The annals of King James and King Charles the First ... containing a faithful history and impartial account of the great affairs of state, and transactions of parliaments in England from the tenth of King James MDCXII to the eighteenth of King Charles MDCXLII : wherein several material passages relating to the late civil wars (omitted in former histories) are made known.

The General Officers take from His Majesty Commission to the Earl Marshal, &c. here following.

KNow ye, that We reposing special trust and confidence in your approved Wis∣dom, Fidelity, Valour, and great Ability, have assigned, made, constituted, and or∣dained you to be the General of Our Army intended forthwith to be raised: And over all Our men, which be, or shall be levied in all Our Counties of this Our Realm, or Dominion of Wales; and assembled, or to be assembled to any Army, or Armies, to resist and withstand all Invasions, Tumults, Seditions, Conspiracies, or Attempts that may happen to be made against Our Person, or State; and to Rule, Govern, Command, Dispose and Employ the same Army, and all Officers so employed, or to be employed con∣cerning the same, with all such farther For∣ces, of what Nation soever, as shall be hereafter joyned thereunto for their supply, for the accomplishment of such Executions, Defences, Offences, and other Services as are or shall be by Us from time to time di∣rected, limited, and appointed, in or by such private Instructions as are herewith delive∣red unto you under Our Signet Manual. And farther, We have given you full Pow∣er and Authority, That the same Persons so levied or assembled, or so to be levied or as∣sembled by you, or sent, conducted, or brought, or that otherwise shall come to you, either by Our several Orders, or by Authority of this Our Commission as aforesaid, to try, array, and put in readiness; and them, and every of them after their Abilities, Degrees, and Faculties, well and sufficiently cause to be Weaponed and Armed, and take, or cause to be taken, the Musters of them, or any other our Trained Bands, which within this Our Realm of England, and Dominion of Wales, from time to time, in places most meet for that purpose, after your good Discretion. And also the same Our Subjects so Arrayed, Tri∣ed, and Armed, as well Men of Arms, as Horsemen, Archers, and Foot-men of all kinds and degrees, meet and apt for the Wars▪ to Govern, Lead, and Conduct, against all and singular our Enemies attempting any thing against Vs, Our Crown and Dignity; and Our said Army to divide, distribute, and dispose, and the same, or any part thereof, to convey by Land, or by Water, as occasion shall require, according to your good discretion; and with the same Enemies, Rebels, and Traitors, to fight, and them to Invade, Re∣sist, Repress, Pursue, and follow into any Our Dominions; and them to subdue, and to do, fulfil and execute all and singular other things which shall be requisite for the Lead∣ing, Government, Order, and Rule of Our said Armies and Subjects, and for conserva∣tion of Our Person and Peace. And farther to do, offer, and execute against the said Ene∣mies, Rebels, Traitors, and their Adherents,

and other Delinquents and Offenders, as need shall require, by your Discretion, by the Law Martial, as our General: And of such apprehended and brought into subjecti∣on, to save whom you shall think good to be saved, and to slay, destroy, and put to execu∣tion of Death, such and so many of them as you shall think meet by your discretion, to be put to death by any manner of means, to the terror of all other Offenders. And We do farther give unto you Our General, full Power and Authority, for Us, and in Our Name, as occasion shall require, according to your good discretion, by publick Proclama∣tion to make tender of Our Royal Grace and Pardon, to all such Traitors, Rebels, and all other Offenders as shall submit to Us, and design to be relieved by Our Mercy. And further, Our will and pleasure is, and by these Presents We do give you full Power and Authority, that in case any Invasion of Enemies, Insurrection, Rebellion, Riots, Routs, or unlawful Assemblies, or any like Offences shall happen to be moved, That then, as often as you shall perceive any such Migdemeanors to arise, You, with all the Power you can make, shall with all diligence repair, and send convenient Forces to the Places where any such Attempt, Invasion, unlawful Assembly, Insurrection, or Rebel∣lion shall happen to be made; and subdue, re∣press, and reform the same, as well by Bat∣tel, or other kind of Force, as otherwise by the Law of the Realm, or the Law Martial, according to your good discretion. And for the better execution of this Our Commissi∣on, &c. And farther, for your better assistance in this Our Service, We do hereby assign, make, constitute, and ordain, Our Right Trusty, and Right well-beloved Cosin, Ro∣bert Earl of Essex and Eme, Dicount Hereford and Bourchier, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Lord Bourchier, to be Our Licutenant General of this Our Army; and our Right Trusty, and Right well-beloved Cosin and Councellor, Henry Earl of Holland, Lord Chief Iustice and Iustice of Eyre of all the Forests, Chaces, Parks, and Warrens on this side Trent, first Gentleman of Our Bed-chamber, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, to be Our General of our Troops of Horse, to serve in Our said Army for the Execution of this Our Commission, according to such Directi∣ons as from time to time you shall think fit to give unto them. And farther, We do give you Power and Authority, to appoint within Our said Army, a Provost-Marshal, to use and exercise that Office, in such case as you shall think fit to use the said Law-Martial, &c.

HIs Majesty on the 27th of March, being the day of his Coronation, sets forward from London towards York, where the general Rendezvous of the Army Royal was to be where the Nobility & Gen∣try assembled to the Standard Royal in very great numbers, and very well appointed, and stomackly enough for an Encounter, had not some General Of∣ficers of his Majesties Army, as well as some Court Lords, been at that time in their hearts and thoughts of the Scotized and Presbyterian Faction; but before the King's departure from London; it was in his Majesties breast, for the general good and satisfaction of his People, and it was after∣ward at York, April 13. publickly proclaimed, That a Revocation should be made of sundry Grants, Licences, obtained from his Majesty up∣on false and untrue suggestions, we shall give you an account of them in the ensuing Proclamation, only desiring the Reader to take notice that the persons mostly concerned in all those Monopo∣lies, were the Lord Marquess of Hamilton, and some other Scotch Courtiers, whom we shall not now name.