The case of the impeached lords, commons, and citizens; truely stated
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           THE
           CASE
           Of
           the
           Impeached
           LORDS
           ,
           COMMONS
           ,
           AND
           CITIZENS
           ;
           Truely
           Stated
           .
        
         
           PSAL.
           75.
           5
           ,
           6.
           
        
         
           Commit
           thy
           way
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           trust
           also
           in
           him
           and
           he
           shall
           bring
           it
           to
           passe
           .
           And
           he
           shall
           bring
           forth
           thy
           Righteousnesse
           as
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           thy
           judgement
           as
           the
           noon
           day
           .
        
         
           ACTS
           16.
           35
           ,
           36
           ,
           37
           ,
           38
           ,
           39.
           
        
         
           And
           when
           it
           was
           day
           ,
           the
           Magistrates
           sent
           the
           Sergeants
           ,
           saying
           ,
           Let
           those
           men
           go
           .
           And
           the
           Keeper
           of
           the
           prison
           told
           this
           saying
           unto
           Paul
           ,
           the
           Magistrates
           have
           sent
           to
           let
           you
           go
           :
           now
           therefore
           depart
           and
           go
           in
           Peace
           .
           But
           Paul
           said
           unto
           them
           ,
           they
           have
           beaten
           us
           openly
           uncondemned
           ,
           being
           Romans
           ,
           and
           have
           cast
           us
           into
           prison
           ,
           and
           now
           do
           they
           thrust
           us
           out
           privily
           ?
           nay
           verily
           ,
           but
           let
           them
           come
           themselves
           and
           fetch
           us
           out
           .
           And
           the
           Sergeants
           told
           these
           words
           unto
           the
           Magistrates
           :
           and
           they
           feared
           when
           they
           heard
           that
           they
           were
           Romans
           .
           And
           they
           came
           and
           besought
           them
           ,
           and
           brought
           them
           out
           ,
           and
           desired
           them
           to
           depart
           out
           of
           the
           City
           .
        
         
         
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           Case
           of
           the
           Impeached
           Lords
           ,
           Commons
           and
           Citizens
           truly
           stated
           .
        
         
           THe
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
          
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           the
           moneths
           of
           
             March
          
           and
           
             April
             ,
          
           and
           
             May
          
           last
           ,
           taking
           into
           their
           serious
           Consideration
           ,
           the
           
             *
          
           
             absolute
             necessity
             of
             disbanding
             the
             greatest
             part
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
          
           after
           the
           total
           Reducement
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           for
           the
           
             present
             ease
          
           of
           the
           people
           from
           
             Taxes
          
           and
           
             Free-quarter
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             speedier
             relief
             of
             Ireland
             ,
          
           then
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           
             irrecoverably
             lost
             ;
          
           did
           thereupon
           pass
           some
           
             Votes
          
           and
           
             Declarations
          
           for
           
             disbanding
             the
             Foot
             ,
             and
             some
             Regiments
             of
             Horse
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
          
           and
           sending
           them
           into
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           under
           the
           Commands
           of
           two
           
             Major
             Generals
             ,
             Skippon
          
           and
           
             Massey
             ,
          
           and
           imployed
           
             Commissioners
          
           from
           both
           
             Houses
          
           to
           the
           
             Army
             ,
          
           for
           that
           purpose
           ,
           where
           they
           
             *
          
           eng●ged
           many
           
             Officers
          
           and
           
             Souldiers
          
           for
           that
           expedition
           .
           But
           by
           the
           under-hand
           practises
           of
           
             Leiutenant
             General
             Cromwel
             ,
          
           and
           his
           
             Confederate
             Officers
          
           and
           
             Agitators
             ,
          
           the
           relief
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           was
           not
           only
           
             obstructed
             ,
          
           but
           wholly
           
             frustrated
             ;
          
           and
           the
           Major
           part
           of
           the
           Army
           animated
           ,
           to
           enter
           into
           a
           
             solemn
             Engagement
             ,
          
           not
           to
           disband
           upon
           any
           terms
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           
             obtained
             satisfaction
             from
             both
             Houses
             ,
          
           to
           certain
           high
           
             Proposals
          
           and
           
             Demands
             ;
          
           which
           the
           
             Houses
          
           for
           quietness
           sake
           ,
           and
           
             Irelands
          
           better
           
             Accomodation
          
           (
           though
           with
           some
           disparagement
           to
           their
           
             Honor
          
           and
           
             Power
             )
          
           condescended
           unto
           .
           But
           the
           concession
           of
           all
           their
           first
           
             Demands
             ,
          
           was
           so
           far
           from
           satisfying
           those
           
             restlesse
             Spirits
          
           (
           who
           had
           
             other
             designs
          
           to
           carry
           on
           ;
           since
           visible
           to
           all
           men
           )
           that
           they
           
           encouraged
           them
           to
           greater
           
             Insolencies
             ,
          
           and
           higher
           
             Demands
          
           then
           ever
           ,
           comprised
           in
           their
           
             *
          
           
             Letters
             ,
             Proposals
             ,
             Remonstranses
          
           and
           
             Manifestoes
          
           in
           
             Iune
          
           and
           
             Iuly
          
           following
           ,
           of
           purpose
           to
           pick
           new
           quarrels
           with
           the
           Houses
           and
           City
           too
           ,
           and
           to
           keep
           themselves
           in
           an
           intire
           body
           ,
           to
           carry
           on
           their
           
             dangeraus
             Plots
          
           against
           all
           opposition
           .
           In
           pursuance
           ,
           whereof
           they
           first
           with
           a
           party
           of
           Horse
           commanded
           by
           
             Cornet
             Ioyce
             ,
             forcibly
          
           and
           
             traiterously
          
           
             *
          
           seized
           on
           the
           
             Kings
             own
             royal
             person
          
           at
           
             Holdenby
             ,
          
           upon
           
             false
             pretences
             ,
          
           and
           removed
           him
           thence
           into
           the
           
             Armies
             quarters
             ,
          
           contrary
           to
           his
           
             own
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Commissioners
             of
             both
             Houses
             Protestations
             ;
          
           refused
           to
           resign
           him
           up
           ,
           or
           dispose
           of
           his
           Person
           according
           to
           the
           Houses
           Votes
           ;
           removed
           the
           
             Guards
             ,
          
           appointed
           by
           both
           Houses
           from
           him
           ,
           put
           new
           
             Guards
          
           of
           their
           own
           upon
           him
           ;
           who
           excluded
           the
           
             Scots
             Commissioners
          
           from
           any
           access
           to
           his
           presence
           against
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Nations
          
           and
           
             Votes
          
           of
           both
           Houses
           ;
           and
           yet
           then
           granted
           free
           access
           for
           all
           
             Malignants
          
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           admitted
           
             Malignant
             Chaplains
          
           to
           attend
           him
           with
           the
           Book
           of
           
             Common
             prayer
             ,
          
           and
           all
           
             Episcopal
             Ceremonies
             ,
          
           which
           they
           so
           much
           decried
           heretofore
           as
           
             Anti-christian
             .
          
