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“1:: RIGHT HONOUR IE i3"

Efid Lord Monta uji

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f g PonSater’day as we‘were upon the my be‘- 4
' . tWecne Huntingdon and Cambridge, in bur ‘
.T journey, as we {uppofcd towards Newman?
ket ,_ we were met by Colonel! Whiz/9,; who '
= ‘ acquainted us with’thefirfl Orders he had
re eived {mm the Generall to attend the Kino with" his
Regimentat Holdenby, in the-roome o't‘Cpoi. Grower,
and a1 {9 with finch Other Orders ashe received iron] his
Exeeiiency‘after it was knoWne‘unto him that his Mat
jeffiy was upon his mar‘ch'towards Newmarket, whérchy '
he was direfied at his meetingof the King Upon the
Way; to entreat his Majefly to take up'his'rlnarters at
t e next convenient houfeJ which he had afsigned to bc .'
at Chflderflyi'tbe iate'citbvelling houfc of Sir/01m .(iutf'f, .
tghierewith'i his Maj‘efty was Ebfifented. At- the {81116 ?
Ernie We alfo reeeiv'ed- twn {Ectters from the’GCHCrQ‘U,
wherein he acquainted ns'thatithe changing of the
GuardsntHoldcnbys and the rembvall of‘thc King had '
byengwirhouthjis rifi‘fyl an’d‘t'ha'c'fhe had {exit Calenell 3
mill "y "wi‘th‘his gagiaa‘ém .ro‘atten'dz'his Majeflv b;i§ke .
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met him in the way (were given as it feemes after the
date ofthole Letters he direfied to us) and upon his
knowledge ofthe Kings being advanced as farre as Hun-
tingdon: Upon Sattcrday in the after-noone the King

came accordingly to this place, and we returned anfiwer- .

to his Excellencies twO Letters, wherein we acquainted
him with our condition, and that we had [cut to the
Parliament for directions, which we lbeedily espeéted.
UponSatterdaylatein the night, Sir Hit/drew Waller, and
Colonell Lambert came unto us from the Generall, and
defired our advxce what was fittefi o be done upon this
accident, which had befallen by he diforder of the
Souldiers without his Excellencies knowledgeaand with.
all propounded unto us the Kings returne to Holdenby:
wherein his Majefi ad declared his, utter averfneii‘e
to Colonell Wbal , in filing that he would nOt be polled.
from filaee to pace. but lince they had removed him.
again his-will from Holdenby, he would now goe to
Newmarket. To this we durfl not, in the condition we
were, prefume to give any advice at all before we recei-

ved new dire&ions from you, and that was all the an: .

[wet we returned- u on Munda the Generall' him-
lelle, the Lievtenant eneralhan other ‘chiefe Officers,
of the Army came hither, and were much prefled by»-
the King, that for his conveniency he might remove to.
his owne Houfe at Newmarket , profeising that he
wouldnot returne to Holdenby. Herein though much
deified, we could not take upon ustoadvife, or a6} 9“?
thing conceivino that no new Guards could be put into.
the capacity ofthe farmer; who by Ordinance of Pat.
liament were immediatly to receive and obferve our
Orders: and could not be countermanded by any othct
aurhority then of both Houfes- His Excellency after-
much diicourfe returned back to his Quarters at Cam:
bridge: having promifid the King that he fliould have-
their refolution before morning , and accordingly Col-
1096“ W b 11'} hath now received Orders to” attend the?
King to Newmarket, whether we alfo wait upon him,

 

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expcéfing homely to receive your direaronsa ~Wthh an .
hereby cafnefilyintreatcd, and will be eXtreamely wel-
come unto

Cbildetflj the 3; of ' Your Lordihips hum-
}me. 1647. ' blc Servant :

Edna. Mountagug;

INregard’I we: firaigbmed in time when m) [4]! Letter war
written, I have‘berc inclofédfim Jon 4 perfefi relation of what
pafléd apontbefburtb of tbi: inflant jaw, when the. King [pa/kc
publi’guel} with the-Sonldieriat Holdeub},

