Die Sabbati, 3 die Junii.
PRAYERS, by Mr. Salwey.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
Comes Manchester, Speaker.
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Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Rutland. |
Ds. North.
Ds. Howard. |
Answer from the H. C.
Doctor Bennett and Mr. Eltonheade return with this
Answer from the House of Commons:
That they had delivered the Propositions, with the
Alteration and Addition; and they will take the same
into Consideration, and will send an Answer by Messengers of their own.
Letter from L. Fairfax.
A Letter from the General was read, giving Notice
of the Victory at Madston. (Here enter it.)
Paper from the Committee at Derby House.
The Earl of Pembrooke reported a Paper from Derby
House; which was read, and the Opinion of the Committee thereupon. (Here enter them.)
A Letter from Rushworth, that the Kentish Forces are gone towards Blackheath.
"A Letter from Mr. Rushworth to Mr. Frost.
"SIR,
"We have just now Intelligence, that the Enemy
hath quit Rochester, and is drawn out towards Gravesende, with Intention to march to Blackheath. Look
to the City and Southwarke. We will haste all we
can; but they have the Start of us.
2 June, 1648. Maydston.
"Your.
"We have in all about One Thousand Prisoners. The Guards and Parties took the
most which were not put in the Church
with the Four Hundred."
Report from the Committee at Derby House, for Committees to go into the City, to enquire into the State of their Forces.
"Die Saturni, 3 Junii, 1648.
"At the Committee of Lords and Commons, at
Derby House.
"Ordered, That the Letter from Mr. Rushworth,
of the 2d of June, be reported to both Houses; and
also that the Committee, taking both it and also the
Commotions now in Essex into their Considerations, do
find that there are no Forces in a Readiness to prevent
the Mischief or Inconvenience that may come thereby,
but only those in the City and Parts adjacent; and
therefore do desire, that the Committee that hath
been formerly appointed to treat with the City upon
like Occasion may now be desired to go thither, to
understand the State of their Forces, and what can
be expected from them upon this Occasion."
Reformado Officers Pet.
A Petition, by Colonel Sandys and other Reformado
Officers, was presented to this House, and read.
Answer to them.
And the Speaker, by Direction of the House, gave
them this Answer; (videlicet,)
"That the Lords do take Notice of their former
Services done to the Parliament and Kingdom, and
return Thanks for the same; and do likewise give
them Thanks for their good Affections expressed at
this Time, whereby they declare the Continuance of
their Faithfulness to the Parliament: They assure you,
that they will use their utmost Endeavours for the
answering the Expectations of the Kingdom, in the
settling of a safe and well-grounded Peace, according
to the solemn League and Covenant, and for the Preservation and Security of all those that do adhere,
and have adhered, to those Principles; and they will
omit no Opportunity for the preventing the further
Effusion of Blood."
Message from the H. C. for Committees to go to the City Militia Commissioners;-and with an Order.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons
by Sir John Danvers Knight, &c.
1. To desire that their Lordships would send some
Members, to join with a Committee of their House, to
the Militia of London, to know the State of their Forces
upon this Occasion.
2. To desire Concurrence in an Order concerning Mr.
Bland to be Receiver of the County of Yorke.
(Here enter it.)
Agreed to.
Ordered, That the Earl of Denbigh is appointed
to go to the Militia of the City of London.
The Answer returned was:
Answer.
That this House hath appointed One Lord to go to
the Militia of the City of London presently; and that
this House agrees with them in the Order concerning
Mr. Blande.
Papers concerning the Suffolk Business; and making Reading a Garrison.
The Earl of Manchester reported some Papers of
Information concerning the Suffolke Business, and also a
Paper concerning the making of a Garrison at Readinge;
which being read, they are ordered to be sent to the
House of Commons.
To sit P. M.
Ordered, That this House shall sit at Four a Clock
this Afternoon.
Message to the H. C. about it;-about the Confession of Faith;-and
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Doctor Bennet and Mr. Eltonheade:
with the Order for Wrexham Collection.
1. To let them know, that this House agrees to all
the Alterations in the Confession of Faith, excepting to
that concerning Marriage.
2. To let them know, that this House intends to sit
this Afternoon.
3. To deliver to them the Order (fn. *) for a Collection
for Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, for their Loss
by Fire; and desire their Concurrence therein.
Letter from L. Fairfax, with an Account of the Victory over the Kentish Forces at Maidstone.
"To the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester, Speaker of the House of Lord, pro
Tempore, at Westm'r.
"My Lord,
"It having pleased God to give us a Victory against
those who without and against the Authority of Parliament raised an Army, I held it my Duty to give
your Lordship an Account thereof (in brief), Time
not permitting me at present to give the Particulars at
large. The Engagement with them began the last
Night, about Seven of the Clock, near Maydstone,
and continued a very fierce and hot Dispute until
after Twelve, before we could be Masters of the
Town: The Enemy, by reason of the continued Supplies which they received from their Forces by the
Passage over Alesford, were enabled to dispute every
Street and Passage. The choicest of their Forces (as
we understand) were appointed for this Service; and
the Lord Gowring commanded them as General.
