Memorials of the English affairs, or, An historical account of what passed from the beginning of the reign of King Charles the First, to King Charles the Second his happy restauration containing the publick transactions, civil and military : together with the private consultations and secrets of the cabinet.

February, 1647.

February 1. Orders for providing Money for the next Summers Fleet, and about the Customs.

An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for two thou∣sand pound per Mens. for Ireland.

Order to prosecute the late Riotous Persons, and that Mr. Jermy, and Mr. Steel be of Councel * 1.1 with the State against them, and Mr. Becke to be the Sollicitor.

An Ordinance for repair of Churches assented to.

Letters from Ireland, That Col. Jones for want of Corn and Cloaths for his Soldiers was inforced to leave the Field.

(2.) The Examination and punishment of the late Authors of the Force against the Parliament, referred to the Judges.

An Ordinance appointed that the Probate of Wills shall be, as heretofore, by the Civil Law proceedings.

Order to dissolve the Kings Houshold, and the * 1.2 Committee of Revenue to pay them off, and the General to appoint attendants upon the King, not exceeding thirty.

Sir Henry Mildmay had the thanks of the House for his good Service in Hamp-shire at the tryal of Captain Burley, &c.

The House of Peers ordered the seven Impeach∣ed * 1.3 Lords to give security for their appearances, and to answer the charges against them by a day.

(3.) Votes for Legacies, Administrations, Marriages, Divorces, Suits for Tythes, &c. to be by the same Law as formerly.

Referred to a Committee to consider of some speedy course, to prevent the sale, or pawning of the Crown Jewels.

An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for convey∣ing the Earl of Newcastle's Mannor of Flawborough in Nottingham to a Member of the House, in satis∣faction of his losses by the Earl.

Upon Letters of General Leven, Order for a thousand pound for Mr. Robert Fenwicke, for his losses and good affections.

Both Houses pass'd an Ordinance to make Mr. Strong Minister of St. Dunstans.

(4.) Debate upon the Confession of Faith. * 1.4

The General was feasted in the City by the Lord Major with many of his Officers.

(5.) Referred to Col. Hammond to remove such attendants about the King, as the Collonel cannot confide in; and to appoint eight such persons to attend his Majesty, as he shall think fit; and can confide in, till the General hath setled the Family according to former Order.

Debate about the Declaration touching non Ad∣dresses to the King.

Sir Jo. Maynard one of the eleven Members ap∣pealed * 1.5 from the Judgment of the Lords, by a Pa∣per spread abroad, saying, their Lordships were no competent Judges of him. The Lords advised with two Judges Assistants, as to matter of Law, and ordered Sir Jo. Maynard to be remanded to the Tower, Fined five hundred pound, and have six∣teen days to bring in his Answer.

(7.) Upon a long debate touching the Decla∣ration about Non Addresses to the King, it was re-committed, for some additions to be made concer∣ning Warrants signed by the King in Scotland, to such as were engaged in the Irish Rebellion, where the Lord Dillon, and Lord Taffe were with the King, and other things relating to the Irish Nego∣tiation with the Pope, his sending Agents to Po∣pish Princes, Seignior Con's being received here, &c.

Letters from the North, of the auditing the Soldiers Accounts, that the business of Disbanding is more easie. That those which are not to be Dis∣banded are drawn into Market Towns. That there are Rumors still of dangers from Scotland.

Letters from Ireland, That Col. Pudsey took in four small Castles from the Rebels. That Sir Hen∣ry Titchburne destroyed sixty thousand pounds worth of Corn in the Rebels Countrey. That Col. Jones and Col. Monke intended to joyn upon a design. That Col. Conwey fell into the Rebels Quarters, and took forty Horse, killed fourteen men, and brought away much Cattle.

(8.) Debate about the confession of Faith.

Orders for Money for the Navy. * 1.6

The List of the Summers Fleet, altered in the Title of it.

That instead of a List of his Majesties Ships; it should be a List of the Parliaments Ships.

Innformation that some Holland Ships refused to strike Sail to some of the Parliaments Ships, saying, * 1.7 that Holland was the elder State, referred to a Com∣mittee.

Six of the Impeached Lords appeared at the * 1.8 Bar of the House of Peers, and the Charges were severally read against them, and they put in sureties for their appearance.

The Lord Willoughby came not, but sent a Letter * 1.9 (being himself withdrawn) That he had been above four months Committed, without particular charge a∣gainst him; that their Lordships were pleased to order his enlargement, that he had received Counsel from a

friend, that he is not fit for publick imployment, and therefore resolved to privacy. That he hath always been faithful to the Parliament, and desired their Lord∣ships to make an honourable construction of his Retire∣ment.

