . his Ma‘y s . Sign Manuell, subscribed by S r : Tho s : Powis his Ma^ 8 . Soliciter Gen r all, procured by the Earle of Sund'r- land. No le y e 22: 73 The Duke went on weddensday to meet y e Dutches who was ex¬ pected in Towne this day, but tis s d she will not be here before munday, she comes not through y e Cyty but by Land to Lambeth & Crosseth ou r : in a barge to Whitehall. The Diet at Ratisbone hath declared y e King of ffrance y e Comon enimy of y e empire & all his adherents to be soe reputed, y e ellect r : of Collogene, y e Bishoppe of Munst r . and Duke of Newburg haue 12 dayes tyme allowed to devert the french interest & to Ioyne their forces w th . those of y e empire otherwise to be proceeded ag nst : w th : fire & sword. It is s d . there are some differrenees amongst y e great offic rs in y e ffrench- Army, y* Turene is sent for to Paris & y l y e Prince of Conde is discontented, y* y e Kinge is meltinge all y e ffilligrin plate at Paris w ch is an argumh y* his excheq r doth not ov r .flow, and y* his affaires are not in soe florishinge a condition as form r ly. About a forthnith since y e Scoth regim*: beinge quartered at Cant r bury & beinge to be transeported into ffrance fell into a Mutiny, & Kil’d an offic r : or 2 & for some dayes fortyfied themselves in the Church but beinge since ap¬ peased, and pswaded to goe on Shipboard, it is now s d that in their, trans¬ portation, they unfortunately met w th . 2 or 3 Dutch Capers by whome they were eth r forced or pswaded to goe into Holland & it is doubted may be Ne- ceseated to serve the Dutch instead of y e ffrench. ffrom Ednebrouge they write y‘ y e Duke Lawdklale had not altogether soe splended a reception as fornfly, y* upon y e day y‘ y e Parliam 1 met, y e Duke beinge Comission r : presented y e Kinges Lett rs : w ch beinge red he prest to haue an answ r : Consid'ed of, hut Duke Hamleton s d before they tooke y* into debate it was necessary to considkof their griveances w ch were many and great, & moved y*y e rep r sentaeon of the" to y u Kinge might be y e chiefe part of their answ r : to his lett r . some say y* Comm": are comeinge from thence to y e Kinge w th Artickles against Lod'dale It is now in Consultation at White¬ hall wheth 1 y e Parliam*. shall meet againe or to be disolved o 98 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. The Sweacls hath declared for y e ffrench & is Cora: into y e field w 11 * 20 thousand men & entred y e Contenants. London octob. y e 25 ’: assuring him that they wou’d use that moderation he called for, Re¬ ligion required, and the neighbouring Church expected. Its s d y e ffr: K». is raising 50,000 men, viz* 20,000 horse Sc 30,000 ffoot w ch . are to be maintained by y e ffr: Clergy during y e War.-This days Lett rs . advise from Ireland that y e Brada a 4 th rate Ship unhappily blew up in Kinsale harbour and most of y e men w th Capt. Tenant lost w th about 30 Irish officers on board, and y* 2 companies of ffoot were surprized in y e night and cut of by y e Rapperies.— This day the Comission were considering how to raise further supplies and ordered an Imposition upon Iron Sc fforreign glass. This To Tho: Parker Esq r at his Brousholm Jfsent London Octob. y e 8'A 1 690 The ffieet from Barbadoes being 30 Sail are safely arrived in y e Downs one of y m being of ab*. 400 Tunns burst her sides and sunk at the Land’s end.—They bring Lett rs . of y* 26 th of August w th an account of y e particulars of y e descent made by our forces on y e Island of S*. Christophers and y* S r . Timothy Thornhill and Coll: Codrington having obtained a cora- pleat victory over y e ffr: w ch . were about 1600 men, killing 400 on y* spot \v th y e Loss of 92 on our side and S r . Timothy wounded w th . 2 shott. Then lie besieged the ffort wherin were 800 ffr: & 400 retired to the mountains O and y* some for want of sustenance submitted themselves, 800 old men and o 2 100 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. women & children are sent to y e Spaniards at S'. Domingo, and every Soldier in our Army had one Negro for his share being 25 £ : we have also taken S'. Bartholomews and S'. Martins and severall other places from y e ffrench and by a sloop from New England we have an account y' our Gov r : from New York w th . y e English forces and 2000 Indians had fallen into y e Country of New ffrance on y e one side, whilst S ? . W m : Phipps w th 30 ships and 4000 made a. descent on the other, and y' they destroyed the whole country for 200 miles as far as Queaback up y e river Canada and its beleeved will possess y m selves of all y* territory and thereby secure all y e Trade of y e Hudson’s Bay Com¬ pany. Plimouth y e 14 th . Yesterday arrived y e Providence & Imploym' of London and 2 merchant ships being separated from y* Barbadoes ffleet by y e bad weather, a ship is also put in here from y e Coast of Ireland, who sayes that he dis¬ covered sev r11 : ffr: men cruising upon y e Coast of Scilly and y* y e D. of Graf¬ ton was very well recovered and has Comission to coriiand a Squadron of his Ma ties : ships y* are on y e Coast. Its s d . y' Count Sarsfield is dead in Ireland. Dublin Lett rs . of y e 12 th say y* our forces had made a new breach in y e new fort at Kinsale and were advanced w th .in pistoll shot of y e Counterscarp and y' a party of our horse & Dragoons near y e schannon had defeated a pty of y e Enemy killing severall on y e place and Driving y e rest into y e ffort of Banary whereupon a detachm'. being sent from our Army at Mullingare they made y^selves Masters of y e s d . ffort and returned w th 180 prisoners amongst whom was a Lievtenant Coll, a Major and 3 Capt s : w ,b severall inferior officers, they also add that there was ^000 psoners at Dublin. We have an account from Bristol y' a Vessel put in there y e 15 th . from y* Coast of Ireland and y' y* M r . gives a possitive account y* y e new fort of Kinsale is surrendered upon discretion. Edenburgh y e 11 th . A great storm of wind happened here at N. W. w th . an Extraor¬ dinary high tide w ch . caused most of y e ships in Leith Road to break Cable and run ashoar and some upon y e very Land some Bulged and some sunk, and we have advice from Ipswich y* in y e late storm a Collier of 300 Tunn newly built was forced 2 miles down the river and struck upon the Sound. On Thursday was held a great Council! at White hall ah'. y e E. of Torringtons business where it was ordered y' he should be brought to speedy trial 1 and to y' intent a small Bill will pass in parliam'. to impower the L ds : of TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 101 y e Admiralty to grant Comissions to y* purpose, it is generally discours’d at White hall y* y e K^. will go for Holland beginning of December. At y e Sessions in y e Old Bailey received sentence of Death a Bricklayer for Robbing on y e high way. A ffnman for Clipping Money, A Woman for Murthering her Child, and y e 2 Soldiers for killing y e Millener in y e Strand. This week 3 waggons and a Coach were Robbed by 10 Highwaymen upon Bagshot heath who its s d . have taken to y e value of 900£. Yesterday y e Hudson’s Bay Company received advice of y e arrival! of 2 of their ships at Cowes in the Isle of Wight richly Laden. London y e 4' A of oclob (90) S r . Lett"* from Edenburgh say y' one Clark son to y e Advocate of y* name was Seized coming from y e Irish rebells and beinge searched was found about him bills of exchange for 2000^ Drawn upon some psons in y* City upon which he was examined before y e Councill and confessed several! matters acted w th . y e rebells w ch . he had been privy to.-Lett rs from Chester mention y t S r Cloudsley Shovell had met w th . y e ffr: ffleet on y e Irish Coast and engaged y m sunk 2 or 3 and in pursuit of y e rest, but all other Lett rs being silent makes it of little or no credit.-Lett rs : from Coll. Bluer Gov rnor : of Waterford says y x upon Advice he heard y* y e Rapperes were marched in a body to plund r y e Country he detach’d 80 Musketeers to look after y m and coming up w th y m found they were 150 horse and 300 foot nevertheless they fought & routed the whole body and killed 90 and took 30 prisoners and brought away 600 head of black Cattle and great many Sheep, y e Geo r : being in y e Action and Money being scarce Sold y e bease for 10 s . a piece and sheep 18 d —The E. of Salisbury and Peterborough petitioned y e L ds . on Thursday praying y* they might be brought to speedy Tryall or set at Liberty and re¬ ceived Answer that they would consult the Iudges therein.