There was about Two Hundred of the Enemy slain,
many wounded, about Nine Hundred Prisoners, Four
Hundred Horse, and Eight Pieces of Cannon, and
great Store of Arms and Ammunition taken. Sir
William Brockman and others of the Gentlemen are
Prisoners. As God hath been pleased in Mercy to
give you this Victory, so I desire that we may return
all Thankfulness unto Him for it. I shall (as God
shall enable me) improve this Advantage; and remain
Maidstone, a June, 1648.
"Your Lordship's
"Humble Servant,
"T. Fairefax."
Bland to be admitted to the Receivership of York, on paying 2000 £. for the Isle of Wight.
"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That, upon Mr. John Bland's Advance of Two Thousand Pounds for the present Service of the Isle of Wight, the Committee of the Revenue do give Order to the said Mr. John Bland, to
go down to the County of Yorke, as Receiver General
of the Revenue there, so to continue till he be evicted
by Law; and it is to that Purpose referred to a Trial
at Law; and that he do reimburse himself the said
Sum of Two Thousand Pounds out of the Revenues
that he shall receive there, and pay the Remainder in
to the Committee of the Revenue; and that the Committee of the Revenue do pay this Sum of Two Thousand Pounds, and the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds,
advanced voluntarily by Sir Henry Vane Junior, to the
Committee at Derby House, to be by them disposed
for the Safety of the Isle of Wight."
Report about the Suffolk Business; and making Reading a Garrison.
"Die Veneris, 2 Maii, 1648.
"At a Committee of Lords and Commons, at
Derby House.
"Ordered, That the Letter of Sir Thomas Barnardiston, from Ketton, of 31th of May, with the in
closed from the Alderman of Bury, be reported to
both Houses.
"That the Paper given in to this Committee, by Sir
Francis Pile and Mr. Packer, concerning Forces raised
in Barksheir and put into Readinge, be reported to both
Houses.
"Gualter Frost, Secretary."
Letter from Sir T. Barnardiston, concerning the State of Affairs in Suffolk.
"Gentlemen,
"This inclosed I received just now from the Alderman of Bury, by which you may see their and our
Grounds of Fears; the Disaffected in these Parts keeping still their Meetings at Newmarkett, under Pretence
of Horse-racing. (fn. *)
Rusbrooke Hall, near Bury, a Place of
their general Rendezvous, and there feasted by the
Jermin Family. It doth very much discontent and
discourage us that act for the Parliamentary Interest,
that yet we have nothing in Answer to our Letters,
from the Committee of Darby House, and especially to
that Particular of securing those that were Commanders in the Town of Bury in this Rebellion.
'Tis our Wonder, that they should have Liberty to
ramble now all over our Country. I profess, were
not my own Hands tied up by the Agreement (as a
Soldier), I would secure them myself, and trust the
Parliament for my Indemnity; but now I am disabled,
without Orders from the House. Gentlemen, I beseech you, in the Behalf of this poor Country, to
acquaint the House with our Fears, and obtain some
Order for their own and our Safety. This Day Sevennight we are to have a general Meeting at Stowmarkett, where I desire to have your Advices, with
such Orders as you shall obtain for us. We are mustering our Forces, both Horse and Foot and Auxiliaries. Many of them, I fear, are disaffected; we
shall endeavour to mend them by a new Modelling of
them. I hope we shall have the Encouragement of the
House in our Endeavours for the Public Safety, which
will very much strengthen the Resolutions of
Ketton, 31 Maii, 1648.
"Your affectionate
"Friend and Servant,
"Tho. Barnardiston.
"To my Honoured Friends, Sir Nath. Barnardiston, Sir Phillip Parker, Knights, Sir Wm.
Spring Baronet, John Gurdon, Nath. Bacon,
and Francis Bacon, Esquires. These, I pray,
with Haste."
Letter from Clark to him, on that Subject.
"SIR,
"This Morning, before I came out, I was informed,
That the Duke of Buckingham and divers others
came Yesterday to Rusbrooke Hall, where was a great
Feast, and present divers Gentlemen; and this Day
also, since I came to Newmarkett, I understand that all
those Captains which were in Bury in the Time of
the Mutiny are now in Newmarkett; which makes
me and others much fear, that there is some Ill suddenly intended to our Town; and how we shall oppose
them I know not, except you can think of some Way
for our Help. I thought good (Sir) to give you
Notice thereof; desiring the Lord, that He would be
pleased to direct you for that which may make most
for His Glory and our Good. Yesterday our Soldiers did muster with us, and we had about Seven
Score that we dare trust; but they want Experience.
We conceive that Horses would be very useful. With
my Service remembered, I am bold to subscribe myself to be, Sir,
Newmarkett, 30 Maii, 1648.
"Your Servant to command,
"John Clarke.
"To the Right Worshipful Sir Tho. Barnardiston. These present, with my Service."
Order from Sir F. Pile and Packer, to slight Reading Garrison.
"We, being informed of the Levying of new Forces,
and setting up a new Garrison in the Abbey at Reading, there being already the Garrison of Windsor and
Wallingford in the County, which new Levy causeth
a great Disturbance in the County, do desire that a
Letter may be sent to the Committee of Berks, to
forbear any such Proceedings; and that the Works
at the Abbey may be slighted, according to a former
Order.
1 June, 1648.
"Fra. Pile.
"Robert Packer.
"For the County of Berks."
Post Meridiem.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
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Comes Manchester, Speaker.
Comes Denbeigh.
Comes Mulgrave. |
Adjourn.
House adjourned till 10 Monday Morning next.