           Neither
           rest
           they
           here
           ,
           but
           refusing
           to
           disband
           even
           after
           all
           their
           Arrears
           were
           promised
           to
           be
           payd
           or
           secured
           by
           the
           Houses
           ;
           they
           mutinously
           and
           rebelliously
           (
           against
           the
           express
           
             Votes
          
           and
           
             Commands
          
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           and
           desires
           of
           the
           City
           )
           march
           up
           in
           a
           warlike
           manner
           towards
           
             London
             ,
          
           threatning
           to
           force
           the
           Houses
           and
           plunder
           the
           City
           if
           they
           had
           adhered
           to
           them
           ,
           in
           case
           they
           granted
           not
           their
           unreasonable
           desires
           by
           the
           short
           time
           prefixed
           to
           them
           ,
           approaching
           within
           few
           miles
           of
           the
           City
           with
           their
           whole
           body
           ,
           seizing
           the
           Block-houses
           on
           the
           River
           by
           violence
           ,
           quartering
           their
           Forces
           round
           about
           it
           ,
           and
           sending
           their
           Warrants
           for
           provisions
           to
           Constables
           ,
           within
           the
           very
           lines
           of
           Communication
           .
           Whereupon
           the
           Houses
           to
           provide
           for
           their
           own
           safety
           and
           the
           Cities
           ,
           if
           the
           Army
           should
           invade
           them
           by
           open
           force
           ;
           both
           Houses
           on
           the
           11.
           of
           
             Iune
          
           by
           
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           appointed
           a
           
             Committee
          
           of
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           to
           joyn
           with
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           consult
           ,
           advise
           and
           put
           in
           execution
           
             all
             wayes
             and
             means
             ,
             which
             in
             their
             judgments
             might
             be
             necessary
             for
             the
             safety
             and
             defence
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             Parliament
             and
             City
             ,
             and
             to
             rayse
             horse
             and
             foot
             for
             
             that
             purpose
          
           &c
           ,
           Of
           which
           
             Committee
          
           some
           of
           the
           afterwa●●●
           impeached
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           and
           now
           imprisoned
           and
           impeached
           Lords
           were
           Members
           ;
           which
           Committee
           after
           some
           few
           meetings
           (
           in
           hope
           of
           a
           final
           pacification
           )
           was
           discontinued
           ;
           and
           the
           Houses
           by
           the
           Armies
           dayly
           approaches
           ,
           enforced
           to
           repeal
           sundry
           of
           their
           just
           
             Votes
             ,
             Remanstrances
          
           and
           
             Ordinances
          
           to
           quiet
           their
           distempers
           .
           After
           which
           condescention
           ,
           the
           Army
           did
           not
           only
           publikely
           censure
           them
           for
           it
           in
           p●int
           ,
           but
           likewise
           declare
           their
           dis-satisfaction
           by
           all
           the
           Houses
           had
           done
           or
           promised
           ,
           unless
           the
           
             Commons
          
           would
           presently
           purge
           their
           House
           from
           all
           
             Members
             disaffected
             to
             these
             their
             mutionous
             Practises
             ,
          
           and
           suspend
           no
           less
           then
           eleven
           of
           their
           Emmentest
           Presbyterian
           Members
           at
           once
           from
           sitting
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           before
           any
           particular
           proofs
           or
           impeachments
           against
           them
           ,
           upon
           a
           
             meer
             general
          
           and
           
             illegal
             Charge
          
           sent
           from
           
             St
             Albons
          
           (
           then
           the
           
             head
             quarters
             )
             Iune
          
           14.
           
           Upon
           which
           ,
           though
           the
           House
           after
           full
           debate
           resolved
           
             Iune
             25.
             
             That
             by
             the
             Laws
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             no
             iudgment
             could
             be
             given
             for
             their
             suspention
             upon
             that
             general
             Charge
             ,
             before
             particulars
             produced
             and
             proofs
             made
             ;
          
           yet
           the
           Army
           threatned
           to
           march
           up
           to
           
             Westminster
             ,
             in
             case
             they
             were
             not
             removed
             from
             sitting
             or
             voting
             in
             the
             House
             ;
          
           Whereupon
           the
           Members
           voluntarily
           withdrew
           themselves
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           put
           in
           their
           Answers
           to
           the
           false
           and
           scandalous
           particular
           
             Articles
          
           the
           Army
           afterwards
           sent
           up
           against
           them
           ,
           of
           purpose
           to
           wound
           their
           Reputations
           ,
           without
           any
           intention
           to
           bring
           them
           to
           their
           Legal
           Tryals
           ,
           being
           never
           able
           to
           prove
           the
           least
           Title
           of
           those
           Articles
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           whole
           House
           and
           Kingdom
           know
           them
           to
           be
           guiltless
           .
           Upon
           this
           their
           voluntary
           withdrawing
           ,
           though
           the
           Army
           and
           their
           Instruments
           took
           occasion
           to
           traduce
           them
           as
           guilty
           ,
           yet
           they
           began
           to
           draw
           their
           quarters
           ,
           and
           disperse
           themselves
           further
           off
           from
           
             London
             ;
          
           but
           with
           a
           Resolution
           to
           take
           the
           first
           occasion
           of
           returning
           thither
           before
           they
           were
           sent
           for
           ,
           the
           gaining
           of
           the
           City
           and
           Tower
           of
           
             London
          
           into
           their
           Custody
           ,
           and
           placing
           of
           their
           own
           Guards
           upon
           both
           Houses
           ,
           and
           mould
           them
           to
           their
           own
           pleasures
           ,
           being
           the
           main
           design
           of
           their
           first
           approaches
           towards
           it
           .
           And
           no
           occasion
           of
           returning
           ,
           being
           given
           by
           the
           Houses
           or
           City
           ,
           who
           complyed
           with
           them
           in
           all
           their
           unreasonable
           desires
           ,
           they
           thereupon
           projected
           
           to
           make
           one
           unreasonable
           demand
           more
           ,
           which
           might
           in
           all
           probability
           occasion
           it
           ,
           and
           they
           divide
           the
           City
           and
           both
           Houses
           one
           from
           another
           ;
           and
           that
           was
           to
           desire
           the
           Houses
           to
           repeal
           the
           Ordinance
           for
           the
           New
           Militia
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           (
           which
           no
           ways
           concerned
           the
           Army
           in
           point
           of
           interest
           or
           right
           )
           and
           to
           restore
           the
           old
           without
           any
           exceptions
           to
           their
           persons
           ,
           or
           any
           cause
           alleadged
           ,
           or
           once
           acquanting
           the
           City
           therewith
           ,
           to
           whom
           both
           Houses
           and
           the
           Army
           too
           were
           most
           deeply
           engaged
           .
           Hereupon
           Sir
           
             *
          
           
             Thomas
             Fairfax
          
           sends
           a
           Letter
           to
           the
           
             Speaker
          
           of
           the
           
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
          
           intimating
           the
           
             Officers
          
           and
           
             Armies
             desires
             ,
             that
             the
             New
             Militia
             of
             London
             might
             be
             altered
             ,
             and
             the
             Old
             revived
             ,
          
           without
           ever
           acquainting
           the
           City
           or
           their
           Commissioners
           in
           the
           Army
           therewith
           :
           Upon
           which
           Letter
           alone
           (
           the
           House
           being
           very
           thin
           ,
           and
           most
           Members
           driven
           away
           by
           the
           menaces
           )
           on
           
             Iuly
          
           22
           ,
           in
           the
           afternoon
           the
           
             Ordinance
          
           for
           the
           
             New
             Militia
             ,
          
           made
           by
           unanimous
           consent
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           when
           full
           and
           free
           ,
           