-Lett rs from Dublin of y e 28 th past say y* y e E. of Marlborough landed near Cork 6215 Men besides officers and servants and joyned by 1500 horse and Dragoons beside 2400 foot under y e P r : of Wittenberg and some regim ts from Wexford & Waterford making in all 16,000 men and doubting not but to be M r : of y* place w th in a few days notw u ‘standing ye Gov r .n r . a young resolute Gen r11 : the E. of Clanearty, and was reinforced by two Irish regim^ from Kinsale an has in y e City 40 pieces of ordinance and all other necessaries for War. the enemy ]02 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. hath quitted their works upon the hills and likewise 2 flforts lately built upon the river and are lately retired into y e Town Castle. It is s' 1 our Grand field is gone to KXsale to bombard y* place, its s d y‘ y e 26 th . past y* Glascow an vniv'sity were examined before the Comittee & 2 was deprived, D r . Keel is made principall of Edenburgh Colledge D rs . Camball and Law professors of philosophy and M r . Gregory profess' of y e Mathematicks has a week given him to consider about taking the Oath and subscribe y e Confession, it is s d y* y e Highland Rebells are marched to the Isle of Mull to prevent y e landing of Argile’s forces.—A Dutch Caper hath brought into plymouth a ffr: prize, & 40 saile of Shipps were seen supposed to be y e Straight ffleet. S r Jonathan Cook an E. an India Merchant hath given 300^ to be distributed amongst y a Irish refuges.—This day a proclamacon was published for a Gen rl . thanks¬ giving throughout all England and Wales on Sunday y e iy th for his Maj 1 ?* good success in Ireland and y e ffast to be discontinued, A flform of prayer made for y* purpose.—Last night y e K® received an Express from y e E. of Marl¬ borough y* he had taken Cork after a seige of 4 days and the Garrison con¬ sisting of 4000 men were made prisoners of War, amongst whom was y e E. of Clancarty E. of Tirone Coll Killaleer &c. y e Castle w th all its forces was deliv rd : up immediately in this action y e D. of Grafton who led on y e Grana- deers was mortally wounded, and after his Lo d P. made Coll Holme Gov r : of y c Town and was marching w th his forces ag* Kinsale the Irish has lost be¬ tween 2 and 300.—The ffr: K^. is sending Envoys to sev r11 Courts of Chris- tendome to make intercession w th y e confederates for a Cessaition of Armes. S' pray y u send M'. Edmund 1 Iustin’s History if y u have and by y u I am y 1 humble servant This Maj: Mowe To Tho: Parker Esq T . at Brousholm p*sent S r London \9 th March 92/3 Great preparacons are made for y e Kings departure on friday next his Maj tie : being resolved this Campaigoe to lead the Army up in his owne pson. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 103 143200 ,b is brought into y e Exchequer upon surviv r ship. Our ffleet this surfier will consist of 30 English and Duth capital ships besides Cruses and y e straits squadron. All y e Officers of y e Kings Army are ordered to compleate their Companies forthwith upon paine of Death. They say the Discent is to be composed of 1600 out of England 10,000 from fflanders 4000 from Scotland, 6000 from Ireland, and his Maj tie . will come from ffland rs . and head y e Discent in pson. Yesterday here arrived a pson from Dunkirke who was prisoner there for 2 months taken by Captin Bart, he says there are now in that Port 120 Saile of which 62 are Daynes and sweedes 12 portiguesses, and there has been brought in as prizes 36 Vessels of English, adding that there were two of y e Vessels who have brought thither Lead and Powder, have taken their Cockett for Ostend, and 9 Engl: Colliers were brought in there, he says further the Garrison consists of 7364 Men. y e begin to demolish Dixmond and ffurness. We have advice from Scotland that one of y e Kings ffrigots has taken a ffrench man of war of .... Guns A new Sect is said lately to be started up here, which is called y e free seekers, one of y e cheif promoters p r tends some Revelation in Scripture be¬ yond y e Quaker. They write from Edenburg, that a pson is to be Executed at y e Market! Crosse for forceing a Girl of 12 years old who dyed soone after. A Camp will be formed on Honseley Heath this summer. Yesterday 2 Bakers of this Citty were seized and committed to prison for sending Corne into France. A woman Clipper and her two servants were this week seized in y c Citty and Committed much Clippings being found in her custody and a great quantity of stolen plaite. Messina ffebruary y e 3. A List of y e places that have been destroyed with the number of psons who have perrished in the terrible Earth Quakes, according to y e Relations y* are hitherto come from y e sevYall places of this Island* Calatgirone. ab* a 4 th of y e Citty ruined 1300 psons killed. Luochuela. quite destroyed w th most of y e Inhabitants number not known. Mineo. a Royall Citty most of it fallen and 3000 psons killed. Militello. quite destroyed with many of y e Inhabitants y e number not yet known. Palaonia. very much shattered but few psons killed. 104 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. Scordia. y e Palace fallen downe and 20 psons killed. Sentini. quite ruined and 8000 killed. Augusta, quite destroyed and 5000 killed. Siragosa. quite destroyed and 6000 killed. Nolo, quite ruined and 3000 killed. Specasurno. quite ruined and 7000 Killed. Seichilo. quite ruined and 8000 killed. Santa Crose. destroyed and 100 killed. Modica. quite destroyed and 1000 killed. Ragusa. quite ruined and 7000 killed. Cefomaro. destroyed and 200 killed. Biscuti. destroyed and 100 killed. Chiuramont. quite destroyed and 300 killed. Monterusso. destroyed and 200 Killed. Giamontana. destroyed and 300 killed. Buchin. destroyed and 160 killed. Patuzzulo. quite ruined and 1000 killed. Scodia. destroyed and 100 killed. Pasceni. quite ruined and 600 killed, ffurla. quite ruined and 800 killed. Seiorta. quite ruined and 2000 killed. Vizzini. quite ruined and 3000 killed. Licodia. destroyed and 400 killed. Calania. wholely destroyed and 1800 killed. Iaci. much ruined and 1800 killed. London June y e 16 M . 92) S r . Tho: Lane & S r . Co. Tho: Cook are to be ShTives for y e next vear. The E: of Marleborow & others are admitted to bayle. The E: of Yarmouth bayled by Et of Kent Ailsbury &c. there are also bayl’d Barnard Howard Esq r . S r . Ro: Thurrold, Coll Powell, Coll. Wilkins, Capt n . Brereton, Coll. Hales, Edward Ridley, Esq r , Majo r . Hastings, Ro: fferguson, Ro: Paston Esq r . &c. The E: of Sailsbury & Coll. Langston did not desire bayle. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 105 Paris y e 15 th : K. James designes being frustrated would spend his dayes in peace w th . Christendom. Port la Hogue is ordered by y e Marine Officers to be made as defensible as Dunkirk & to y l end Marq s . de has remitted a great Sume of money. The Turks are for treating w th . y e Empe r . for a peace. Tuesday Adnfll Russell w th . y e ffleet sett Sail, y e Clowsley Gaily took a ffa r Advice boat of 6 Guns going to S*. Malloes w th . news of y e English ffleet. They write from Bristoll y l y e ff r privateers have taken 3 Ketches & 6 or 7 Merchh Ships. 30,000-^ more was sent to Portsmouth to hasten y e navall p r parations, our ffleet are sailing for S*. Malloes to burn all y e ff r Shipps und r . Vice Adnfll Renault. The Indian prince is arrived here & shown for a rarity. 3003 men was killed in storming y e ffort. London June y e 1 S th : 92 Informa con s are drawing up ag 1 . m r Planet & m r Young a Clergy for falsly accusing y e B~p of Rochester This morning came in a Holland Maile w th advice from y e Confed r ate Camp y l most of y e Army has passed y e Sambre & had intercepted 400 ff r wagons going w th pvisions to y e ff r Camp & had seized most of y e enemyes baggage &c in a wood, & y l y c Garrison of Charleroy had taken 150 wagons & 200 Oxen, killing 60 of y e Convoy & takeing 80 prison”. On y e 20 th : y e besieged made a vigo r ous Sally & after a sharp Conflict regained y e divells house forceing y e enemy from a battery. The Enemy has made 3 brisk Attacks on y e out works of ffort Will, in one they lost 4 Majo rs : 20 Capt s . 2 Cornetts, in a 2 d 2 Coifs 16 Capt s . be¬ sides a great number of Subaltern officers, in y e 3 d they made a vigo r ous assault on y e Counterscarp in w ch . were imploy’d all y e Gent de Arms w th . Educers of Gent Voluntiers & after a sharp resistance possessed y n ’selves of it, whereupon y e besieged sprung a Myne & blew up 700 of y m & at y c same tyme makeing a Sally beat y m of w th . y e losse of 200 of y n ‘. after y 1 Coll. Leg- horne w th . a pty of 500 men from y e Castle cutt y e throats of 900 horses feed¬ ing in a meadow in sight of y e Enemy. p 106 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. fforrage for horses is very scarce in y e fff Camp, the D: of Luxemburg lost 900 men in attempting to raise y e Siege, K. WTn lyes at y e head of y° river Maheme to intercept y e Enemyes pvisions. The Gov r nor declares he will hold it out till he hath but 100 men left, he hath blown up y e divells house The principall causes of the encrease of Papists. 