June, 1658.
5. Mr. Mordant one of the great Actors in the new Conspiracy, had favour from the Commissi∣oners.
6. News of the total Defeat given to the Spanish Army which came to relieve Dunkirk, and of the gallant Service performed by the English, wherein the Lord Ambassadour Lockart gained much ho∣nour; 1200 Spaniards were slain, and 2000 taken prisoners; the English and French did gallantly.
8. Sir Henry Slingsby and Dr. Hewet were be∣headed at Tower-hill.
9. Sir Humphrey Bennet being to be tryed for the new Conspiracy, Applications were made by his friends to the Commissioners of the High Court of Justice for favour to him, and his life was saved; but the kindness of his friends not remembred.
15. Audience to the Duke of Crequi and Mon∣sieur Mancini, sent from the King of France and from the Cardinal Mazarine to the Protector, to congratulate the Success of the King's and the Protector's joynt Forces, and to complement his Highness, who answered their Complements, and expressed like affection to the alliance with his Majesty of France.
21. Intelligence of the surrender of Dunkirk, and that the King of France, the Cardinal, and General Lockart entred the Town with their Forces, and Lockart was put into the possession and command of it.
23. Whitelocke having been formerly employed by the Protector, together with Mr. Bond, and no others about a Proposal for betraying this Town, by the then Spanish Governour of it, unto the Pro∣tector for money, which the Protector then refu∣sed as a dishonourable Action; some Overtures were made to Whitelocke to be Governour of that place, upon Lockart's Imployment in other Servi∣ces; but Whitelocke was not satisfied to undertake it, though it was a Command very honourable and profitable: nor was he ambitious of that Prefer∣ment, or endeavouring to obtain it.
24. News of the taking of Bergen by the English and French.
26. Sir Thomas Widdrington was made Lord chief Baron of the Exchequer.
30. According to Whitelocke's former advice to the Protector, wherein Thurlo agreed, divers others of the new Conspirators were referred to be tryed at the Ʋpper Bench Bar, after the course of the Common Law.