             May
          
           4.
           to
           continue
           for
           a
           full
           year
           ,
           was
           suddenly
           voted
           in
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           by
           some
           few
           casting
           voyces
           to
           be
           repealed
           ,
           before
           3
           moneths
           expired
           ;
           and
           a
           New
           Ordinance
           for
           reviving
           the
           Old
           Militia
           ,
           drawn
           up
           ,
           passed
           ,
           transmitted
           to
           the
           Lords
           House
           about
           7
           a
           clock
           at
           night
           ,
           when
           the
           House
           was
           empty
           ,
           and
           then
           presently
           passed
           without
           out
           any
           debate
           ,
           (
           though
           moved
           to
           be
           put
           off
           by
           some
           ,
           till
           the
           City
           to
           whom
           they
           were
           so
           much
           obliged
           ,
           and
           whose
           s●fety
           and
           priviledges
           it
           so
           highly
           concerned
           )
           were
           acquainted
           therewith
           ,
           and
           heard
           what
           they
           could
           obj●ct
           against
           it
           ,
           who
           never
           had
           the
           least
           intimation
           of
           it
           till
           it
           was
           past
           .
           The
           pretence
           for
           this
           hasty
           passing
           ,
           was
           ,
           to
           prevent
           the
           the
           Armies-speedy
           march
           to
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           if
           the
           Houses
           refused
           to
           pass
           it
           ;
           and
           the
           Cities
           opposition
           against
           it
           ,
           if
           not
           passed
           before
           their
           Notice
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           the
           real
           design
           was
           to
           discontent
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           enforce
           them
           to
           some
           act
           or
           other
           ,
           as
           might
           give
           the
           Army
           occasion
           to
           march
           rather
           against
           them
           ,
           then
           against
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           engage
           them
           and
           their
           party
           in
           the
           Houses
           against
           the
           City
           and
           their
           Friends
           .
           This
           Ordinance
           of
           Repeal
           being
           made
           known
           to
           the
           City
           ,
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           Saturday
           ,
           
             Iune
          
           24.
           they
           were
           much
           discontented
           at
           it
           ;
           and
           meeting
           at
           a
           Common
           Councel
           ,
           voted
           unanimonsly
           against
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           great
           injury
           and
           astront
           unto
           them
           ;
           both
           ,
           
           because
           the
           Houses
           and
           Army
           never
           acquainted
           them
           therewith
           ,
           but
           did
           it
           on
           a
           sudden
           in
           a
           thin
           House
           without
           their
           privity
           ,
           or
           any
           reason
           alleaged
           ,
           or
           just
           exceptions
           to
           the
           New
           Militia
           in
           the
           Ordinance
           for
           such
           an
           alteration
           ,
           which
           so
           highly
           concerned
           their
           safety
           and
           priviledges
           ;
           and
           because
           the
           Repeal
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           upon
           no
           other
           grounds
           but
           the
           Armies
           desire
           ,
           might
           justly
           shake
           all
           other
           Ordinances
           for
           securing
           the
           vast
           sums
           they
           had
           lent
           and
           advanced
           upon
           the
           Excise
           and
           Sale
           of
           Bishops
           Lands
           ,
           and
           for
           their
           Indempnity
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           repealable
           at
           the
           Armies
           pleasure
           ,
           as
           wel
           as
           this
           ,
           to
           their
           utter
           undoing
           .
           Whereupon
           they
           resolved
           to
           Petition
           the
           Houses
           on
           Monday
           morning
           for
           the
           Repeal
           of
           this
           hastty
           injurious
           Ordinance
           of
           
             Iuly
          
           23.
           for
           selling
           the
           New
           Militia
           ,
           and
           drew
           up
           a
           Petition
           then
           for
           that
           purpose
           ;
           which
           the
           Sheri●s
           and
           Common-Counsel
           presented
           to
           the
           Houses
           on
           Monday
           the
           26.
           of
           
             Iuly
             :
          
           After
           which
           about
           a
           thousand
           Apprentices
           ,
           and
           young
           men
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           without
           any
           armes
           at
           all
           ,
           came
           with
           another
           Petition
           of
           their
           own
           to
           both
           Houses
           ,
           wherein
           they
           Remonstrated
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           heirs
           apparant
           to
           the
           City
           ,
           whose
           Rights
           and
           Priviledges
           they
           were
           sworn
           to
           defend
           ,
           and
           the
           Houses
           had
           of
           times
           promised
           to
           maintain
           ;
           That
           the
           ordering
           of
           the
           Cities
           Militia
           was
           the
           Cities
           Birth-right
           ,
           belonging
           to
           them
           by
           Charters
           confirmed
           in
           Parliaments
           ,
           for
           defence
           where
           of
           they
           had
           adven●ured
           their
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           as
           far
           forth
           as
           the
           Army
           ;
           and
           therefore
           desired
           it
           might
           be
           returned
           into
           those
           hands
           ,
           in
           which
           it
           was
           put
           by
           the
           whole
           Cities
           consent
           ,
           by
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           4.
           of
           
             May
             ;
          
           Upon
           reading
           these
           Petitions
           in
           the
           Lords
           House
           ,
           they
           were
           pleased
           to
           revoke
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           
             Iuly
          
           23.
           and
           resume
           that
           of
           
             May
          
           4.
           by
           a
           new
           Ordinance
           of
           
             Iuly
          
           26.
           which
           they
           sent
           down
           to
           the
           Commons
           ,
           where
           some
           Apprentices
           were
           over-earnest
           and
           urgent
           to
           get
           the
           Ordinance
           passed
           ,
           refusing
           to
           suffer
           some
           Members
           to
           go
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           passed
           the
           new
           Ordinance
           sent
           from
           the
           Lords
           ,
           or
           to
           come
           out
           of
           the
           House
           into
           the
           L●bby
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           divided
           upon
           the
           Vote
           ,
           about
           it
           ,
           which
           at
           last
           they
           passed
           about
           3
           of
           the
           clock
           ;
           Whereupon
           most
           of
           the
           Apprentices
           departed
           quietly
           into
           the
           City
           ,
           without
           any
           further
           disturbance
           .
           After
           which
           some
           disorderly
           persons
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           Malignants
           ,
           &
           disbanded
           
           Souldiers
           ,
           not
           Apprentices
           (
           by
           the
           instigation
           of
           some
           Masignant
           ,
           Sectaries
           and
           Friends
           of
           the
           Army
           )
           gathered
           about
           the
           Commons
           door
           ,
           and
           grew
           very
           outragious
           ,
           enforcing
           the
           Speaker
           to
           take
           the
           Chair
           after
           the
           House
           had
           adjourned
           ,
           not
           suffering
           him
           or
           the
           Members
           to
           depart
           the
           House
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           voted
           :
           
             That
             the
             King
             should
             come
             to
             London
             to
             treat
             with
             the
             Houses
             about
             a
             peace
             .
          
           With
           which
           violence
           the
           
             Common-Councel
             of
             London
          
           being
           acquainted
           as
           they
           were
           sitting
           in
           the
           Guild
           Hall
           ,
           they
           presently
           sent
           the
           Sheriffs
           with
           such
           assistance
           as
           was
           ready
           at
           hand
           (
           the
           Militia
           then
           being
           in
           an
           unsetled
           condition
           by
           the
           
             Houses
          
           own
           act
           ,
           and
           contradicting
           Ordinances
           )
           to
           suppress
           the
           tumult
           ,
           and
           rescue
           the
           Members
           ;
           who
           thereupon
           hasting
           to
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           did
           their
           best
           endeavours
           to
           effect
           it
           ;
           and
           at
           last
           pacified
           the
           unruly
           rout
           ,
           and
           conducted
           the
           Speaker
           in
           safety
           to
           his
           Coach
           and
           lodging
           about
           nine
           of
           the
           clock
           at
           night
           ,
           which
           was
           as
           much
           as
           could
           be
           expected
           from
           the
           City
           ,
           in
           this
           interval
           of
           their
           Militia's
           unsettlement
           .
           The
           Lords
           adjourned
           their
           House
           till
           Fryday
           morning
           ;
           the
           Commons
           only
           till
           the
           next
           morning
           being
           Tuesday
           ;
           against
           which
           time
           the
           New
           established
           Militia
           provided
           a
           strong
           Guard
           for
           the
           House
           it self
           :
           Whether
           the
           Speaker
           and
           Members
           repaired
           about
           10
           of
           the
           clock
           safely
           without
           any
           interruption
           ,
           and
           there
           sate
           securely
           ,
           till
           they
           agreed
           to
           adjourn
           the
           House
           till
           Friday
           morning
           following
           ,
           upon
           this
           ground
           ;
           that
           the
           
             Lords
             had
             adjourned
             their
             House
             till
             that
             time
             ,
          
           and
           had
           made
           
             a
             peremptory
             Order
             for
             all
             their
             Members
             then
             to
             attend
             the
             House
             ,
             notwithstanding
             any
             former
             leave
             granted
             to
             be
             absent
             .
          
