Gesta Britannorum, or, A brief chronologie of the actions and exploits, battails, sieges, conflicts, and other signal and remarkable passages which have happened in these His Majesties dominions from the year of Christ 1600, untill the present, 1663, being the space of 62 complete years / collected by Geo. Wharton.

Anno 1641.

[date Ap. 2] DEans and Chap¦ters voted against in the H. of Commons

[date 15] Earl Straffords Triall ended. After which the Commons H•• debat••d the bill of Attainde•• against him, and voted him Guilty of H. Trea∣son, which was Lea••∣nedly opposed by th•• Lord George D••gby (now Earl of Bristol) and o∣thers.

[date] Prince of Orange cam•• to London.

[date 21] Earl Strafford vote•• the second time guilty of High Treason by the Commons.

Bill of attainder rea•• in the House of Lord•• where many opposed it.

[date 29] Neverthelesse the Lords House also voted him Guilty of H. Trea∣son.

[date Ma.] His Majesty declared himself unsatisfied.

[date] Pr. Mary marryed to the Pr. of Orange, a•• Whitehall.

[date 3] Protestation framed i•• the H. of Commons, & the same day many thousands of the City came to Westminste•• crying out for Justice against the noble Earl.

[date 5] Protestation taken by the Parl.

[date 6] E. Strafford voted the second time Guilty of H. Treason by the H. of Lords.

[date 8] Two Bills (one for the execution of the Earl, the other for con∣tinuation of the Parl.) tendered to his Maje∣sty.

[date 9] His Majesty consul∣ted with the Judges and Bishops.

Some of the Bishops advised him to passe the Bills.

The Earl himself de∣sired him, to sign the Bill for his execution.

[date 10] His Majesty accor∣dingly signed it, so likewise the other for continuance of the Parl. till both H. should consent to the dissolu∣tion thereof.

[date Ma. 12] E. Strafford beheaded.

[date Au. 10] K. set ••orth for Scotl.

[date Sept. 8.] Parl. adjourned till Octob. 20.

[date Oct. 23.] The Irish Rebellion first brake forth (the King being in Scotl.)

[date Nov. 25.] King returned from Scotl.

[date 26] He went to Hampton Court.

[date 29, 30] Tumults at Westmin∣ster, threatning the Bi∣shops.

[date Dec. 31.] Twelve Bishops accu∣sed of H. Treason.

[date Jan. 1] Irish proclaimed Re∣b••ls.

[date 3] Articles exhibited a∣gainst the 5. Members.

[date 5] House adjourned into Lond.

[date 10] The King, Qu. Prince and D. of York to Ham∣pton Court.

[date 12] King went to Winds.

[date 27] H. of Com, petition'd the K. for the Militia.

[date Fe. 9.] King from Windso•• to Hampton Court.

[date 10] To Greenwich.

[date 11] To Rochester.

[date 12] To Canterbury:

[date 16] To Dover, togethe•• with the Queen an•• Princesse of Orange

[date 23] Who there imbarqued for Holland.

[date 25] K. returned to Cant.

[date 26] Thence to Green∣wich, (whence he s••nt for the Pr. of Wales and D. of York)

[date 28] To Theobalds.

[date May 3] To Royston.

[date 7] To Newmarket.

[date 14] To Huntington.

[date 15] To Stamford.

[date 16] To Grantham.

[date 17] To Newarke.

[date 18] To Doncaster.

[date 19] To York.