Fourteen days were given to the Impeached Lords to put in their Answers, and Counsel allow∣ed them.

Captain Dare, Captain of the Constant-Warwick for the Parliament, had a sharp Fight with a Ship of the Irish Rebels, and twenty five of his men were killed and wounded, but he boarded and took the Irish Man of War.

(9.) The Ordinance pass'd both Houses for the more effectual suppressing of Stage-playes, by Im∣prisoning, and Fining, and Whipping for the se∣cond offence.

An Ordinance for paying of Tithes, and other Duties to the Ministers of London, after much de∣bate, was committed.

A Petition from Taunton, expressing the grateful∣ness * 1.10 of that Town for the Votes for no further Addresses to be made to the King. And they had the thanks of the House, and the Petition ordered to be Print∣ed.

Letters from the General about new modelling the Martial power, so as to have more Officers at * 1.11 less pay than now, and fewer Soldiers, which may be suddenly filled up as there shall be occasion, and hereby the Army be better governed, and less chargeable.

An explanatory Ordinance touching the sale of Bishops Lands committed, and power given to re∣move Obstructions.

Letters from Ireland, of sad complaints of the Officers and Soldiers there, for want of Pay, Meat, and Cloaths, so that the Soldiers go up and down more like Ghosts than Men.

(10.) Debate touching Scots Officers who had served the Parliament.

Order for an augmentation for the Church of great Brentford.

Order for an hundred pound for a gentleman who had lost both his eyes in the Service of the Parliament, and to recommend him to Suttons. Hos∣pital, the like for another who lost both his eyes at the Battle of Nazeby, and the like for a third who had both his eyes shot out.

Debate till seven at night about the Declaration touching no more Addresses to be made to the King.

(11.) Debate upon the Declaration touching no more Addresses to the King, and voted upon hear∣ing * 1.12 proofs, That his Majesties Instructions to Mr. Cockeram, his giving blanks signed with his Seal Ma∣nual; the clause touching the Protestant blood shed in Ire∣land, by such as had Commission from the King, ano∣ther concerning the death of King James, the miscar∣riage at the Isle of Rea, and Rochel, the innocent blood shed in England and Scotland, in prosecution of the Roman Catholick Cause be inserted in the Declara∣tion, and order'd it to be Printed and Published.

(12.) The House sate not this day having ad∣journed till Tuesday, by reason of extraordinary occasion for the Speaker at this time to sit in Chan∣cery.

(14.) Orders issued by the General for sending out Forces, to prevent and suppress Tumults, and * 1.13 Riots, and to examine and secure such as shall be found acting, or suspected to act or meet, in any Tumult, or unlawful Assembly, contrary to the Orders of Parliament, and to do such things as the Officers of the Troops to be sent out shall find ne∣cessary, for preventing any Injuries, or Affronts to be done to Travellers, Carriers, or others upon the High Ways.

Other Orders of the General touching Trans∣portation of disbanded men.

Letters from the North, That divers Troops and Companies were disbanded, first, only the * 1.14 Soldiers, and two month pay given them, and De∣benters for the rest of their Arrears, and Passes to go home, or into Ireland. That some discontents were among them, and many Robberies and Murders committed upon the Disbanding.

(15.) Reference to a Committee to seize, or buy some Morter-pieces, and Arms informed to be in a private hand.

An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for the As∣sessment of Ireland.

Upon Information, That Judge Jenkins being brought as a Defendant to the Chancery Bar, and * 1.15 required to answer a Bill there against him, for a foul Cheat and breach of trust (as some alledged) Judge Jenkins told the Court, That he ought not, nor would submit to the power of that Court, for that it was no Court, and their Seal was counterfeit. The House referred it to a Committee to draw up an Impeachment of Treason against him.

A day appointed to consider of the Compositi∣ons of the Lord Abergavenny a Papist, and others upon Oxford Articles.

Order for two hundred men to be added to the Isle of Wights Forces.

The General treated with the Committee of the Army, about disbanding the Lifeguards.

The Lords received another Paper or Protesta∣tion * 1.16 from Sir Jo. Maynard, wherein he tells them, That he ought to be tryed by a Jury, for which he quotes Magna Charta, and the Lord Cook, and that he may except against thirty five of the Jury, without showing cause, and that none are to be his Judges, who have acted in the same matters whereof he is accused, the Lords ordered his answer to be brought in by a day.