           The
           next
           day
           being
           the
           monthly
           fast
           the
           Speakers
           and
           Members
           met
           at
           
             Margarets
             Church
          
           in
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           and
           there
           kept
           the
           solemn
           Fast
           without
           disturbance
           :
           Where
           Mr
           
             Speaker
          
           in
           the
           Church
           complained
           Publikely
           to
           
             Sr
             Ralph
             Ashton
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Members
           setting
           near
           him
           ,
           to
           this
           effect
           ;
           
             That
             there
             was
             a
             great
             scandal
             raised
             on
             him
             in
             the
             City
             ,
             which
             did
             much
             trouble
             him
             ,
             as
             that
             he
             had
             left
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             was
             run
             away
             privatly
             to
             the
             Army
             ,
             or
             intended
             to
             do
             it
             :
          
           Tha●
           he
           had
           no
           such
           thought
           ,
           and
           sco●ned
           to
           do
           such
           a
           base
           ,
           unjust
           and
           dishonorable
           action
           ;
           and
           would
           rather
           die
           in
           the
           
             House
          
           and
           Chair
           ,
           
             then
             desert
             them
             for
             fear
             of
             any
             tumults
             .
          
           Which
           being
           spoken
           in
           the
           Church
           and
           presence
           of
           God
           on
           the
           
           solemne
           Fast
           day
           ,
           when
           he
           would
           not
           dissemble
           ,
           makes
           most
           men
           conclude
           ,
           his
           secret
           departure
           to
           the
           Army
           the
           very
           next
           day
           ,
           proceeded
           not
           from
           his
           own
           judgment
           or
           inclination
           ,
           but
           from
           some
           strong
           invitations
           or
           menaces
           sent
           from
           the
           Army
           by
           those
           who
           contrived
           this
           desperate
           plot
           to
           divide
           the
           City
           &
           Houses
           ,
           and
           bring
           up
           the
           Army
           to
           inthrall
           them
           both
           .
           On
           Thursday
           Morning
           early
           the
           new
           renewed
           
             Militia
          
           of
           London
           ,
           to
           prevent
           all
           future
           disturbances
           to
           the
           Houses
           ,
           made
           publike
           Proclamation
           throughout
           the
           City
           &
           Suburbs
           ,
           &
           set
           up
           printed
           tickets
           at
           Westminster
           &
           other
           usuall
           places
           within
           the
           Line
           ,
           that
           if
           any
           person
           or
           persons
           should
           offer
           to
           disturb
           either
           of
           the
           Houses
           or
           their
           Members
           ,
           the
           Guards
           should
           apprehend
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           of
           resistance
           kil
           or
           shoot
           them
           .
           Yet
           not
           withstanding
           the
           Speaker
           in
           the
           evening
           stole
           away
           through
           Hide
           Parke
           in
           his
           Coach
           to
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           went
           to
           Windsore
           to
           the
           Head-quarters
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           Sir
           
             Ar.
             Hasterig
          
           &
           other
           Members
           ,
           who
           met
           him
           by
           the
           way
           .
           On
           Friday
           morning
           about
           140.
           
           Members
           or
           more
           met
           at
           the
           Commons
           House
           ,
           expecting
           the
           Speakers
           coming
           ,
           whither
           the
           Serjeant
           coming
           without
           his
           Mace
           ,
           being
           demanded
           where
           the
           Speaker
           was
           ,
           answered
           ,
           he
           knew
           not
           very
           well
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           did
           not
           see
           him
           that
           morning
           ,
           and
           was
           told
           he
           went
           a
           little
           way
           out
           of
           town
           last
           night
           ,
           but
           he
           thought
           he
           would
           return
           ,
           &
           expected
           to
           meet
           him
           at
           the
           House
           .
           After
           which
           being
           somwhat
           strictly
           interrogated
           by
           some
           Members
           about
           the
           Speaker
           ,
           he
           suddenly
           withdrew
           himself
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           be
           found
           ,
           till
           the
           House
           had
           chosen
           a
           new
           Speaker
           &
           Serjeant
           ,
           and
           procured
           a
           Mace
           ;
           and
           then
           he
           returned
           with
           the
           Mace
           carried
           after
           him
           under
           his
           mans
           cloke
           ,
           which
           he
           said
           he
           had
           been
           seeking
           out
           all
           the
           time
           of
           his
           absence
           .
           The
           House
           ,
           after
           two
           houres
           attendance
           ,
           sent
           4
           of
           their
           Members
           to
           the
           Speakers
           house
           ,
           to
           inquire
           what
           was
           become
           of
           him
           ;
           who
           returning
           reported
           from
           his
           servants
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           gone
           forth
           of
           town
           the
           evening
           before
           ,
           &
           was
           not
           likely
           to
           return
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           conceived
           he
           was
           gone
           to
           the
           Army
           :
           whereupon
           they
           resolved
           to
           chuse
           a
           new
           Speaker
           after
           some
           debate
           ,
           and
           called
           Mr.
           
             Henry
             Pelham
          
           to
           the
           Chaire
           ;
           after
           which
           they
           chose
           a
           new
           Serjeant
           in
           the
           absence
           of
           the
           old
           .
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           the
           Lords
           assembling
           in
           their
           House
           upon
           speciall
           
           Order
           and
           Summons
           ,
           received
           a
           Letter
           of
           excuse
           from
           the
           Earle
           of
           Manchester
           for
           his
           absence
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           some
           indisposition
           befallen
           ;
           whereupon
           they
           chose
           the
           Lord
           Willoughby
           of
           Parham
           their
           Speaker
           in
           his
           roome
           ,
           having
           frequently
           changed
           their
           Speaker
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           they
           saw
           occasion
           :
           And
           about
           three
           of
           the
           clock
           that
           day
           ,
           the
           Commons
           presented
           their
           new
           Speaker
           to
           the
           Lords
           sitting
           in
           their
           Robes
           after
           the
           accustomed
           manner
           ,
           who
           approved
           to
           their
           choice
           ,
           to
           prevent
           a
           discontinuance
           and
           faler
           of
           the
           Parliament
           for
           want
           of
           Speakers
           to
           adjourne
           and
           continue
           it
           ,
           and
           prevent
           all
           scruples
           which
           might
           arise
           thereupon
           .
           This
           done
           they
           proceeded
           to
           vote
           and
           act
           as
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           they
           might
           lawfully
           doe
           .
           First
           they
           voted
           in
           the
           eleven
           wrongfully
           impeached
           
             Members
             ,
          
           and
           others
           unjustly
           questioned
           by
           
             Cromwells
          
           and
           his
           
             confederates
          
           practise
           in
           the
           
             Armies
          
           name
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           their
           Votes
           ,
           to
           
             attend
             the
             seruice
             of
             the
             House
             ,
          
           which
           they
           accordingly
           did
           :
           Next
           they
           revive
           and
           set
           up
           the
           Committee
           for
           the
           Safety
           by
           an
           
             Ordinance
             of
             both
             Houses
             ;
             authorizing
             them
             to
             joyne
             with
             the
             Committee
             of
             the
             restored
             City
             Militia
             ;
          
           and
           by
           severall
           Votes
           &
           Ordinances
           gave
           power
           to
           these
           Committees
           for
           the
           
             listing
             and
             raising
             of
             Forces
             ,
             appointing
             chiefe
             Commanders
             and
             Officers
             issuing
             out
             arms
             and
             ammunition
             for
             the
             safety
             and
             defence
             of
             both
             Houses
             and
             the
             City
             ,
             against
             all
             such
             who
             should
             forcibly
             invade
             them
             :
          
           which
           Votes
           &
           Ordinances
           for
           their self-defence
           (
           warranted
           by
           
             the
             very
             Law
             of
             nature
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Armies
           