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The Narration. betwiXt his. Majcfty andi
Comet George joyce, .&c. '

THe Party being draWne upin the Exit Court before
'3 . the HOUR? : His Maiefly Came down; and fianding:
ypon' the top of the Reps, direaed-his Speech to Cornet;
10)“, who reprefenting' the Commander of the Party,
flood before the Horfe at the foot of the Staires.
The King {aid that Cornet joyce having, though, at an‘
. unfeafonable houre in the night, acquainted him that
he. was come to convey his Maiefiy. to the Army ;;
Hrs Majefly, according to his promife, was there to
give his anfwer in pretence of them all: But fitfi he de-‘~
. md to know by whom he was aurhorized to propournd'»
this to His M‘ajefi . Mailer Mceanfwer'ed that he-wass
fentbi authority om the Army. The King. replyedgf
That cknew no lawful! authority it» England but his--.
owne; and DCXt under himthe Parliament. But with.
allasked', whetherhe had-- any authority-from Sir ‘11»...
.mzfd/ilfax , and whether in writing: It being replyed‘;
" A: x That:

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T5“ 31!? Ibomeipairfax Was a" Memento? the Army

The King i'nfiffed‘ that he wasi‘no‘t aniWere‘dj; Sir ‘Ug'a-x
max Fairfax being their. Generall 3 was not, faro'p'erly a‘
Membemibuc head of thc Army. 2210c iaidg Thac'at
leafi he was‘included in the Agmy ; and that theSOUIdi-
ers prefent Were his Commiision, being a commanded .
Party on: of every Regiment. Ihe King repl) ed3 That
they might be good mmcfles ; but he had IiotIECn61UCh
a'Ce-mmifsicn before :- And if they were his Commifi
fiOn; It was an Aue.hsari-‘.).~Vcry :WCUJW-iricgex} 5 all. hands.
iome young men. .TheKing prbceeded 'to 13y, 1113:1164
Came to lit/ideal} not by confirain‘t.‘(thwgh-not-fQ’Wil-
lingly as he might have done) pd}: intent he might
{end Meflhges to his ’two Routes of Parliament; and-
receivcani‘wers from them.lhac.a§§ordingly hfihadfi
fent feverall Mefl'ages to them; and thought himfelfe
in a. fort obliged to-fiay fortheirranfwers, which were
not come; yet if they gave him ’fuch‘ reafons as might
convince his judéenmnt‘; he would gain fwith’them ; nay a
the Commifsioneis fliou‘ld'fim flop him. He defired

' ‘1‘“?wi ‘0 anW‘the ‘reafons they 'could ’give him far” ’

this journey, Mae re .lyed'a Theta Eplot. fox thisfqurfi
flares lafi . munching);- Meqxberigefgboth muffin:
:pwerzthmw me. Lawc :Qthengdemfié .That ‘5, def,
Igne to convey his 25:391.; ‘39 an Amy Mid-3.1:“? mm"
fedfer ehazpurpofea, werethe. canes of-thclr- qn‘derra-
king this :impiqyment ,, and. hoged would. prevaile with '
his Meiefiy to golwillingl ,.wi;h,.the;n, therebytodce
feat t-hepuspefes of that“. afiwwld wherwifc» by $313?
countenance ufzhisPer'A'oq msprbe chepkzace. ofkh'e,
Kingdomc * And that hi3- eingwith the. Army wees
{he readxefl expedient. he couldehinke upon tO'PrecuI-‘efi
him a {peedy‘and .iég-iifeéhr 'Aniwcr to his form“
Meg-ages. The. King memes that: lie-knew nofillable‘
<2? any -'£uc.h.defignef or: lBFfindCd" Armya And thatgto. ~
ieeknan Aniwey with [0 many gallant men at his back):
WW8 to, extort it: which W616- vet-yzunhandibme; bees
kdqs that3 their prOpofi-;.ll,190ked like an oppofitionttlo