The Parliaments Declaration, that no more Ad∣dresses be made to the King was published, the heads whereof are before mentioned.

(16.) The Sequestration discharged of Doctor Hall, Bishop of Norwich.

Order for Monies for repair of some Castles and Garrisons.

Votes for great Guns and supplys, to be sent to Col. Jones into Ireland.

Debate in the Lords House touching a Procla∣mation against the Lord Willoughby, and giving time to the other six Lords to put in their An∣swer.

(17.) An Ordinance sent up to the Lords for selling the Lead of Worcester Steeple, and imploying the Money for repairing of some adjacent Church∣es, and some Hospitals in the City.

The Ordinance committed, for attainting of Judge Jenkins.

Order for the Sheriffs of South-Wales to assist in the disbanding of the Forces there.

Referred to the Committee of Derby House to remove Obstructions in the Disbanding of the For∣ces.

Order for the Committee of the Army to pay off the Forces of Dover Castle, that are to be dis∣banded, and for renewing the Ordinance for main∣tenance of the Army for six Months longer.

(18.) Letters from Col. Hammond, with some intercepted Letters to the King, referred to the Committee at Derby House.

Leave given to Mr. Barwis a Member of the House to execute the place of Major of Carlile.

Upon Letters of the mutinous condition of Ply∣mouth Garrison for want of Pay; Order for six thousand Pounds more than before for them.

Order for the Governor of the Isle of Wight to * 1.17

place and displace such persons as are to attend his Majesty, as he shall think fit.

(19.) Order for rewards for discoverers of the authors of some Pamphlets which were Blasphemous to God, and Scandalous to the Parliament.

Two days in the Week ordered to consider of the Excise and Customs.

Leave given to the Lawyers to go the next Lent-Circuits.

Debate and Ordinances for Money for the Navy.

Upon hearing of proofs, the Ordinance passed, to be sent up to the Lords, for attainting of Judge * 1.18 Jenkins.

(21.) Judge Jenkins brought to the Bar of the House, refused to kneel, denyed their authority, told them, that they wronged the King, willing that the Laws might be protected, that there could be no Law without a King, and used high expressions a∣gainst the Parliament, and their authority.

The House fined him a thousand pound for his contempt.

At another time when his charge was read a∣gainst him at the Bar, for giving Judgement of Death against men for assisting the Parliament, and for being himself in Arms against the Parliament, and perswading others to do the like, and for denying the Power of the Parliament, &c. and asked what he had to say there∣unto, he told them, that they had no power to try him, and he would give no other answer.

After many Witnesses examined in the House, to prove the matters of Fact contained in the Charge, the House passed the Ordinance for Impeaching of Judge Jenkins, and ordered it to be sent up to the Lords.

An Account by Letters from the Commissioners of the two Houses in Scotland, of their transactions with the Committee of Estates there; and of the meeting of the Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and of part of the report made from the Commissi∣oners of Scotland, who were at London, to the Com∣mittee of Estates.

An Ordinance passed both Houses, for the Jud∣ges that are to go the Circuits in the next Assizes.

A Petition in behalf of Lieutenant Collonel Lil∣burne, and Mr. Wildman laid aside.

Letters from the North that free Quarter was quite taken off, and the private Soldiers all reduced. * 1.19

(22.) Report of a Letter from the Duke of York to the King, intercepted, and being only duti∣ful expressions to the King his Father, and the Duke expressing he was sorry he had transgressed the Or∣dinance of Parliament. The House only ordered, that the Earl of Northumberland continue his care in the safe keeping of the Duke and the rest of the Kings Children, and to place and displace Attend∣ants about them, and Delinquents were forbidden to have any resort to them.

Ordinances passed both Houses, for Mr. Fenwick to be restored to a Fellowship in Cambridge, for Mo∣ney for the Navy, and for some Garrisons.

Letters from Ireland, of Successes by the Lord Inchequin, Col. Jones, and Col. Monk against the Rebels, notwithstanding the want of Pay, the hun∣ger and nakedness of the English Soldiers.

(23.) The Monthly Fast-day, after Sermons, upon long debate, the Ordinance was committed for the better observing the Lords day, Fast-days, and other days for holy duties. * 1.20

Order for two Scandalous and Blasphemous Pamphlets, one intituled, the Parliaments ten Com∣mandments, The other, The New Testament of our Lords and Saviours, the House of Commons, be burnt by the Hangman.