             Declarations
          
           assent
           )
           were
           not
           passed
           nor
           put
           in
           execution
           ,
           till
           the
           Army
           under
           Sir
           
             Tho.
             Fairfax
          
           (
           recruited
           extraordinarily
           every
           day
           without
           &
           against
           the
           Houses
           Orders
           )
           
             were
             on
             their
             march
             towards
             London
             ,
             &
             most
             contemptuously
             disobeyed
             the
             Votes
             and
             Letter
             of
             both
             Houses
             ,
             inhibiting
             them
             to
             come
             within
             30.
             miles
             of
             the
             City
             :
          
           which
           Letter
           Sir
           
             Thomas
          
           out
           of
           his
           great
           humility
           refused
           to
           
             much
             as
             to
             answer
             ,
             or
             take
             notice
             of
             :
          
           whereupon
           the
           
             Army
          
           drawing
           near
           the
           Houses
           and
           City
           in
           a
           warlike
           manner
           ,
           with
           a
           resolution
           to
           force
           &
           assault
           them
           by
           violence
           ;
           thereupon
           the
           Committee
           of
           Safety
           and
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           London
           by
           Ordinance
           and
           speciall
           command
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           raised
           new
           Forces
           of
           Horse
           &
           Foot
           ,
           mounted
           some
           of
           their
           Cannons
           ,
           
           manned
           some
           of
           their
           Works
           ,
           and
           made
           preparations
           only
           for
           their
           own
           defence
           ,
           as
           they
           might
           lawfully
           do
           ,
           and
           had
           done
           formerly
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           that
           supreme
           power
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           which
           first
           raised
           ,
           and
           after
           voted
           down
           this
           perfidious
           
             Army
             ,
          
           who
           now
           refused
           to
           obey
           their
           Masters
           commands
           ,
           and
           marched
           up
           against
           them
           with
           much
           rage
           and
           fury
           as
           enemies
           .
           To
           countenance
           this
           their
           trechery
           and
           rebellion
           the
           more
           ,
           they
           draw
           the
           Speakers
           &
           fugitive
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           to
           sit
           in
           Counsell
           with
           them
           in
           the
           Army
           in
           nature
           of
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           to
           signe
           an
           
             Ingagement
             ,
          
           to
           
             live
             and
             die
             with
             Sir
          
           T.
           Fairfax
           
             and
             the
             Army
             in
             this
             quarrell
             .
          
           Whereby
           they
           were
           so
           animated
           ,
           that
           Sir
           
             Th.
             Fairfax
          
           raised
           the
           Traine-Bands
           of
           
             Hertfordshire
             and
             other
             Counties
             ,
          
           to
           joyn
           with
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           march
           up
           against
           the
           
             Houses
             and
             City
             ;
          
           who
           were
           so
           desirous
           of
           peace
           ,
           that
           they
           sent
           
             Commissioners
          
           &
           
             Agents
          
           sundry
           times
           one
           after
           another
           to
           mediate
           an
           accord
           ,
           and
           keep
           off
           the
           Army
           from
           approaching
           neare
           the
           City
           ;
           who
           were
           exceedingly
           sleighted
           ,
           &
           could
           obtain
           no
           termes
           of
           peace
           or
           agreement
           from
           them
           ,
           unlesse
           they
           would
           unworthily
           yeeld
           to
           desert
           both
           Houses
           &
           the
           impeached
           Members
           ,
           contrary
           to
           their
           Ingagement
           ,
           Covenant
           and
           duty
           ,
           renounce
           and
           call
           in
           their
           own
           Declaration
           then
           newly
           published
           ;
           relinquish
           their
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           and
           deliver
           up
           all
           the
           Forts
           and
           Line
           on
           the
           Westside
           of
           the
           City
           next
           to
           
             Westminster
          
           into
           the
           Armies
           hands
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           
             Tower
             of
             London
          
           and
           Magazines
           in
           it
           ,
           disband
           all
           their
           Forces
           ,
           put
           all
           the
           
             Reformados
          
           out
           of
           the
           Line
           ,
           withdraw
           all
           their
           Guards
           from
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           receive
           a
           Guard
           of
           such
           Horse
           &
           Foot
           within
           the
           Line
           as
           the
           Army
           should
           appoint
           toward
           the
           Houses
           ,
           demolish
           their
           Works
           ,
           and
           suffer
           the
           whole
           Army
           to
           march
           in
           triumph
           through
           the
           City
           ,
           as
           absolute
           Conquerours
           of
           it
           and
           both
           Houses
           too
           .
           To
           all
           which
           dishonourable
           and
           base
           conditions
           (
           worse
           then
           any
           the
           King
           or
           Cavaliers
           would
           or
           could
           have
           put
           upon
           them
           ,
           in
           the
           condition
           and
           posture
           of
           defence
           they
           then
           were
           )
           the
           Aldermen
           and
           Common
           Councell
           ,
           to
           their
           eternall
           dishonour
           and
           infamy
           ,
           suddenly
           and
           unexpectedly
           condescended
           .
           Whereupon
           a
           Party
           of
           the
           Army
           entred
           the
           Line
           ,
           seized
           the
           Forts
           agreed
           upon
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           6.
           of
           August
           the
           
             Generall
          
           
           brought
           the
           fugitive
           
             Speakers
          
           &
           
             Members
             to
             the
             House
             with
             a
             strong
             party
             ,
          
           (
           who
           might
           have
           returned
           at
           their
           pleasure
           before
           without
           any
           Guard
           ,
           had
           they
           pleased
           )
           placed
           the
           Speakers
           in
           their
           Chaires
           out
           of
           which
           they
           were
           justly
           voted
           ,
           without
           any
           Order
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           the
           Lords
           House
           being
           then
           adjourned
           during
           pleasure
           ;
           where
           the
           
             Generall
          
           was
           set
           in
           
             a
             Chaire
             of
             State
             ,
          
           and
           received
           speciall
           thanks
           for
           this
           service
           from
           the
           
             Speakers
          
           in
           both
           Houses
           names
           ,
           who
           made
           him
           
             Generalissimo
          
           of
           all
           the
           
             Forces
          
           and
           
             Forts
          
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
             to
             dispose
             of
             them
             at
             his
             pleasure
             ,
          
           made
           him
           
             Constable
             of
             the
             Tower
             ,
          
           Voted
           the
           common
           Souldiers
           one
           
             moneths
          
           gratuity
           for
           this
           service
           ,
           besides
           their
           pay
           ;
           left
           all
           their
           Guards
           to
           
             his
             disposing
             ,
          
           and
           to
           
             mock
             God
             ,
          
           as
           well
           as
           men
           ;
           Voted
           a
           
             publike
             day
             of
             Thankesgiving
          
           to
           be
           kept
           both
           in
           the
           
             City
             and
             throughout
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           for
           their
           
             restoring
             the
             Parliament
             to
             its
             Honour
             and
             Freedome
             ,
          
           in
           this
           forcible
           and
           dishonourable
           manner
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           patterned
           in
           any
           age
           .
           After
           which
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           whole
           Army
           marched
           through
           the
           City
           in
           greater
           triumph
           and
           State
           ,
           then
           ever
           
             William
             the
             Conquerour
             ,
          
           or
           any
           of
           his
           successors
           did
           ;
           takes
           possession
           of
           the
           Tower
           ,
           turnes
           out
           the
           honest
           
