same effect: Mr. Hollis, and Mr. Glyn to the same purpose, and the Citizens were very forward in the business.
A Party of Sir William Waller's Forces took Christ Church, and Sir John Willis the Governour, with divers Commissioners of Array, 120 Horse, 200 Foot, and about 400 Arms.
The London Brigade with Colonel Whitehead took in by composition Walton House belonging to the Bishop of Winchester.
Colonel Langhern, and Captain Swanley, with the help of a squadron of ships sent to them, took in the fort of Prickspil, divers Officers, 18 great Ordnance, 6 Carriages, 300 Souldiers, with their Arms, and two Bristol ships with Arms and Powder.
This so terrified Haverford West, that their Centuries the next night seeing a herd of Cattel, cried out that the Round-heads Black-coats were come, and Sir Henry Vaughan, and his company hasted away, leaving behind them Powder, ten pieces of Ordnance, and store of Provisions.
Then they took Tinby a strong Fort with the Governour, 300 Souldiers, and Arms, 8 pieces of Cannon, and store of plunder, and secured all Pem∣brokeshire, and most part of South Wales for the Parliament.
Prince Griffith (so called) made a proposition for 15000 l. to reduce all NorthWales to the Parliament.
Col. King took in Crowland for the Parliament, 80 Horse and Arms.
The Lords agreed to refer the drawing up of propositions for Peace to the Committee of both Kingdoms, to doe it by a day.
An Oxford Spie was executed.
The Lord Conwey, and the Earl of Kingston came into the Parliament.
The King again sets up his Standard at Marlbo∣rough, but seeing few come in to it, he declared at the Standard that the two Houses were preparing Pro∣positions for Peace, and he would reward those that came in to him, as there should be further occasion to use them: and so the Standard was taken down.
The King's Forces surprized Wareham, as was suspected by the treachery of the Captain of the Watch, who let them in, for which they, being Masters of the place, killed the Captain, and many others, and committed divers rapes and cruelties.
The Archbishop coming again to trial the Arti∣cle was urged against him, and several witnesses produced, That he assumed the title of the Pope, that in Letters from the Ʋniversity of Oxford, he was styled Optimus, Maximus, & Sanctitas Vestra, Your Sa∣cred Holiness, Aeternum Reverendissime Cancella∣rie, & Maximus Pontifex.
It was referred to the Committee of both King∣doms to send Agents to the Swedes, and to Zea∣land, to declare the Parliaments affection to them, who had expressed their good liking of the procee∣dings of the Parliament.
The Lord Fairfax, and Sir Thomas Fairfax his Son joyning together, drew up their Forces to Selby, where a Garrison of the King's was, and in it Colonel Bellasis the Governour of York, that night they beat in a party of the Enemies Horse, and took divers Prisoners.
Early the next morning they beset the Town in three Divisions, and after a hot fight, wherein both parties performed brave service; Fairfax routed them, and entred the Town, where they took 4 Colonels, 4 Majors, 20 Captains, 130 in∣feriour Officers, 1600 common Souldiers, 4 brass Pieces of Ordnance, Powder, Match, 2000 Arms, 500 Horse, besides Colours, and a Pinnace, and Ships in the River, and 500 more Prisoners at Hemcough near Selby.
For this the Parliament ordered a day of publick Thanksgiving.
The Candlesticks, Crucifixes, and Plate in Pauls Church was ordered to be sold, and a motion debated for borrowing 100000 l. of the States of the Netherlands.
The Lord Mayor, and Aldermen of London pro∣posed, that they would raise 20000 men, and how they might be paid; but the Commons doubting it might retard their present designs, it was for that time laid aside.
A party of Sir William Waller's Horse beat up the Enemies Quarters at Sunning near Reading, took 2 Lieutenant Colonels, 3 Captains, divers other Officers, 21 Souldiers with Arms, and 40 Horse.
A Proclamation was published from Oxford, commanding the Inhabitants of Oxfordshire, Bucks, and Berks, &c. to bring in all their provision for Men and Horse to Oxford within 5 days, that they may not assist the Enemies now marching, on pain of fire and sword. The Commons appointed a Declaration to be drawn, and published there∣upon.
These three Counties, Oxon, Bucks, and Berks, entred into an association, and a Committee was appointed of Members of the Mouse, and other Gentlemen of those Counties then in London, to manage the affairs of those Counties, to compound with Delinquents, and to raise supplies for the Forces there.
The Earl of Newcastle, troubled at the news of Selby, and his Army wasting upon the approach of the Scots towards them, they left Durham to the Scots, and General Lesley pursued them.
The Commons did right to Mr. Cambell, upon a complaint of Horses taken from him, and to the inhabitants of Surrey, for satisfaction of their charges for supply of Sir William Waller.
A thousand Countrey men came in to Colonel Massey, who represented the condition of his Gar∣rison to the Parliament, who ordered supplies for him, and the Earl of Manchester was ordered with 4000 Horse, and 5000 Foot to attend the motion of Prince Rupert.
The Lord Fairfax his Forces joyned with the Scots, and care was taken to supply the Earl of Manchester.
Sir William Waller sent out a party which fell upon a Convoy of the Enemies for supply of Basing House, and took of them divers Officers, 40 Soul∣diers, 1000 Sheep, and fat cattle and money.
Sir John Gell routed 2 Troups of Colonel Go∣ring's Regiment of Horse, and dispersed the rest.
The Earl of Warwick took 8 ships bound for Bristol.
York was close besieged by the Scots, and the Lord Fairfax his Forces.
The Dutch Embassadour and the Parliament courted each other, but nothing came to effect be∣tween them.
The King's Forces (whereof many were Irish) burnt Bemister, Cerne, and Shaftsbury in Dorsetshire.
The Commons ordered that no private business should be heard in the House, before the Armies were upon their march.
The Propositions for Peace were brought into the House, and Read, and Debated, and the De∣bate adjourned.
The Marquess Huntley in Scotland made some commotion on behalf of the King, but the Earl of Argile quieted him.
The Anti-Parliament at Oxford had written Let∣ters to the Estates of Scotland, dehorting them from giving any assistance to those at Westminster, who were in arms against the King, and these Let∣ters