1. The want of the due execution of the laws against Iesuits seminaries reli¬ gious preists & other recusants partly occasioned by the contriuence of the State, partly by some defect in the laws themselues & partly by the manifold abuses. 2. The interposinge of forraigne princes by there Embassadors & agents in fauour of y m . 3. There great concorse in the Citty and there frequent conventicles & con¬ federacies there. 4. There open and vsuall resorts to the houses & chappels of forraigne Em¬ bassadors. 5. The education of there children in seminaries & other places of there re¬ ligion in forraine parts w ch . haue beene greatly multiplied & enlarged for the entertaininge of English. 6. That in some places of your realme your people are not suficiently in¬ structed in the knowledge of true relligion. 7. The licencious p~mittinge of popisshe books and their dispersinge, the im- ploim 1 of evill affected in Religion in placs of govTim* who do shelf or may countenance the popisshe pties. The Remedies against theise. That the youth of this Realme be carefullie educated by able & Religious schole mast rs y 1 they be inioyned dilligently to Catechise and instruct their scholl rs . in the grounds of true Religion, and wheras itt doth plainly appeare that sundry popisshe scholem rs . dissemblinge their Religion have craftily crept in and obteyned placs of teachinge in div~se Countries and therby in¬ fected & pTierted their schollers and so fitted them to be transported to their popisshe seminaries beiond sees y 1 therefore there may be great care in the choice and admittance of scholetn rs y l the ordinaries may diligently en¬ quire of their demeano”. and p~ceed to the removinge of such as shalbe any ways suspected. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 107 His Ma ties \ answer. Itt is well allowed of and for the bett r . pTormance L"res slialbe written to the 2 ArchbP 8 and from them LTres to all ordinaries to see this don and they to give accompt to the ArchbP respectively and the Archb? to his Ma tie : of theire p~ceedings thearin. 2. That the Antient discipline of the two vniu r sities be restored being the famous nurseries of Literature & Yertue. This is approved by his Ma tie , and the Channcelo r of eache vniu r sitie shall be required to make due execution of it. 3. That speciall care be hadd to enlarge the preaching of the woord of god throughout all pties of your M 63 . dominions as being the most powerfull meanes for the planting of true Religion & rooting out the contrarie, to w ch end amongest other things may it please your good M tie to advise the Bushopps by fatherlie treatment & tender vsage to reduce the peaceable & orderlie service of the Churche such able mi¬ nisters as have bene formerlie selected that theare may be a pTitable vse of theire ministerie in theise needfull dangerous times, and that non residence pluralities and comendifms may be moderated, and heare we cannot forbear but humblie thanke your M tie : for diminishing the nomber of your owne Chaplines nothinge doubting yo r princely care for the well bestowing of your Benefices both to the comfort of vs your people and for the encouragment of your vniv'sities being full of graue & able ministers vnfurnished of Livings. That his M tie . likes well so as it be applied onelie to such ministers as are peaceable & conformable to the Church government for pluralities non residence & ComenduTns theise are now so moderated the ArchbP: affirme theare are now no dispensations for pluralities granted nor no man now hath above 2 benefices & those not aboue 30 miles distant and for avoideing non resi¬ dence the Canon in that case pvided shall be dulie put in exec n . for Comen- dums they shall be sparinglie graunted onelie wheare exilitie 8c smalnes of the Bushopricke requires it. Also his Ma tie : will cause that the Benefices be¬ longing to him shall be well bestowed, & for the better progating of Religion his Ma Ue recommends to the houses of Pliament that care may be taken and p~vision made that every p~ishe shall allowe competent manteinannce for an able preaching minister and that the ouners peonage impropriate shall allowe to the Vicars Curate & Ministers belonging to theire peonages sufficient Stipends & allowances for preaching Ministers. p 2 ]08 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 4. That tlieare may be strict pVision against the Transporting of English Children to the Seminaries beyond Seas and for recalling them which are tlieare alreadie placed and for the punishing of such of your Subiects as are manteiners of those Seminaries or of the Schollers tlieare con¬ sidering, that besides the seducing of your people great Sumes of money are yearlie expended vpon them to the Impoverishing of this King-dome. The Law in this case shall be put in exec 11 & farther tlieare slialbe L~res written to the Lo: Treasurer as also to the Lo: Admirall that all the ports of the realme & the Creekes and members therof be strictlie kept and strict searches made to this end, and pclamacon slialbe to recall both the Children of Noble men and other men and they to retourne by a day. Also the manteiners of Seminaries or schollers theare shalbe punished according to Lawe. 5. That no popishe Recusant be suffered to come into the Court vnlesse your Ma tie : be pleased vpon speciall occasion to call y m agreable to the Statute of the 3 d of Iacobi C. 5. Yf his Ma tie . shall finde or be enformed of anie concourse of Recusants to the Court the Law shalbe strictlie followed, and his Ma tie is pleased that by p~clamacon the British and Irish subiects shalbe put in the same case. S. And wlieras your Ma tie by preventing of manie apparant misclieyfes both to your Ma tie : & State liaue in yo r princlie wisdome taken order that none of your Subiects natural 1 not pfessing the true Religion by Law established be admitted to the Service of your Royall Ma tie : wee giue your Ma ,ie : most humble Thanks and desire that your order tliearin may be constantlie observed. As his Ma tie hath pvided in the treatie w th Fraunce so his purpose is to keepe it that none of his Subiects shall be admitted into his service, or into the service of his most Royall Consorte the Queene that are popishe Re¬ cusants. 7. That all the Lawes now standing in force againste the Iesuites Semanie Preists and others haucing taken orders by authorise from the See of Rome be in due execution. And to the intent they may be p r tended to be surprised that a speedie & certaine daye may be pre¬ fixed by your Ma ,ics : Pclamacon for theire dep~ture out of this Realme and other vour Ma lies : dominions and not to retourne vpon severest penalties now of the Lawes in force against them and all your Ma tles : .Subiects hearby admonished not to receyue, entertaiue comfort or TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 109 releyue anie of them vpon the penalties w ch may be lawfullie inflicted and that all such Preistes Iesuites & popishe Recusants consorted w ch are or shalbe Imprisoned for Recusancye or anie other such like cause may be strictlie restrained that none shall haue conference \v th . them thearby to avoide the contagion of theire corrupt religion and that no man w ch shalbe Iustlie suspected of Poperie be suffered to be keeps of yo r Ma ties : Prisons. The Law in this case pvided shalbe put in execucon 8c a Pclamacon shalbe to that effect desired & such restraint shall be made as is desired, and no man that is Iustlie suspected of Poperie shalbe suffered to be keep" of anie of his Ma ties : Prisons so published by Pclamacon. 8. That yo r . Ma tie . would be pleased to take such order as to your princlye wisdome shalbe thought expedient that no naturall borne subjects or straunge Bushopp or anie other by autboritie deryued from the See of Rome conferr Ecclesiasticall orders or exersise Ecclesiasticall func¬ tion whatsoever towards or vpon anie of your naturall Subiects w th in anie of your dominions. This is fitt to be ordered as it is desired and it shalbe so published by Pclamacon. 9. That your Ma ties : learned councell may receyue order & comandment to consider of all former grauntes of Recusants landes that such may be avoyded as are made to the Recusaunts vse or truste or of w ch the Re- cusaunts receive benefitts w ch are either voide or voidable by Lawe. The King will giue order to his learned councell to consider of the graunts & will accordinglie as is desired. 