leaped over the Wall and came in to him, demand∣ing Quarter; those within, cryed out for a Parley, but it was denied, only Quarter offered for their Lives; upon which terms the Parliament Souldiers soon made themselves masters of the Castle.
There they took Sir Lewis Dives the Governour, and Sir John Stangeways, formerly members of Par∣liament,
One of the Lord Paulet's Sons, ••ussell an Attor∣ney, 10 Ministers, divers of the Gentry, and Com∣missioners of Array, and 600 prisoners, 1400 arms, great store of Ammunition and Provisions.
18. Order for the House to sit some daies in the week, as a Grand Committee to consider of Propo∣sitions of Peace, to be sent to his Majesty, and the Scots Commissioners to be acquainted therewith.
Col. Rowe, and Mr. Booker, chosen by the City, to go as Commissioners into Ireland, were approved.
A Petition from Kent, referred to a Committee.
Order for a Letter of thanks to Sir Thomas Fair∣fax, and for a Day of thanksgiving for the taking of Bath, Bridgwater, and other Garrisons.
Goring failed of recruits in the West.
At Exeter, an Oath was tendred to all the Inha∣bitants and Souldiers, to oppose all forces not raised by the King's consent, and particularly Sir T. F's. Army.
Letters informed, that Prince Rupert, had in Bristol a 1000 horse, and 2000 Foot, and took in a Garrison of the Parliaments, called Stenchcombe, where he put 40 men to the Sword in cold bloud.
In the King's march, the Scotch horse fell upon his quarters at Bewley, and took 70 horse, and di∣vers Officers.
At Litchfield, the King confined Col. Hastings, for delivering up of Leicester; about Tilbury Sir John Gell fell upon his Rear, took Captain Blake, and others, and 40 prisoners, but the King's Forces re∣turned upon him, and rescued 20 of their own men, and took 10 of Sir John Gell's prisoners.
Lieutenant G. David Lesly, with the Scotch horse was near him, and Mr. G. Pointz, with 2500 horse, Colonel Rositer, with 1500 horse, and the Country horse about 2000 intended to joyn together, in all, about 10000 horse to follow his Majesty.
19. The House resolved, That the Committees in the North, had no power to appoint Governours of Forts there, and the House nominated M. G. Pointz, to be Governour of York, and Colonel Sir Matthew Boynton of Scarborough.
A Declaration against Tumultuous Assemblies, by any persons in Arms, without Authority from the Parliament, sent to Governours of Forts to be published, and they impowered to seize on the Lea∣ders of them, to be proceeded against as Traytors.
Orders for Captain Doyley, Governour of New-port Paganel, to command the Regiment that was Sir Samuel Luke's.
Orders for levying the Arrears in London, of the Assesment for Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army, and for the Arrears to the Scots Army.
Order for money for several Forces.
20. The House were in debate of the point for suspending from the Sacrament, but nothing was determined in it.
Order, for superstitious Pictures in York-House, to be sold.
Orders for money, and supplies for Garrisons.
Order, That no foreign Impressions of English Bibles be vended here, without perusal of the As∣sembly.
The King with 5000 Horse and Dragoons, was at the Lord Fretswell's House, and the Parliament forces not far from him.
G. Leven, having planted his Batteries, sent his summons to Hereford, to come to a Parley, and to expect no further offer.
A Book was brought into the House, taken at Naseby fight, wherein were the names of divers members of the House, with summs of money sup∣posed to have been contributed by them to the King, and his Majestie's hand in many places of it.
The Speaker said, he had perused the Book and did not find there his own name, nor Mr. Dunch, or Mr. Whitelocke's name, and he believed the reason was, be∣cause the King had taken all from them.
21. The House were in a Grand Committee, in debate of new Elections for members, and upon the Question it was carried by three voices to have new Elections; and the Speaker ordered to issue out his Warrants for Writs, for new Elections at South∣wark, Bury, and Hithe, and none to be chosen and sit, unless they took the Covenant.
Both Houses granted a pass for the Lord Hough∣ton, the Earl of Clare's Son, and another for Mr. Hollis's Son, for going beyond Sea. But Captain Bettisworth, praying the like, was desired to stay in England, to doe further Service.
Sir Thomas Fairfax with advice of his Council of Warr, proposed to go before Bristol.
The Plague was much in Scotland, and Montross lately routed aBrigade of horse of the Covenanters.
23. Order for supplies for M. G. Langherne, and for 10 l. a Week to be allowed to his Wife, in part of his Arrears.
A Bookseller questioned for Printing sheets unli∣censed, and order that none shall doe the like.
An Ordinance sent to the Lords, for Mr. Case, one of the Assembly, to be Parson of Sapport in Cheshire.
Order for Colonel Jephson, to beat up Drums for Voluntiers for Ireland.
Five hundred pounds Allowed to Scots Reformadoes.
Order for payment of Waggoners, according to Contract, and of Trades-men for their Commodi∣ties.
M. G. Brown continued very scrupulous, and a discontent seemed to remain with him.
25. Orders for recruits, which came in but slow∣ly for the Army, and for money for the Forces of M. G. Massey,
A Petition of Ministers of London and Westmin∣ster, concerning non-admittance of gross sinners to the Sacrament, referred to the Grand Committee.
Order, That the sad Condition of Scotland, in respect of the sickness there, and the late defeat gi∣ven them by Montross, shall be remembred in the publick prayers on the next fast day.
Upon Information of the King's returning Southward; and to prevent the plundering of his Souldiers, and the breaking into the Associated Counties, care was taken to put them into a posture of defence, and for supplies of Garrisons in his way, and Colonel Graves, and Colonel Whaley, were to go with more Forces into those parts.
Order for 300 l. for Colonel Graves.
The Scots Horse and Dragoons, to whom M. G. Pointz, Colonel Rositer, and the Countrey Forces joyned, makeing in all, 10000 Horse and Dragoons, got betwixt the King and the North, so that he re∣treated back to Newarke; a party of the Parlia∣ments fell upon his Rear, took the L. Harris a Pa∣pist, 100 horse, and divers prisoners.
From Newarke, the King marched into Lincoln-shire, where his Army committed many outrages, and the next day he lay at Belvoir Castle, and the next day at Stamford, which was very suddain.
As they past along, some Forces from Burleigh and Leicester, fell upon their Rear, took 80 horse, 4 Colours, divers Arms, and about 20 prisoners of the L. St. Paul's Regiment.
The Van of the King's Army, being as far as