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the/-fParlaament, ~ which he defired not, or Wouidzevefi
infringe their j’ufl Priviledges of the Lawes of the Land ‘:
That .thefe Reafons induced him noc to go Willing! ';
andthetefOre dei-‘ired to know What they‘i'nten'cled,‘ it '3
would not-go with them.- Itwas arifWered'g That they
hoped his Majefly would nor put them to ufe’ thole - .
‘ llgcanes which otherwifethey fliould befneeeisitated to,
it he retufed.. For the Commii‘s‘ioncrs3 or any elfe that.
refufed; they knew .well what courfe to take with them.
The King protefled , Thétiunle’fle they gave him fatii-
fafiion to the-realonable and 'jufl demands he fhould
make , he Would not go with them, unlefl‘e they carried
him by abiolutc force 5 and, he thought they would well
thinke upon-it "beforethcy. would lay'ViOimt, handset!-
on their King :1 That the: Commi'fsion'ershad nW“ Pl?c
any co‘nflraint ' upon him '3‘ they were merecivill'. Then
he propoundeds that he might be tried with honour and
refpeétrThat they would ”not force him in any 'thi’hg
contrary to his confcienee,-or his Honour ;; though e
:‘hoped he had long ego'-‘fofixed"his refolutiOns,"thatno
force could'cau‘fe-him to ‘do‘abafe‘th’in :‘Thdugh thfi'y
were. Matters 'of’his body, yet his mirage was alleve their '
reach. But to thol‘e Prdpofitionk they 'c’onfent’edtwlth‘a
”geqaall A‘cclamati‘on 5' Mafletvfi‘tyceladdin' ,1 Th8: .thf; r
fPrmci les were notcefprcmy man ‘c'cmi ,genceimqs
{tire theKingfiThcn-"His‘Méfeflydefit di‘hat’thbferwhlt‘h
attended him; and 1m- other of his‘i'eitvant‘safigfanfli
whom they had no )Ufl Exceptions, mivht be permitted
to wait upon him. This being agreed: the King asked
whether they Mid have him', go : VUxfi'rd was ,fitfinom :-
nated; then Lain/wage; The King named Newmrkehwhrch
acce ted, he defire'dreare.might be taken. to carry his
i’tluflgé wherein Mafler Joyce {aid fomethmg was done
area -- ' 7,. ’

The? other eY rasiohs Aheh refgeét to the King of
the Armies de me to fee him with them 3 and of their
fidelity towards him were intermixed in the difcourfc,
together with complaints of the proceeding of the Par-

ament

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liament towards them; which the King Enid, He Would‘

not ad,udge, unlefl'e he heard both fides.

The King having ended, at' the delire of the Commif- .

fioners, he gave them leave to {peak to the Troops 5 Who
having repeated the fumme or their Inflruflions from
both Houfes, whereby they were appointed to attend
his Ma,efly at Hu/denb} till further Orders; did pub-
likely protel’t againfi his rernovall, and againft this aét
of the Souldiers, as unlawfull in it felfe, and dan erous
to them; requiring ['0 many of them as woul Rand
by the Commifsioners in ogpofition thereof, to declare
themfelves accordingly. at it bein with a general!
voyce anfwercd, That not a man of t em would do {0.

The Commifsroners added, That as honefl menthey ‘
theld themfelves obliged to dilcharge the rrult repofed .

in them . to the utmofl: of their power: And agreeable

thereunto , if they had force for the Service, they would ‘

withfland them to the lofl'e of their lives. Bur fince they
Were not in a capacity at prelent. they mufi acquiefl'ej.

As the King turned back to go into the Houl‘e‘ Major
Tomlin! declared to hn Majeft , in the prefence of the
Commifsioners , That accor 'ng to the Order; they
gave him, he had indeavoured what he could to induce

the Troops afsigned for the ordinary Guards , which ’ '

he commanded in the abfenee of Colonell Gum, to
draw up and make refiflance , but without effefi, they
all refuting to obey him therein.

 

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