10. That your Ma tie be likewise pleased straightlie to comand all Iudges 8c misters of Iustice both Ecclesiasticall & Temporall y* the Lawes of this realme against Popishe recusaunts be dulie executed 8c namelie that the censure of excomunicacon be declared & certified asrainst O them and they be not absolued but vpon publiq satisfaction by yeild- ing to conformitie His Ma tie : leaues the Lawes to theire course & will giue order in the point of execucon as is desired. 11. That your Ma tie : be also pleased to remoove all places of autboritie Sc government from all such p~sons as are either Popishe Recusaunts or Iustlie suspected. The Lawes & Acts of Statutes in this case p~vided shalbe followed & put in execucon. 4 no TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 12. That present order be taken for disarming^ all popishe Recusants convicted or Iustlie suspected accordinge to the Lawes in that be- lialfe 8c the order taken by his late Ma ts . privie councell vpon reason of State. For this the Lawes in force shalbe forw*. exec*. 13. That your Ma tie . be also pleased in regard of the great resorte of Re¬ cusants to & about London to comaund that forthw th . in paine of your indignation & severe exec n of the Lawes the} 7 retire themselves to theire severall countries, theare to remaine confined w th in fyue miles of theire dwelling places. The Kinge giues assent and will se y 1 observed w ch : haith beene observed by him. 14. And whereas yo r Ma tie hath comanded & taken order y‘ none of yo r naturall subiects goe to the hearing of Masse or other suspicious ser¬ vice at the Chappells of forraine Embassad ors or at any other place whatsoeu r . Wee giue yo r Ma tie : most humble thancks and desire yo r comandenf. & order herein maide bee constantly obserued & y* the offenders herein maie be punished accordinge to the Law. This shall be done as is desired. 15. That such insolences as any popishlie affected haue latelie committed or hereafter shall committ to the dishono r . of our Religion or to the wronge of the true proffesso rs . hereof be exemplarie punished. 16. That the Stat. of 10 Eliz: for the paieing of xij d euerie Sundaie by such as shalbe absent from devine seruice in the Churche w th out lawfull excuse maie be put in due execution the rather for y l the penaltie is giuen by the lawe to the pore & therefore not to be dispensed w th . It is fitt this Statute be executed and the penaltie shall not be dispensed \v th . Lastlie y* your Ma tie : bee pleased to extend yo r . princelie care alsoe oif the Kingdome of Ireland that the lyke courses maie be there taken for the restoreinge 8c establishing of true Religion. His Ma ties : cares are 8c shalbe extended ou r y e Kingdome of Ireland Sc will doe all y* a religious King should doe for the restraininge 8c establishing of true Religion here 8c elsewhere. And thus most gratious souaigne accordinge to o r . duetie and zeale to god 8c religion to yo r Ma tie 8c yo r safetie the Churche 8c Comonwealth TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. Ill & theire peace Sc prosperitie wee haue made a plaine & faithfull de¬ claration of the pifte estate the causes Sc remedies of this encreasinge disease of Poperie humblie offeringe the same to yo r . Ma ties princelie ' care Sc wisdome. The answere of yo r . fath r . o r late Souaigne of famous memorie vpon the lyke petition did giue vs comfort Sc expectacon in theise things but yo r Ma ties . manie gracous promisses made in y l kinde (w ch . w th muche ioye and thankfulnes wee doe remember) doth giue vs confident as¬ surance of the continuall pformance hereof in w ch comfort and confi¬ dence reposinge our selves wee most humblie praie for yo r Ma ties . longe continuance in all princelie felicitie His Ma tie . ffurther declares y l bee is not drawne to assent here vnto at the importunitie of any or for anie pticuler end soe much as out of con¬ science Sc zeale to religion & y 1 it was the last legacie Sc iniunction the late Iv: his fath r . left him, y* when hee was married, hee should declare to the world y l hee had married the pson, not the religion of his Q. Cromwell. Lambert. . Lawrence, ffleetwood. . ffines. . . A Game at Pickquett. . I am like to have a good bargain on’t, I haue throwne out all my best Cards, Sc gott in none but wretched ones, soe I may very well be capotted. . Now you haue gotte a new packe, I am contented to play, but you knew every card of the old ones, & you made your game as you listed. . I tooke but a few, but the made me a great game, for I haue left all the little ones behind me. . If your highnesse had those my Lord Lawrence left, you would have a better game, then you now haue, I wish you would looke vpon them, but that I heare you can hardly tell what you will play, well, I am for the litle ones, if there be enough of them, for two Quint Minors will winne the game, before you begin or come to reckon the fourteenth by Knaues. . Tis fit you should play at some common game, where all the small cards are In, Sc where the ace goes but for one, I was too long at that sport, Sc left it oft' because I could TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. ] 12 Mulgraue. Desborrowe. . Skippon. . . Rouse. . . . Iones. . . . O usley. . . Vyscount Lisle. Cooper. . . Pickering. Strickland. Maior. . . make nothing of it, but here whosoever gets one good card, is like to make a good hand on’t. I have got a good teirce already. . I somthing scrupled, whether play was lawfull or noe, 8c soe safd out the last game, w ch had like to haue vndone me, for the future I shall play at whatsoever game y r high- nes pleaseth, especially since you play soe well now you lose. I am nothing but a ruffe, yet I shall doe well, I got a card of the right suit, & besids I had good luck in pting w th my spade for a club seeing that proves trumps. I sit here & hold the cards, but I know noe more how to play then the post. I am more dilligent at this game then ever I was at any, but I got more at the last when I playd at Cent, for I had an hundred, and all made, all that I desire now, is that I may save my selfe, & to helpe my kindred to something by betting on my hand whilst my lucke lasts. . I must needs loose, for I have tlnowne out the card yh made me wynn the last game. . A pox on’t, I left Pickadilly, 8c the three Kings to come to play here, & I thinke I shall play all my life & get no¬ thing. . If I goe into ffrance, I must practice another game, but doe w l I can I shall be over-reached at hoo Mazarine. I was Piqu’d at Whitehall, 8c I thought to come & save my selfe at the Cavaliers post, but I doubt I shall be de¬ ceived. . I had rather play at another game, where more may play, but I thanke the Lord I can frame myselfe to any sport soe as my Lord Protector make one at it. . You play not as they doe in Holland, where I learned this game, for you make lyfting here, but there they deale by turnes. . All that I am, I had in my rise, I was the pittyfullest game in the world before. . I am pretty well, though I have changed my suit, I went in with all 8c had another as good in the stocke. Sydenham. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. J\lountegue. . Blake. . . . Thurloe. . . S‘. John. . . Perpoint. . . Salloway. . . Bradshaw. Haslerigg. 'Nowell. . . Edward Waller. J Whitlocke. Knight ley. Roberts. . . S r . Gilbert "1 Gerrard. J 113 . They make me play at a game I never saw before in my life, I must needs loose. I shall be but a kind of a stander by at this time, soe I shall have time enough to teach you the game against the next, when you may play by y r selfe. . My Lord it will not be soe well for me to play, but He stand behind y r chair, Sc make Sc shuffle y r cards w th : \v ch : you are to play the next game. . My Lord I shall not play neither, but I will goe y r halfe if you will keep my counsell. . You play soe rash that I will not bet a farthing on y r head. . I am but a stander by, but I observe that the small cards , w ch are put out Sc not play’d with are very clean, but the rest of the packe are filthy foule already. . I dispatched out one King & went in for another, but I have mist him yett, but he hath not a card of his suit w th him soe that I shall snapp him when he coins into my hands. . May we not play level 1 coyle, I have not patience to stay till another match be made, & had as liue be hanged as sit out. I will not play, for (besides that I have not this game) I am soe doz’d with the spleen, that I should thinke of some¬ thing else all the while I were playing, & to take in all the small cards, for I am all day dreaming of another game. My Lord you have hang’d my King, & I have noe other way left but to play into y r hands. . I shall be contented to play any game, but I would be vnwilling to play for a dead horse, yet I care not, if I keep stakes. My Lord give me leave to speake ag st : y r game that soe I may be thought not to bett, & then I