The regall apology, or, The declaration of the Commons, Feb. 11, 1647, canvassed wherein every objection and their whole charge against His Majesty is cleared, and for the most part, retorted.
Bate, George, 1608-1669.

6. The Earle of Leicester's Delay, Answered.

1. The Delay of the E. of Leicester was not His Majesties fault, but the Parliaments, for when His Majesty had given him Commission and Instructions, which the Houses called for, exa∣mined, and could not quarrell at, yet was his Lordship kept here six weeks after, without any dispatch or supply answerable to that imployment. Afterwards, going from hence to Chester, up∣on promise that necessary supply should be speeded after him, he staid there five or six weeks without any. In which time this unhappy war brake out, and occasioned the King to send for him for some time.

2. It would have been disadvantagious to the Conquest, while his single Person not attended with a power answerable would have rendered the Condition of this Kingdome despicable, and have encouraged the Rebels to more impetuous Resistence; whereas being in suspence and expectation of a greater supply Page  83 against them, then he could have brought, they went on with more Caution, and a slower pace.

3. At least it could be no more dammage to the service, then it was to supersede his son the Lord Lisle, from execution of his Commission and voyage thither, untill the time of it was neer expir'd, as themselves did.