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.

September, 1659.

1. The House made Provision for sick and woun∣ded Souldiers, and for the Wives and Children of those that were slain.

2. Letters from the Zound, and from Lambert.

Order for Ireton to continue Lord Mayor for an∣other year.

3. Votes touching the Pay of commissioned Of∣ficers for the Militia, and touching Sequestrations, and for an Engagement to be taken by the Offi∣cers, in these words; viz.

I A. B. do hereby declare, That I do renounce the * 1.1 pretended Title of Charles Stuart, and the whole Line of the Late King James, and of every other person as a single person, pretending to the Government of these Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging: And that I will by the grace and assistance of Almighty God, be true, faithfull, and constant to this Commonwealth, against any King, single Person, and House of Peers, and every of them; and hereunto I subscribe my Name.

Order for Mordant, Brown, &c. to come in by a day, or else to be taken as Traytors.

5. The House were busie in debate of the Go∣vernment to be settled in the three Nations.

7. List of the Prisoners at Chester.

8. The House discharged James Nailer from his * 1.2 Imprisonment.

9, A Committee for the Government in Scot∣land.

A Representation from the Ministers of Lei∣cester.

Letter of thanks to Colonel Zanchey.

10. General Mountagne returned from the Zound.

12. The House were upon the Bill of Assess∣ment,

the neglect whereof was ill taken by the Souldiery.

13. Mr. Brooke a Member of the House, at the Bar confessed his joyning with Sir George Booth, for * 1.3 which he was disabled from being a Member of Parliament, and sent to the Tower for high Trea∣son.

14. Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, voted Not guilty of * 1.4 the Accusation against him, of having correspondence with the King. The question was not brought a∣gainst Whitelocke for the same matter, there being no ground for it, as there was for the other.

Some service was done for the Lady Mary How∣ard at the Council, which was ill requited by her, and her Father afterwards.

15. Debate about the Irish Adventurers.

16. Letters from the Commissioners at the Zound, with an account of their Treaty, referred to the Council of State to draw answers. * 1.5

The Lord Ruthen petitioned for maintenance. * 1.6

17. Vote to dissolve the Corporation of the City of Chester, and that the County be no more distinct. * 1.7

18. Orders for the Winters Guard of Ships, and divers Officers approved.

20. Order for the poor Knights of Windsor.

Lambert returned to London.

21. Private business excluded.

Debate about Commissioners for the Treasury.

22. The House being informed of an intended Address to them from the Army, wherein were * 1.8 things unacceptable to them, imposing on them, and contrary to the privilege of Parliament, they or∣dered Ashfield, Cobbet and Duckenfield, (in whose hands the Original Paper thereof was) to bring it into the House in the afternoon; this discontented the Officers of the Army, especially Lambert, and those who were with him in the defeat of Sir George Booth, who heightened by that success, where the Promoters of this Address.

In the afternoon a Letter was delivered into the House, signed by many Officers of the Army, su∣perscribed to Ashfield, Cobbet and Duckenfield, by whom it was desired, that the Paper and the Letter might be presented to Fleetwood, and after to the General Council; The Paper was entitled, the Pe∣tition and Proposals (to the Parliament) of the Offi∣cers under the Command of Lambert, in the late Nor∣thern expedition.

23. A Vote passed contrary to one of the Armies Proposals, That to have any more General Officers in * 1.9 the Army, than are already settled by the Parliament was useless, chargeable, and dangerous to the Common-wealth. This Vote was opposed, as tending to cause greater Divisions among them; and that it was not Prudent to exasperate those who had so lately done such great service for the Commonwealth, by denying them a matter not of great Consequence, and which for the present, only would satisfie them, but the House ordered this Vote to be Communica∣ted to Fleetwood. And Haslerigge, Nevill and their Friends, drove it on eagerly.

24. A Petition from London, in some things not * 1.10 pleasing.

Report of the examination of Sir George Booth, * 1.11 with Letters from the King to him; with ingage∣ments of the King's Part, and other examinations. * 1.12

A Day of Publick Thanksgiving appointed.

Fleetwood Communicated to the Officers of the Army, the Parliaments Votes, touching their Petition and Proposals to them; and they ap∣pointed * 1.13 some to draw up a writing, to be presented to the Parliament, to testifie their adherence to them.

Colonel Brook and others, and some Ministers, brought to Prison, being in Booth's Conspiracy.

26. Power to the Council of State, to send the Lord Falconbridge and others, to the Tower. * 1.14

Orders about money.

27. Officers of the Army approved, and the * 1.15 Speaker to give them their Commissions.

28. Left to the City of London, to choose their Mayor and Officers.

The Field Officers of the Army met, and consi∣dered of the Paper for their adherence to the Parliament.

29. Serjeant Shepherd made a Judge in Wales.

Order for a pay of the Militia Forces.

Letters of Complyance from General Monk, and * 1.16 some of his Officers approved.

30. The Bill of Ʋnion proceeded. * 1.17

All business set by, but matter of money, and the Government.

The House was called.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ingage∣ment.
• * 1.2

  James Nailer.
• * 1.3

  S. G. Booth.
• * 1.4

  Sir Anth. Ashley Cooper.
• * 1.5

  Zound.
• * 1.6

  Ruthen.
• * 1.7

  Chester.
• * 1.8

  Army. Addresses
• * 1.9

  Vote.
• * 1.10

  Petition.
• * 1.11

  S. G. Booth.
• * 1.12

  October.
• * 1.13

  Army.
• * 1.14

  Falcon∣bridge.
• * 1.15

  Army.
• * 1.16

  Monk.
• * 1.17

  Union.