shall be able to giue you such advice, as may helpe y r play. I haue the lucke on’t, I Wynne as well at this game as at the last when I playd at Loadam. I had all the smal cards then, & now at Pickquet I have all the great ones. I doe not like the game soe well, as to leave y e match I haue made my selfe, yet I doe not greatly care, if I venture Q 114 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. Barriers. . . Vane. . . . Rich. . . . Harrison. . . Lenthall. . . Lawson. . . S T : Geo: Askew R. Cromwell. H. Cromwell. Claypoole. Ludlow. . . Noell. . . . Harvey. . . Ticliburne. Maynard. a little vpon y r head, & try if I can get a stocke, to set vp my youngest son for a gamester. . May not I talke as much as I will in y r play as long as I am resolued never to bette, nor play \v th . y u : at this game for a farthing. . One had better sometimes play with a good Gamester then with a bungler, for one knows not where to haue him, if Cromwell had discarded as he should haue done, I had wonne my stake, as it is, I shall saue my selfe, w ch . I feare he will hardly doe, though he mingle the cards well, w n : he deales himselfe, 8c hath excellent luck in cutting w n : ano¬ ther deals. . I play a thousand times better now when I haue a bad game, then I did when I had a good one. . I playd the owle, & went in for a fifth King, when there was but four in the packe. . My Lord I lost dealing twice together, because you in¬ terrupted me. . My Lord this game was not dealt you, You tooke it, He throw vp my cards. . They will not let me play, they thinke I play too well for them. . I play my game in the Country. . I play my fathers cards here, but I feare I discard a wrong- suit, those I keep are leading cards at another game, but nothing worth at this. . I haue but one Court card, & she lyes bare, soe that shee’le be snapt quickly. If I play, He push, I care not \v‘. I fling out, Kings, Queens, or Knaues. . He make my fortune by lending the Gamesters money. . They caught me playing false, & would let me play noe longer, though I were on my Lords side. . I had reason soe much to desire to play at Councell Pickquet, since I am now soe like to loose soe much by ano¬ ther’s ill play. . I will not play, but He take odds, that soe I may bctt on both sides. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 115 Newdigale. Chute. Purefoy. . . Prycle. . . Exchequer. . Upper Bench. Coition Pleas. Chancery. . I lost by play, but haue got by leauing off. . There’s such cheating, He play noe longer. . He play a smal game ere He sit out, for I was never fit to worke. . Baxter, Reynold & I, am at the old Christmas game \v th honours. . Sure I must Wynne at last, yet at p r sent I haue ill lucke, for I haue three Knaues in & had cast out the fourth. . Sure you are little better then a cheate, for I threw out one of them, & you haue taken him into your hands. . You serued me the same trick, but the last terme, and tooke in one of them whom I discarded, but you had best leaue your cheating Sc wrangling all of you, least you be found what you are, & forbid to keep Christmas here any more, & then wee shall be forced to set vp our misrule in the Countryes where there is but small game & where the box will be but poorly paid. . If I had not beene for the Queene, I had cast out a Ivnaue w ch . now proves the best of my game. . I am Blanche. j- I owe you for the last game Gentlemen, double or quit. Dutchy. . Trusty's for Delinq u Lands. Com rs : for "l I haue taken more then I should, soe that I must reckon Customs. ) nothing. Com Ts .for Excise. Gentlemen pay the Box. Presbiterians . . I lost the last game for want of a King, and now haue got one that doth me noe good in the world. I had a good hand, but I playd the foole, & threw it out, soe that now all my hopes depend vpon one card. I haue none but smal cards, & they of severall suits, soe that I shall make little of this bout. I went in for those cards, the Bishop Sc Danes parted with the last game, though I have mist them, yet if my Tens be good, I can make a shift till another dealing. I was Piqu’d the last time, & now am re-piqu’d. Anabaptist. Independent . National Ministers. } Cavalier Divine. Papist. . . . Trevor. . . „ If you all complaine, I hope I shall win at last. Shant I play, my Lord Protector hath given me a Stocke, Q 2 116 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. and He packe the cards with all the Cavalier gamesters in towne. S r : Io: Trevor. . Well said Iacke, thou art none of my Sonne, if thou beest not in at all gams, k canst carry a trump in thy Pocket. Queres concerninge the subscription to the engagem*. with desyre of satisfaccon. 1. Whether y 1 the words (true & faithfull) were onlie vnderstood in a nega¬ tive sence, y* were lawfull to subscribe, viz: that wee would act nothinge against them. 2. Whether theise words must not of necessity bee understood in a positive sence that wee will act for them as when we sai A true & faithfull freind seruant or subiect. 3. Whether there bee sure a Commonwealth of England in the sence of the engagem 4 viz: encludinge Monarchichall & Aristrocaticall goifnm*. 4. Whether y* a small pte of people doe by fraude or force thrust oute law- full governours k government & assume to themselves supreame autho- ritie without the appointm*. or approbation of the people yea against their wills can this bee accounted a Commonwealth soe much as in facto though the vsurpinge partie call y { soe. 5. Whether in facto a Commonwealth as it is distinguished from other go- vernm ts . bee sett vpp in England 8c can bee saied to bee established & how k in what sence k vpon what foundacon it is saied to bee esta¬ blished. 6. Whether by a Commonwealth to which wee must bee true k faithfull is meant the rulinge partie as the p r sent house of Commons the Councell of State or the multitude of the people. 7. Whether may not a man bee true & faithfull to y e Commonwealth of Eng¬ land in y e truest and properest sence of the words & yet oppose y‘ as y* is nowe established in y c hands of a partie overawinge k oppressinge the Commonwealth. 8. Whether wee doe thinke in our Consciences that neither the King’s familie nor the Lords are iniured by this seclusion menconed in the engagnf. k yf wee doe thinke they are iniured wee may subscribe to continue k confirme that Iniurye. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 117 9. Whether yf the p r sent powers should change theire resolucons (as wee knowe they are not vnchangeablc) but guided much by providence 8c entertain house of Lords or establish this Commonwealth otherwayes then y 1 is nowe established wee were bound by this engagm 1 . to resist theire powers in this Change. 10. Whether subscription to this engagm 1 bee not contrarie to all former Lawes Oths & Couenants, accordinge to the common sence & vnder- standinge of the words accordinge to y e knowne declared sence of the imposers & did not wee ourselves when wee tooke the Couenants soe vnderstand them before Iesuiticall equivocations & evasions from those Oathes were found oute. 11. Whether yf a small pte of y e pliam 1 & people of the land vsurpinge power & authoritie doe lay engagm ts . on y e greater pte of y e p liam 1 & people they doe not violate the priuiledges of pliam 1 . & liberties of the people. 12. Whether yf the Kinge Sc Lords come vpo convenient tearmes hereafter & bee in sence of y e people more faithfull to Religion, Lawes and Liber¬ ties then the p r sent power is wee were bound by this engagm 1 from assistinge them for y e Comon good. 13. Whether y 1 bee not reall Malignancie Sc soe declared by pliam 1 . for which Canterburie and Strafford were executed to endeavo 1- to subvert the fundamentall Lawes Sc governm ts of the Kingdome the priviledges of p~liam t . & the ancient course of pliamentarie proceedings. 14. Whether in case the Cheife members of this supposed Commonwealth have beene guiltie of murder & other misdemeanures to bringe aboute this change, this engagm 1 in y e knowne sence of the Imposers binde vs fro" endeavouringe to bringe them to condigne punishm 1 . 15. Whether this engagm 1 by way of declaration p~mise & subscriptib there- vnto doth not in y e intencon of the Imposers aswell as in y e nature of the thinge oblige as an oath eque at least though not equaliter. 16° Iunij. The examination of Colonell Goring in the open house about the plotte. 