             Lievtenant
          
           there
           ,
           who
           royally
           entertained
           him
           ,
           without
           any
           cause
           assigned
           ;
           displaceth
           most
           Governours
           in
           other
           Forts
           and
           Garrisons
           ,
           though
           setled
           by
           Ordinance
           and
           speciall
           Votes
           of
           both
           Houses
           ;
           alters
           the
           
             Militia
          
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           sets
           up
           a
           new
           
             Militia
          
           in
           
             Westminster
          
           and
           
             Southwark
          
           divided
           from
           that
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           contrary
           to
           severall
           
             Ordinances
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Articles
           of
           the
           Treaty
           ;
           causeth
           the
           Line
           and
           Works
           about
           the
           City
           to
           be
           demolished
           ,
           drives
           away
           most
           of
           the
           Members
           by
           menacing
           
             Declarations
             ,
          
           procures
           an
           Ordinance
           by
           meere
           force
           and
           violence
           to
           passe
           the
           Houses
           ,
           declaring
           all
           the
           Votes
           ,
           Orders
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           one
           or
           both
           Houses
           from
           the
           26.
           of
           Iuly
           to
           the
           6.
           of
           August
           ,
           to
           be
           null
           and
           void
           ,
           which
           the
           Commons
           had
           foure
           or
           five
           times
           laid
           aside
           and
           refused
           to
           passe
           upon
           the
           question
           ;
           and
           then
           by
           confederacy
           with
           the
           fugitive
           Members
           ,
           procured
           the
           Lord
           
             Mayor
          
           and
           
             divers
             Aldermen
          
           and
           
             Citizens
          
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           who
           had
           shewed
           themselves
           most
           faithfull
           and
           active
           for
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           all
           these
           Wars
           ,
           and
           done
           more
           service
           for
           them
           
           then
           any
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           to
           be
           impeached
           of
           
             High
             Treason
             ,
          
           and
           shut
           up
           
             Prisoners
             in
             the
             Tower
             ;
          
           procures
           the
           
             Recorder
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Maynard
             ,
          
           and
           
             Commissary
             Copley
             ,
          
           without
           any
           legall
           hearing
           or
           examination
           to
           be
           suddenly
           thrust
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           Members
           to
           be
           suspended
           ,
           and
           all
           those
           questioned
           who
           fate
           or
           Voted
           in
           the
           Speakers
           absence
           ,
           and
           no
           lesse
           then
           seven
           Lords
           (
           viz.
           
             Theo●hylus
          
           Earle
           of
           Lincolne
           ,
           
             Iames
          
           Earle
           of
           Suffolke
           ,
           
             Iames
          
           Earle
           of
           Middlesex
           ,
           
             George
          
           Lord
           
             Berkly
             ,
             Francis
          
           Lord
           
             Willoughby
             ,
             Iohn
          
           Lord
           
             Hunsdon
             ,
          
           and
           
             William
          
           Lord
           
             Maynard
             ,
          
           who
           had
           ever
           adhered
           to
           the
           Parliament
           )
           to
           be
           impeached
           of
           
             High
             Treason
             ,
          
           sequestred
           the
           
             House
             ,
          
           and
           
             committed
             to
             the
             black
             Rod
             ,
          
           who
           sate
           and
           Voted
           in
           the
           House
           in
           the
           Speakers
           absence
           (
           by
           colour
           of
           a
           speciall
           Order
           made
           before
           their
           departure
           ,
           that
           every
           Member
           of
           the
           Lords
           House
           should
           there
           attend
           )
           upon
           pretext
           ,
           
             that
             they
             had
             levyed
             Warre
             against
             the
             King
             ,
             Parliament
             and
             Kingdome
             .
          
           When
           as
           they
           acted
           nothing
           but
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           or
           at
           the
           Committee
           of
           Safety
           and
           the
           
             Militia
          
           by
           expresse
           Order
           and
           Authority
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           for
           the
           Parliaments
           and
           Cities
           just
           defence
           against
           a
           mutinous
           and
           rebellious
           Army
           then
           marching
           up
           hostilely
           against
           them
           ,
           contrary
           to
           both
           Houses
           Votes
           and
           Orders
           without
           any
           authority
           but
           their
           owne
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           true
           state
           of
           the
           case
           of
           the
           impeached
           Lords
           ,
           Commons
           and
           Citizens
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           eagerly
           prosecuted
           by
           the
           Army
           and
           their
           Confederates
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           when
           those
           Malignant
           Lords
           who
           levied
           actuall
           warre
           against
           King
           ,
           Parliament
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           exempted
           from
           all
           pardon
           heretofore
           by
           votes
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           as
           Traitors
           and
           publike
           Enemies
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           are
           suffered
           to
           go
           unprosecuted
           ,
           yea
           pleaded
           for
           in
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           permitted
           to
           walk
           freely
           about
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           repaire
           to
           the
           King
           in
           the
           Armies
           Quarters
           ,
           while
           these
           faithfull
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           and
           Citizens
           are
           shut
           up
           prisoners
           ,
           and
           prosecuted
           day
           by
           day
           ,
           without
           any
           proof
           or
           guilt
           to
           make
           good
           the
           Charge
           .
        
         
           The
           sole
           question
           then
           will
           be
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           reall
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           actuall
           endeavourers
           or
           raisers
           of
           a
           new
           Warre
           
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           Parliament
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           whether
           the
           impeached
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           ,
           and
           Citizens
           ,
           or
           the
           Army
           and
           their
           Confederates
           ,
           and
           fugitive
           Members
           ,
           who
           excited
           them
           to
           march
           up
           thus
           to
           London
           against
           both
           Houses
           and
           the
           City
           ,
           without
           any
           Authority
           from
           the
           King
           ,
           Parliament
           ,
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           Contrary
           to
           both
           Houses
           expresse
           Orders
           ,
           Letters
           and
           Commands
           ?
        
         
           Certainely
           ,
           if
           indifferent
           disinterested
           Members
           and
           Persons
           may
           be
           Iudges
           ,
           or
           Umpires
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           or
           the
           consciences
           of
           the
           accusers
           themselves
           may
           be
           Judges
           ,
           those
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           ,
           and
           Citizens
           listing
           and
           raising
           forces
           onely
           for
           their
           owne
           just
           and
           necessary
           defence
           by
           expresse
           Ordinances
           ,
           Votes
           and
           Orders
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           was
           so
           farre
           from
           being
           high
           Treason
           ,
           or
           levying
           of
           a
           new
           Warre
           in
           them
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           a
           just
           ,
           necessary
           and
           lawfull
           in
           them
           ,
           both
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           ,
           Scripture
           ,
           the
           Statutes
           of
           the
           Realme
           ,
           the
           practice
           and
           resolutions
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Army
           it selfe
           in
           their
           defensive
           warres
           against
           the
           King
           and
           his
           assailing
           forces
           ,
           and
           a
           duty
           to
           which
           their
           Covenant
           and
           publike
           Trust
           ingaged
           them
           unto
           ,
           under
           the
           paine
           of
           Perjury
           and
           Treachery
           both
           to
           the
           King
           (
           taken
           violently
           by
           a
           commanded
           party
           out
           of
           both
           Houses
           custody
           ,
           and
           detained
           prisoner
           from
           them
           in
           the
           Army
           against
           their
           Votes
           and
           Commands
           )
           and
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           City
           ,
           to
           whose
           preservation
           and
           defence
           they
           had
           so
           many
           Obligations
           against
           a
           mutinous
           and
           rebellious
           Army
           ,
           marching
           up
           thus
           hostilely
           against
           them
           without
           any
           just
           ground
           or
           Authority
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           the
           executing
           of
           their
           owne
           treasonable
           plots
           and
           designes
           both
           upon
           the
           King
           ,
           Kingdome
           ,
           Parliament
           and
           City
           ,
           as
           their
           subsequent
           proceedings
           manifest
           .
           And
           every
           Thiefe
           may
           as
           justly
           accuse
           each
           honest
           man
           of
           Treaand
           levying
           a
           new
           Warre
           ,
           if
           he
           both
           but
           provide
           and
           weare
           a
           Sword
           or
           Pistoll
           to
           resist
           him
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           take
           his
           purse
           ,
           or
           breake
           open
           his
           house
           ,
           as
           the
           Army
           and
           their
           Confederates
           may
           those
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           and
           Citizens
           of
           Treason
           and
           levying
           a
           new
           Warre
           ,
           by
           this
           provision
           of
           Forces
           and
           Armes
           to
           defend
           themselves
           in
           case
           the
           Army
           should
           violently
           affault
           the
           Houses
           or
           the
           City
           in
           a
           