A Paper was presented to the General of the de∣sires of his Life-guard, concerning their disbanding, which not receiving that reception as was expected, from the Committee, and some having told them, they were looked upon, as disbanded men,

Divers of the life-guard went to Cornet Hall's lodging in Greys-Inne-Lane, and fetched away the * 1.21 Colours of the Life-guard, and carried them to a place at Snow-Hill.

(24.) Debate till late at night about the Decla∣ration, in answer to the Scots last Papers.

Letters giving account of the disbanding the su∣pernumerary Forces.

The General being tired with multiplicity of bu∣siness and Petitions of London, appointed Cromwell, Ireton, Fleetwood, and divers other Officers, and such Field Officers as were in Town, or any five of them, to meet every day in White-Hall, to receive Petitions, and consider of businesses relating to the Army, and for the better preparing of dispatches.

(25.) Debate from Morning till night upon the Declaration, in answer to the Scots last Papers.

A Petition to the General from the Officers un∣der M. G. Laugherne, expressing the Services, and Losses, their Arrears of Pay for two years and an half, praying the General's recommendation of them to the Parliament, aad stating their accounts.

The General and Lieutenant General and other Officers met as a Court-Marshal, about the business of taking away the Colours by the Life-guard, and which was looked upon as a great dis-respect and dishonour to the General; one Mr. Clerke a chief Actor in it, was found guilty of Mutiny, and disobeying Superior Officers, and adjudged to be shot to death.

(26.) Debate all day upon the Declaration in answer to the Scots last Papers.

The General's Life-Guard presented an humble * 1.22 and ingenious Petition to his Excellency, acknow∣ledging their fault, and begging his Pardon, and give a testimony of the great Honesty, Valour, Fidelity, and integrity of Mr. Clerke condemned to dye, and very humbly implore the General's Mercy to him.

Clerke likewise humbly Petitioned for Mercy, and acknowledged the Justice of the Court Marshal, and the General gave him his Pardon.

(28.) Debate this whole day upon the Decla∣ration in answer to the Scots Papers, wherein they set forth the whole transaction with the Scots, their due observance of the Treaties and Covenants, and the breach of them by the Scots, &c.

Letters from Scotland, That the Parliaments * 1.23 Commissioners at Edenburgh had no Lodgings pro∣vided for them, but were forced to lye in Taverns, that they are unwilling Mr. Marshal should preach there, and many of them would willingly be in En∣gland again; that many endeavor to engage a Party against England.

The Soldiers in the North were disbanded accor∣ding to the Parliaments Order, and the Countrey eased of their Free Quarter.

Dr. Leyfield was by the Court-Marshal acquitted of the accusation against him for Counterfeiting the General's hand.

The like acquittal of the Officers of Col. Her∣berts Regiment accused for conspiring against Glo∣cester.

(29.) The Declaration passed the Commons in answer to the Scots Papers.

Voted by both Houses that none shall raise any men to be transported beyond Sea, without War∣rant from the Committee at Derby House.

The Committee of Estates excepted against the Credentials of the English Commissioners, be∣cause they were directed to the Parliament of Scot∣land, which did not then sit, but only the Commit∣tee of Estates: But the English Commissioners shewed their Instructions to the Committee of Estates also.

Col. Jones took in the Town of Kildare upon Quarter only, and a house near to another Garrison, within half a mile of Kildare, being ac∣cidentally on fire, the English Soldiers before Kil∣dare, seeing it, ran down thither, and entred pell mell into the Garrison, and took possession of it, and several other small Garrisons were rendred to Sir Tho. Armstrong sent by Col. Jones to them.

Divers other Castles and Garrisons were taken in by Col. Jones, and some were fired by the Re∣bels.

Notes

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  Riotors.
• * 1.2

  The Kings Houshold.
• * 1.3

  Seven Im∣peached Lords.
• * 1.4

  City.
• * 1.5

  The ele∣ven Mem∣bers.
• * 1.6

  Navy.
• * 1.7

  Holland.
• * 1.8

  Impeach∣ed Lords.
• * 1.9

  Lord Wil∣oughby.
• * 1.10

  Taunton.
• * 1.11

  Army.
• * 1.12

  Non Ad∣dresses.
• * 1.13

  Tumults.
• * 1.14

  Disband∣ing.
• * 1.15

  Judge J••••∣kins.
• * 1.16

  Mayn••d.
• * 1.17

  Isle of Wigh.
• * 1.18

  Judge Jen∣kins.
• * 1.19

  Duke of York.
• * 1.20

  Pamphlets
• * 1.21

  Disband∣ing.
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