17° . . In the vpper house certaine persons fined & committed for dis¬ turbing the congregation aboute the Surplice pulling downe Rayles aboute the Communion tables & the like. 118 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 18 ° 1 9 ° £ 1 ° 2 2 ° Greate debate aboute the Pole money the rates inclosed. Greate stirre aboute the inlargement of S r . Willm ffarley out of the Tower & settlinge the last article w th . the Scotts. A Ileporte made to the house of Commons of Colonell Goring’s examination who reflects vppon y e Earle of Bristow and New¬ castle. The Bill of extirpation referred to a Commitee to put in a Pro- visoe. The Kinge was in the house to passe the Bill of Tunnage & Poundage for sixe weekes. they goe on in the house of Com¬ mons about the Pole money. M r Percy is in France. The Earle of Newcastle who was Gouerno 1- to y e Prince is dis¬ placed, & the Earle of Barkshire hath his Imployment. S r . I thought good to acquaint you that ther is a Certaine man in Yorkshire who is nowe att this present in the Comision of the peace and Corum and hath beene the Kinge and his freinds great enemy and hath done and acted severall wayes against his Ma tie : And in the first place in the begining of the Warrs, he foresooke his owne house wher he lived, which was vnder the Coriiand of the Garrison of Scipton and went and lived in Lanckeshire vnder the Comand of the Parli- ment party for which party he made both Ilorse-men and Armes. That after the Kings Ma ties : forces came into Lanckeshire he fled to Hull wher he continued a Certaine space, And about the yeare 1644: he was made Iustis of peace by the longe sitting Parliment (before which time he never was Iustis) And within a while after he was by the same Authority put into the Comition for the Militia And also in Comition for Elecktion of the honest Caveleere Ministers. And also in Comition for givinge the Ingage- ment to mainetaine the Goverment against the Kinge and Lords, in all which Comitions he acted with all Rigger and Vehemency. That att such time as the Kings Ma lie : marched towards Wooster he caused all the Cunstables about him to Ride scout both day and night to dis¬ cover the Kings march and what his strenth was, that he might give intelli¬ gence to Lambert and his Army, And after the Battell att Wooster he caused the Cunstables to apprehend all the souldiers that fled from the Battell of the TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 1 19 Kings p~ty ; both Inglish and Scotts, and Comitted them to Yorke Castle vntill the Governor there would receive noe more. That he hath acted according to these severall Comitions aforsaid all alonge these severall changes of Goverments and Parliments vntill the last Gaspe of the Rumpe, and hath beene a very bevy enemy to the Kings freinds all these troublesom times as occation was offered: wittnes Collonell Chetor and many others. That he hath labored with the assistance of Barron Thorpe his very greate freind to destroy and make voyd all our previleges in Bolland by caus¬ ing vs to appeere att the Assize and Sessions which we never did in the Kings Ma tie : time before That since the Cuming of the Kings Ma tie : Into Ingland, he hath beetle severall times informed of Tresonable and Seditious words spoken by severall persons against the Kings Ma tie : and the present Goverment and yet hath forborne to send out his warrents to punish them, all which will be proved and made appeere when ther is occation offered. The Information against Mr. Alex: Johnson. London 22 rf sept. 1702 S r Orders are sent to s r Cloud Shovell to go Mediately out again & cruize upon y e french Coast he having given his Reasons why he came in one of w ch . is y c stress of Weather forced him he having lost his Main & Misne Masts besides other damage.—Our Merch ,s . will not beleive y e report of y e Interlopers y* y e Mogull has declared War ag*. us however E. India stock is fallen 10 1 p~ Cent—We have an Acc 1 from Cadiz y* y e D. of Ormond plays upon them with SO battering peices & y 1 y e Bombs were first thrown into y e Town y e Preists were for surrendring their Religious houses being so rich y* they value them at 500000 1 sterling.—Her Ma tie . has declared she will not come from Bath till Saturday y e 10 ,h of Octo br .—The Virginia ffleet come in is valued at One Million & a halfe to our Merch ts . The last letters from our Army near port st Mary, say y* y e Gov r . of Cadiz some days before sent a sloop well arm’d with a Drumer on board who coming before y e D. of Or¬ mond demanded leave in y e Gov rs . name for a Gent. y l was in Cadiz to go into y e Island but y e boats Crew looking like Officers were seiz’d for spies— y l w r e found in Port st. Mary a Magazine of y e king’s, having Provisions & Ammunition in it for 6 months for our Army—y l y e Spaniards are very fear- 120 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. full of our Army & as some of them come in say y 4 we landed 30,000 men.— Yesterdajr we had lett rs . from Lisbon with advice y 4 our Troops have made themselves Ma rs . of Mattagorda ffort with 22 Guns. & y e new ifort built by y e french of 24 Guns both over ag st . y e Puntall, besides Puerto Real—& some lett rs . say we have taken y c Puntall & y 4 y e Gov r . of Cadiz was treating for a surrender when y e lett rs came away but demanded very large Condi¬ tions. The Inhabitants of Port s 4 . Mary are returnd to their houses & seem’d pleas’d y 4 our men did not plunder y e Churches—y 4 s r . Geo. Rook con¬ tinues dangerously ill on board y e Royal soveraign. This day we have a report here y 4 y e E. of sunderland is given over by his Physitians—The Marq ss of Carmarthen went last Saturday for Portsmouth he being to Command a squadron which is suddenly to put to sea on some secret Expedition. We want 3 Dutch Posts. Charles R. Trusty and Well beloued Wee Greet you well, Whereas humble suite hath been made unto us by You, that Wee would be graciously pleased to Graunt you Our Royall Lycence and dispensation to be absent out of Our County of Cumberland, whereof You are High Sheriffe to attend some par¬ ticular affairs in other parts of Our Kingdomes which require your personall attendance, Wee being graciously willing to gratify you in the said request haue giuen and granted and by these presents doe giue and graunt you full Lycence and authority to be and remaine out of that Our said County when and so long as your occasions shall require, not doubting of your care and vigilance in the due execution of your charge that Our Service suffer not by such your absence. Giuen at Our Court at Whitehall the 23 d day of Febru¬ ary, in the 23 year of Our Raigne 16 4 ‘ By his Ma 4ies . Confand Sheriff of Cumherlands Lycence. Arlington To Our Trusty and Well beloued Anthony Bouch Esq r Our High Sheriffe of Our County of Cumberland. TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 121 By vertue of an Order to me directed ffrom his Grace George Duke Marquesse Earle of Buckingham Earle of Coventry Barron of Whaddon and Rosse, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; one of his Ma ties : Privy Councell & Lord Leveten 1 . of the Westridinge of the County of Yorke Sc of the Citty & County of the said Citty & Ainesty of Yorke. You are heareby ordered Sc Comanded to Comand yo r Company of ffoott w th all convenient speede to meete at such time & place w th there Com- pleate Armes as you in yo r discretion shall ffinde ffittinge, soe as you may haue time to compleate all defects & haue yo r Company to Randvowe att or neare Addingham vpon Monday the Eleventh of Nouember by Twelue of the Clocke of the same day & in the meane time to Comande all the Petty Constables w th in youre Company concerned that the fforthvv th . doe not onely repayre all deffects in Comon Armes but alsoe puide deliuer & pay into the hands of the Clerke of the Company ffor euery Musketteire halfe a pounde of Powther & two yardes of Math & Tenn Da) 7 es pay for euery Comon Souldier Sc alsoe you are to giue notice to all psons Chardged w th priuate Armes that serue not themselues but by seruants or others that they alsoe pay into the Clerkes hands of the Company Tenn Dayes pay at Twelue pence a day or otherwise Carry the Armes themselues ; And you are ffurther heareby autho¬ rized to bringe all such psons as shall neglect the Ivinges seruice or any pte of this order, before me to be delte w th .all accordinge to Law in such cases, & for this doinge this shall be youre Order Sc Warrantry. Giuen vnder my hande this ffirst day of Nouember in the veare of oure Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second of England Scottland ffrance Sc Ireland Ivingc xiij th . Anno: domino 1661. To Coptaine Thomas Parka' A Pudsat These Tiieise are by vertue of an Order of plianf to Charge & Com¬ mand yo u Imediatlie vpon sight hereof to giue Notice to all pettie Constables w th in yo r diuision that they forth w th .