           rebellious
           and
           hostile
           manner
           ,
           without
           shedding
           one
           drop
           of
           blood
           ,
           or
           marching
           out
           of
           their
           Lines
           to
           fight
           with
           them
           ,
           though
           they
           gave
           them
           just
           occasion
           ;
           and
           therefore
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Fairfax
          
           and
           the
           
             Army
          
           in
           their
           
             Remonstrance
          
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           18.
           1647.
           p.
           19.
           20.
           confesse
           ingenuously
           ,
           That
           if
           those
           pretended
           Votes
           ,
           Orders
           and
           Ordinances
           whereby
           War
           was
           levyed
           against
           those
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           who
           fled
           to
           the
           Army
           ,
           were
           
             then
             good
          
           (
           when
           as
           they
           were
           made
           )
           
             and
             valid
             ,
             though
             they
             should
             now
             be
             repealed
             ,
             yet
             WE
             with
             the
             SPEAKERS
             and
             those
             Members
             aforesaid
             in
             opposing
             of
             them
             while
             they
             were
             of
             force
             ,
          
           must
           needs
           remaine
           Transgressors
           still
           ,
           
             and
             yet
             God
             and
             wee
             are
             thanked
             for
             it
             .
          
           To
           avoid
           which
           dangerous
           worke
           ,
           they
           forced
           the
           Houses
           (
           by
           a
           more
           horried
           force
           then
           that
           of
           the
           Apprentices
           ,
           and
           this
           menacing
           Treasonable
           Remonstrance
           ,
           to
           passe
           an
           
             Ordinance
             ,
             20
             August
             ,
             1647
             ,
             for
             declaring
             all
             votes
             ,
             Orders
             and
             Ordinances
             passed
             in
             one
             or
             both
             Houses
             ,
          
           since
           the
           force
           on
           both
           Houses
           ,
           July
           26
           ,
           untill
           the
           
             sixt
             of
             this
             present
             August
             to
             be
             null
             and
             void
             .
          
           Of
           purpose
           to
           excuse
           themselves
           from
           this
           very
           guilt
           of
           High
           Treason
           ,
           in
           leying
           warre
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           Kingdome
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           they
           would
           most
           injuriously
           fasten
           upon
           others
           who
           are
           innocent
           to
           evade
           their
           owne
           guiltinesse
           .
        
         
           But
           neither
           God
           nor
           man
           will
           be
           long
           thus
           mocked
           or
           deluded
           by
           them
           :
           and
           this
           present
           Age
           and
           all
           future
           Generations
           ,
           will
           conclude
           at
           last
           in
           despite
           of
           all
           opposite
           Powers
           and
           Evasions
           ;
           That
           the
           
             Generalls
          
           and
           
             Armies
          
           refusing
           to
           disband
           upon
           the
           Votes
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           both
           Houses
           ;
           seizing
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           rescuing
           him
           from
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           both
           Houses
           with
           an
           armed
           party
           ,
           marching
           up
           forcibly
           to
           London
           against
           the
           Houses
           expresse
           commands
           ,
           surprizing
           the
           Block-houses
           at
           Gravesend
           by
           force
           ,
           with
           the
           slaughter
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Garison
           there
           settled
           by
           the
           Houses
           ;
           falling
           violently
           upon
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Pyes
          
           men
           in
           their
           quarters
           ,
           and
           wounding
           some
           of
           them
           neer
           
             Greenwich
          
           where
           they
           were
           billetted
           by
           the
           Houses
           Order
           ,
           without
           any
           provocation
           ,
           impeaching
           and
           seizing
           on
           some
           Members
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           carrying
           them
           Prisoners
           to
           the
           Head-quarters
           ,
           against
           their
           wills
           ;
           enforcing
           the
           Houses
           to
           null
           
           and
           repeal
           their
           owne
           just
           Votes
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           recruiting
           the
           Army
           with
           many
           thousands
           of
           new
           Souldiers
           ,
           raising
           the
           Train-bands
           of
           the
           Countries
           ,
           marching
           up
           to
           London
           in
           a
           body
           ,
           seizing
           the
           Forts
           in
           Southwarke
           and
           Westminster
           ,
           coming
           in
           arms
           to
           the
           very
           Houses
           with
           the
           fugitive
           Speakers
           and
           Members
           ,
           putting
           a
           Guard
           of
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           of
           the
           Army
           upon
           both
           Houses
           ,
           threatning
           by
           force
           to
           keep
           divers
           Members
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           pull
           them
           out
           by
           head
           and
           shoulders
           if
           they
           presumed
           to
           intrude
           into
           them
           ,
           forcing
           away
           most
           of
           the
           Members
           from
           the
           Houses
           ;
           marching
           through
           the
           City
           in
           triumph
           throwing
           ,
           downe
           their
           lines
           and
           works
           ,
           seizing
           upon
           the
           
             Tower
          
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Isle
           of
           Wight
           ,
           beleagring
           the
           
             City
          
           and
           
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
          
           of
           purpose
           to
           enforce
           them
           at
           their
           pleasure
           sending
           strange
           and
           treasonable
           Remonstrances
           and
           Papers
           to
           the
           Houses
           to
           passe
           contrary
           to
           their
           Votes
           and
           judgements
           ,
           and
           utterly
           ruining
           the
           Countrey
           with
           Taxes
           ,
           Free-quartering
           upon
           them
           against
           the
           Peoples
           wills
           ,
           and
           listing
           twice
           the
           number
           allowed
           by
           the
           Establishment
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           no
           apparent
           Enemy
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           nor
           Order
           of
           the
           House
           for
           such
           strange
           recruits
           ,
           their
           violent
           impeaching
           of
           these
           innocent
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           ,
           and
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           saying
           publikely
           in
           the
           Army
           and
           Houses
           ,
           
             That
             the
             longest
             sword
             must
             carry
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             Army
             will
             have
             this
             or
             that
             ,
             whether
             the
             Houses
             will
             or
             not
             ;
          
           and
           
             that
             we
             are
             all
             but
             their
             conquered
             Slaves
             ,
             and
             Vassalls
             ,
             and
             all
             we
             have
             is
             theirs
             ,
             having
             wonne
             it
             by
             the
             sword
             :
          
           and
           the
           Speakers
           and
           Engaged
           Members
           Confederacy
           ,
           and
           Engagement
           to
           live
           and
           die
           with
           the
           Army
           in
           these
           their
           Treasonable
           proceedings
           ,
           
             is
             no
             lesse
             then
             High
             Treason
             in
             good
             earnest
             in
             them
             all
             ,
             and
             an
             actuall
             Levying
             of
             Warre
             against
             King
             ,
             Kingdome
             ,
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             City
             ;
          
           for
           which
           God
           and
           men
           will
           one
           day
           bring
           them
           to
           exemplary
           punishment
           ,
           if
           they
           unfainedly
           repent
           not
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           give
           some
           Honourable
           publike
           reparation
           to
           those
           Innocent
           Faithfull
           Lords
           ,
           Members
           ,
           and
           Citizens
           ,
           they
           have
           most
           falsly
           and
           injuriously
           impeached
           ,
           and
           imprisoned
           for
           those
           very
           Treasons
           and
           practises
           of
           which
           themselves
           are
           only
           culpable
           .
        