- comand all the Armes w th in their seif rail Constableries to bee compleatlie furnished both priuate & Common, And that they prouide for everie common Musketier two pounds of powder xi j bullets Sc sixe yeards of Match, and that everie priuiate Musketier doe the like, and that yo u giue Notice to everie Knight Sc gentleman charged w th a R TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 3 £2 light horse, and alsoe to all the trayned bands both priuiate and Comon to bee in readines w th . their said Annes, vpon an houres warninge, to doe such service as they shall bee required, and that they doe keepe a setled watch both day & night w th . two able discreete men at the least in everie Con- stablerie w th Musketts Charged, who are hereby commanded to stay & exa¬ mine everie pson & psons vpon anie cause of suspicion, and to search them for Pres or other things, And if vpon the said search they finde anie lust cause of suspition that they then forthw th bringe them to the next Iustice a peace to bee Examined, and vpon flight or escape (if anie such bee) to make fresh suit & hew & cry by horse & foote after them vntill they bee app r - hended, and that yo u the Chiefe Constables likewyse forthw th in yo r owne psons doe giue pticular Notice to all the recusants w th in yo r diuision, that they doe keepe themselues w tL in their seuerall confines accordinge to the lawe at their pill, and further that vpon anie congregateinge & meeteinge of anie recusants together w tb in your diuision that yo u or the pettie Constables doe Imediatlie giue Notice thereof to the next Iustice of peace that further order may bee taken thereof, fayle yo u not hereof at yo r pill. Dated at the Castle of Yorke the 28 th day of Ianuarie Anno dom~ 1641. Tho Ffairfax Hen Arthington Sir I iiage receiued an Order from the Lords and Commons of plianfl, that I shall call to my assistance the Justices of the peace aswell for suppressinge vnlawfull Assemblies as alsoe to care for the securinge the Countie and the Magazines in it, to w ch purpose I desire yo u all to repaire to the Cittie of Yorke vpon ffriday next being the xxviij of this Instant Ianuarie by Eight of the Clocke in the Morninge to consider of the fittest Course to bee held for the due pformance of what is required in the said Order, And hereof I desire yo u not to fayle in a busines soe much Im- portinge the good and safetie of the Countie, And soe commendinge yo u to god I rest Yo 1 ' much assured ffriend Tiio: Gower Yorke 9.0 th Jan. 1641 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 123 Die Iouis 13° Ianuarij 1641 Whereas Informacon hath beene giuen to the plianff that the Lord Digbie (sonne to the Earle of Bristoll) and Colonell Kunsford w th others haue gathered troopes of horse, and haue appeared at Kingston vpon Thames in the Countie of Surrey in a Warlike manner where the Magazine of Armes for that parte of the Countie lyes, to the terro r & affright of his Ma ties . good subjects and disturbance of the publicke weale of this Kingdome. It is this day ordered by the Lords & Commons in pliamt that the Sheriff's of the seuerall Counties of England and Wales callinge to their Assistance the Iustices of the peace and the trayned bands of those seif all Counties or soe many of them as shall bee necessarie for the service shall suppresse all vnlaw- full Assemblies gathered together to the disturbance of the publicke peace of the Kingdome in their seffall Counties respectiuelie, and that they take care to secure the said Counties and all the Magazines in them. Die veneris viz 1 . 14° die Ianuarij 1641. Ordered by the Lords in pliam 1 that this Order be printed and published in all the Market Townes in this Kingdome. John Broivne Cler. Parliam*. Imprinted at London by Rob 1 . Barker printer to the Kings most Excel¬ lent Ma tie : and by the Assignes of Iohn Bill. After our hartie Comendacons Whereas the Kings most excellent Ma tie : takinge into consi¬ deration the Warlike p r .paracons & Rebellious p'Yeedings of some in Scotland ill affected to gouernm 1 . & his highnes with the advice of his privie councell beeinge resolued forthwith to haue an armie to lie in the Northeren pts of this Kingdome to bee readie for defence & p r seruacon of the same vpo all occasions hath by his royall letters directed vnto vs vnder his Ma ties : Signet bearinge date th xxvi th of ffebruarie last commaunded vs to take p r sent & effec- tuall order not onlie to hinder the exportation out of any porte or place within the Countie of Yorke of any sorte of Corne or Victuall litt for an Armie but carefullie & p r sentlie to cause p~uisio~ to bee made of a good quantitie of Corne & Victuall Sc likewise of Hay Sc Strawe for Horses Sc to cause the same to r 2 124 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. bee stowed vpp in fittinge places within the s d Countie for supplie of an Armie as there shall bee occasio. Theise are in pursuance & obedience of his Ma ties : said Comaunds to Will & require you and euerie of you forthwith vpo~ Receit hereof to hinder & make stay of all manner of exportation carriage or conveyinge by Badgeers or anye other way out of the divisio" of Staincliffe & Ewcrosse vnto anye place whatsoeuer forth of the s d Countie of any sort of Corne, Graine, Butter, Cheese or Victualls fitt for supplie of an Armie & likwise that }^ou doe p r sentlie cause p~uisio~ to bee made within the s d diuisio" of a good quantitie of Corne, Graine, Male & other Victuall & alsoe of Hay & Strawe for Horses and to cause all the s d seifall p~uisions to bee stored & layed vpp in fittinge places within the same diuisio" for the supplie of an Armie as afores d . His Ma tie : intendinge & willinge vs to assure all such as shall make p~uisions in this kind that they shall bee dulie payed for whatsoever shall bee receiued from them. And because his Ma ties : direccons herein doe require speedie & effectuall execucon wee will & require you to vse all possible care & dilligence in the speedie p~formance of the same. And that within six dayes after the receit of theise our letters, an exact account of your p~ceedings & certifie vnto vs by Writinge what p~uisions of eifie kind aforemenconed will bee supplied or may bee had within the s d diuisio~ & what fitt place you have appointed for storinge & layinge vpp the same, soe expectinge y r effectual! endeavors in the p r mised wee bid you hartilie farewell & rest Y r verie lov. friends P r .claime d at Yorke Ed: Osborne 4 th of March 1638. H Dalto~. Edward Henry Etrinton Io: Melto~ ser. A pticular Note of what Money is behinde & vnpaid of the Pole money w th in the severall pishes of Gigleswicke Gysborne & longe Preston, the pties vpon whome the same were assessed some of them haue billeted souldiers & were not assessed aboue xij d a peice some haue paid in other places and some were gone out of their services & some dead betwixt the tyme of the assessinginge & collectinge of the said pole money as by TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 12 5 seuall certificates vnder the pettie Constables & assessors hands doth ap- peare. Allowed to billiters of souldiers not assessed above ]2 d : a man. Mort. 2. paid in other places. "... gone out of their services soe many psons as were asse d 4 3 D 6 6 To the Kings most excellent Ma tie : The humble peticon of yo r Ma ts Loyall Sub ts : of the Clergie in the Countie of Yorke, whose Names are hereunder written. Humblie sheweth to yo r sacred Ma tie : that an Oath is enacted by the Clergie latelie assembled & shortlie to bee imposed w ch . to vs seemes offiensiue to god, makeinge his word Insufficient to saluation by Ioyninge discipline to it vnder the head of things necessarie to yo r sacred Ma tie : bynd- inge vs now to sweare contrarie to o r Oath of Supreamacie alreadie taken, and in case of alteration to necessarie piurie or disobedience to o r brethren in all other reformed Churches condemninge them of exerciseing a discipline contrarie to the word of God. May it therefore please yo r sacred Ma tie : to free vs yo T obedient subiects of this Oath w ch . wee conceiue cannot bee taken w ,h out guilt of Impietie to god, disloyaltie to yo r Ma tie :, & vncharitablenes to ou r breethren in other pro- testant Churches, & yo r Ma' ics : petitioners shall day lie pray. S r : The Light horse I sent to y e L rd . Leis ,r , was att Yorke & ponte- fract where they was dismissed that appeared there, & ou r man came home ffrom Skipton this morneing, & brought this inclosed lett r ; sent yo by my servant, If yo thinke fitting I desire a meeting of vs to morrow (& shall give Mr. Drake notice my selfe & desire y u to send this to M r Iohnson) to consult of y e best course to pforme ou r . dutyes vppon this Comand. I have adventred to appoynt Gisburne I ffeare yo would thinke it to ffarr to draw yo to Skipton, though I thinke that ffitest place ffor ou r meeting vppon this occasion, as y e Center of y e Counterey to doe businesse in & most noted 126 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. towne But the wayes & wether considered I thinke not of it now least yo thinke Gisburne ffar enough to come & I beseech yo p r sent my service to both my Cozens & accept the like yo r selfe ffrom Yo r very affectionate Cozen Ianuary 26 th 1(5(50 to serve you Jo: Assheton Septemb r . y c 4* A . 1 662 By vertue of an order to me directed I doe Authorise Thomas Parker Capt: to Collonell Pudsey’s Regiment of foote y 1 hee in his diuision doe vpon y e 9 th of this Instant, begine with a dilligent search for armes, in the houses of any psons, except such as are imployed in office of trust vnder his Ma tie : that now is, or his father of Blessed Memorye, & its further or¬ dered, y l he shall secure such armes, as shall be founde, in such places, as hee shall thincke fitt, till further order and y l he examine all psons whom hee shall Iudge dangerous, & secure theire psons if hee shall finde it nesesarye Given vnder .my hands & seale y e day & year aboue s d I Yorke To Captaine Thomas Parker West RydT Com. Ebor Hen: Marwood Esq r Sheriffe of the Countie of Yorke, to the Baliffe of the Wepontacke of Stainclife & Ewcrosse his deputie or deputies, Whereas A Commition is issued forth of his Majesties Court of Exchequer, for the inquiring after & Seazing such parte of the estates of popish recusants in the s d Commition & schedules therevnto annexed to Georo;e Viscount Castleton & others directed. Thesse are therefore to will & requier you or one of you, to giue notice vnto the parties herevnder named commitioners in the s d Commition mentioned that the bee pleased psonally to appeare on Tuesday the Sixteenth day of this instant August at Pontefract within the s d Riding there to meete the rest of the Commitioners in order to the executing of the same, & in this faile not. Given vnder the seale of my office the second day of August An: Dom: 1(575. Sir John Otway, Knight Trio: Parker Esq r : Cuthbert Wade Esq r : TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. 127 The Names of the Granjuries at Yorke Summer Assises 1671. Sir Ralph Knight de Langolde in Latwell John Ashton de Cowerhall. Tho: Bathurst de Skutterskelfe. ar: George Nowell de Kelke. ar: Tho: More de Haknesse. ar: Tho: Parker de Browshohne. ar: lien: Rousbie de Crovvme. ar: Hen: Chambers de Garton in Holdernesse. ar: Mar: Iacson de Gumblethorpe. gen: Ric: Ward de Sand in Hutton, gen: Ihn: Wright de Bagby. ar: George Metcalfe de Thornbrough. ar: Tho: Heber de Garlington. ar: Tho: Leigh de Hatfeiled. gen: George Withers de Wilsike. gen: The Names of the frst Inquest at Lancaster Assisesse the 29 of March 1669 Tho: Norres Ar: de Speake Tho: Parker Ar: de Brousholme Ihn: Starky Ar: de Huntroyde Tho: Blackburne Ar: de Orforde Tho: Mather gen: de Warrington Darbie Hundred Anth: Sawrey gen: de Plunton Dan: Gaskell gen: de Clifton Ezra Woolston gen: de Holton Greene, Docter of Physike Ioh: Cawson gen: de Norbrucke Will: Dodgson gen: de Nipthwaite Grainge Rob: Atkinson gen; de Cartmell Tho: North gen: de Docker Geo: Carter gen: de Leyland Rob 1 . Clevesley gen: de Ripon Rob 1 . Chippindall gen: de Clackton. 128 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. Honoured S r . Seaven Starrs June 10m- 1684 This day my cousen Parker & M r , Slater came to town & gave me your letter wherin I perceive you are all in good health as I am att this time (god be praised) I have taken coach for Yorke on monday y e 23 d & designes to he in York on y e 26 th . of this Instant w ch . if you please to order horses to meet mee will doe mee a favour, if not my unkle Shuttle- worth says he will lend mee horses. & if itt may not consist with your con- veniency pray lett itt alone, y e assises att Yorke begins on y e 14 th of July my L d : cheife Iustice Iefferys comes as being recoriiended from y e King to goe y l particular circuitt & Iustice Hollaway, they are att Lancaster y e 14 th . of August; I am now actually called to the barr & if you please I designe to goe y e circuitt. Thus much with y e tender of my duty to your selfe & mother with Kinde Love to sister & brother I am Your obedient Sonn Edward Parker. ^ Honoured S r : Seaven Starrs June y e W h 1684 Your toakens w ch . you sent by Antho: Parker & M r . Slater was drunck last night in very good company & your health we remembred which I wish may long continue : I also did receive a letter from you by Mr. Parker w ch . gave an account of foure persons y l you have comitted to y e geoale att Lancaster they are generally said to be notorious villaines & y l they have been guilty of ill things, I am glad y e country has soe well se¬ cured y m ; This day S r . Tho: Armestrong who is one of those persons y l fledd away upon y e discovery of y e presbiterian plott appeared at y e Kings bench barr & there received sentence of death vpon his outlary of High treason, he was taken vpon a warrant from y e states Genralls of Holland att Leiden & came into London this week ; M r Toulson has been with mee & wee think this afternoone to waite vpon S r . Thomas Stringer & accquaint him w th . y e method wee intend to proceede, wee shall be forced to ride threescore miles to see y e Duke for he will not bee in town this two months; I did write when I designed to sett out w ch will bee on monday y e 23 d of this month by TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES. m Yorke coach. Thus much with y e tender of my duty to your selfe & mother Kind love to sister and brother. I am Your obedient sonn Edward Parker. 2$ Deare Feather: Grays Inn November y e 1 J< . 16S2 The occasion of deferring my writing- until this time was in hopes to have received a line from you but being frustrated of that I thought it convenient to lett you know y l I am in good health (thanks be to God for it) wishing you all the same; I doe very much admire w* may bee y c occa¬ sion of your not writing to mee, for I have not received one letter this . . . & M r Cliff does often enquire when y t ... . out of y e country I doe put him off from one time to another, dayly expecting a bill for one of us; for realy I have lent him forty Shillings w ch hath put mee Clearly out of purse, soe y 1 if you doe not send mee monys very speedily I shall not know how to doe, Sc another thing is y‘ I learne to dance I gave y e master £ 1J . for ad¬ mittance & y e Quarters end draws neare. Your venison wee did eate this day seaven night in my Chamber Sc y e persons w ch . were Lancashire gentlemen did approve of it extraordinary well, viz. M r . Braddill M r . Butler M r . Starkei M r . Rigby Sc some others, all of y ni . did highly extoll it though for my part I did not think it soe by reason of its saltness. On Saturday last was my Lord mayors show where y e king being in¬ vited to diner was pleased to doe his Lordshipp & y e City y 4 honour as to dine with y m . att Guild hall, where were present y e Queen Sc a great many of y e nobility, all along y e streets as he passed such shouts Sc acclamations y 4 y e like was never known, diner being over he returned to White-hall about 7 a clock att night being greatly satisfied with his entertainment; Thus much with y e tender of my duty to your selfe Sc mother Sc re¬ spects to sister Sc Brother I am S r : Your obedient Son Edward Parker. s 130 TRACTS ON PUBLIC OCCURRENCES, Died, Ann. Dom. 1673 Will®. Parker. Archdeacon of Cornwall, Iustice of the peace for the same County, was 2 d Bro. of Thos. Parker of Browsholme Esq re . who went from Browsholme into Cornwall about the year 1580 married loan Daugh tr . of-Panchard Esq re . in com Wilts, she was a mighty thrifty provident woman, & the said W m . had two Sons, James & W m . & his House is called Trangoe in the Parish of Warlagan in Cornwall about 16 miles from Launceston the Assize Town of the County. James his Eldest Son married Katherine Eldest Daugh tr . of S r . R d . Buller of Shillingham in the County of Cornwall, Her portion was 2500^ The said S r . R d . Buller being a man of 7000-^ per ann. The Second Brother, Parson of Stoacks in Cornwall, the Parsonage being worth 30OC He was never married.—James had by the same Katherine Buller 21 Children, some of them in the army & some in trade, one of them had both his feet shot off in 1645, in battle, died and was buried at Hull. Capt n . James Walker now quarter’d at Hull, gave this information at Browsholme the 1 st of Sept r . 1673. THE END. S.Gosnell, Printer, Little Queen Street, London. ■ - gsJfi] Letjio tuny Stone Jrom Rihrhesler now al'Browsholme Ancle tit 'Doyqanqe ofthe Forest X . itiden t Wooden Tat Ann <1 a t Bro wsh o tin e 1 ■ ~ - -t- —~ _1 O' /nc/tc T 7/j Tjiojmas Lister jP^rkem ft sty.* f.s.j fV/eyre/ / ^cuf/^tt/ ' A’tftt/t/~' ZZit’/lulhor 2*ublLtlu?d J huv/i QjffooO, by ■/ Hatch/trd./’t>c The Library. crw, fir ~iio>