         
         
           
             This
             being
             the
             true
             state
             of
             the
             impeached
             and
             imprisoned
             persons
             case
             ,
             we
             may
             justly
             stand
             amazed
             at
             the
             strange
          
           insolency
           
             and
          
           impudency
           
             of
             the
          
           Councel
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           
             in
             their
             late
          
           Humble
           
             (
             alias
             most
             arrogant
             )
          
           Representation
           ,
           
             presented
             by
             some
             of
             them
             to
             the
          
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           
             Decemb.
             7.
             1647.
             
             Who
             though
             in
             most
             of
             their
             former
          
           Remonstrances
           ,
           
             they
             had
             pleaded
             this
             ,
          
           to
           be
           the
           Hereditary
           Freedome
           of
           all
           Subjects
           
             (
             since
             Voted
             by
             both
             Houses
             )
          
           freely
           to
           Petition
           the
           Parliament
           without
           restraint
           ;
           
             as
             some
             of
             their
             fraternity
             have
             frequently
             done
             of
             late
             in
             a
          
           most
           seditious
           manner
           ;
           
             yet
             they
             fall
             pel-mel
             upon
             the
          
           Common
           Councell
           of
           London
           
             only
             for
          
           Petitioning
           the
           Houses
           for
           relief
           of
           their
           imprisoned
           fellow
           Citizens
           ;
           
             and
             on
             the
          
           Commons
           House
           
             and
          
           Members
           
             too
             ,
             in
             this
             most
             saucy
             language
             :
             pag.
             21.
             23.
             
          
           And
           now
           also
           we
           must
           earnestly
           desire
           that
           the
           proceedings
           against
           those
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           others
           lately
           impeacht
           ,
           may
           be
           hastned
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           their
           fines
           and
           confiscations
           ,
           some
           part
           of
           reparation
           may
           be
           made
           to
           the
           Countries
           adjacent
           for
           the
           aforesaid
           damages
           ,
           which
           the
           crimes
           of
           those
           persons
           and
           others
           in
           the
           City
           did
           
             1
          
           first
           bring
           upon
           them
           ;
           And
           indeed
           ,
           without
           something
           done
           against
           those
           persons
           for
           example
           to
           others
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           see
           (
           when
           it
           shall
           withdraw
           )
           with
           what
           safety
           or
           freedome
           the
           Parliament
           can
           sit
           longer
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           especially
           when
           we
           find
           the
           Common
           Councell
           (
           through
           the
           Parliaments
           and
           
             2
          
           Armies
           lenity
           )
           to
           take
           the
           boldness
           already
           (
           in
           the
           face
           of
           both
           )
           to
           intercede
           for
           the
           relief
           and
           acquittall
           (
           or
           rather
           justification
           )
           of
           those
           impeached
           persons
           ,
           (
           who
           indeed
           are
           but
           fellow-delinquents
           (
           we
           doubt
           )
           to
           most
           of
           that
           Councell
           )
           as
           if
           that
           so
           actuall
           ,
           immediate
           ,
           and
           
             3
          
           horrid
           a
           force
           upon
           both
           and
           the
           whole
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           levying
           of
           War
           in
           abetment
           and
           prosecution
           thereof
           ,
           and
           of
           that
           concurrent
           
             4
          
           Treasonable
           engagement
           ,
           were
           already
           forgotten
           by
           them
           to
           have
           been
           any
           crime
           ;
           the
           consideration
           whereof
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           renewed
           confidence
           of
           Master
           
             Gewen
             ,
          
           and
           some
           other
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           (
           known
           to
           have
           been
           partakers
           ,
           if
           not
           principalls
           in
           the
           same
           things
           )
           who
           yet
           
             5
          
           presume
           ,
           and
           are
           suffered
           to
           appear
           again
           in
           the
           House
           (
           as
           in
           those
           
           things
           there
           had
           not
           been
           so
           much
           fault
           ,
           as
           to
           render
           them
           lesse
           worthy
           of
           continuing
           in
           that
           highest
           trust
           )
           makes
           us
           begin
           to
           fear
           ,
           that
           ,
           while
           so
           much
           of
           the
           same
           leven
           (
           through
           lenity
           and
           moderation
           )
           is
           left
           behind
           ,
           is
           may
           shortly
           spread
           ,
           till
           even
           the
           
             6
          
           worst
           of
           the
           eleven
           Members
           (
           notwithstanding
           their
           double
           crimes
           )
           be
           again
           called
           for
           in
           ,
           unlesse
           the
           House
           (
           by
           some
           exclusive
           resolutions
           and
           proceedings
           )
           do
           timely
           prevent
           the
           same
           ;
           we
           hope
           therefore
           the
           Parliament
           will
           weigh
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           speedily
           (
           ere
           it
           be
           too
           late
           )
           consult
           (
           at
           least
           )
           their
           own
           safety
           and
           the
           Kingdomes
           :
           if
           not
           ours
           and
           the
           Armies
           ,
           their
           poor
           servants
           ,
           and
           something
           concerned
           with
           
             7
          
           them
           (
           especially
           )
           in
           that
           affaire
           .
        
         
           By
           this
           printed
           Passage
           ,
           the
           whole
           world
           may
           plainly
           discover
           the
           unparalled
           insolency
           ,
           malice
           ,
           injustice
           of
           the
           
             Saints
          
           and
           
             Councel
          
           of
           the
           
             Army
             ,
          
           (
           who
           
             *
          
           
             exceed
             the
             very
             deeds
             of
             the
             wicked
             )
          
           against
           the
           wrongfully
           impeached
           
             Citizens
          
           and
           
             Members
             ,
          
           whose
           principall
           
             Prosecutors
          
           and
           
             Accusers
          
           they
           are
           ;
           this
           
             Representation
          
           being
           sent
           of
           purpose
           to
           promote
           the
           
             Lords
             impeachment
          
           in
           the
           
             Commons
             House
          
           just
           when
           it
           was
           there
           debating
           ,
           though
           since
           laid
           aside
           for
           want
           of
           proofs
           ,
           and
           matter
           ,
           to
           make
           up
           a
           charge
           against
           them
           ;
           and
           yet
           they
           ,
           with
           the
           impeached
           
             Aldermen
          
           and
           
             Citizens
          
           must
           be
           still
           prosecuted
           ,
           imprisoned
           ,
           and
           not
           released
           ,
           nor
           the
           falsly
           impeached
           and
           suspended
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
          
           re-admitted
           into
           the
           
             Houses
          
           for
           fear
           of
           displeasing
           the
           
             Generall
          
           and
           
             Grand
             Councel
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
          
           who
           are
           really
           
             guilty
          
           of
           all
           the
           
             *
          
           
             Crimes
          
           and
           
             Treasons
          
           which
           they
           would
           falsly
           charge
           on
           these
           to
           excuse
           themselves
           ,
           and
           of
           Cornet
           
             Ioyce
          
           his
           
             matchlesse
             Treason
          
           in
           plundering
           the
           
             King
          
           out
           of
           the
           Parliaments
           possession
           ,
           whom
           yet
           they
           never
           questioned
           ,
           nor
           impeached
           for
           it
           .
        
         
           If
           this
           be
           the
           
             justice
          
           and
           
             charity
          
           of
           those
           
             Saints
             ,
          
           the
           
             Generall
          
           and
           
             Councel
             of
             War
          
           (
           who
           have
           not
           yet
           learned
           that
           lesson
           and
           common
           rule
           of
           
             justice
          
           from
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           
             Whatsoever
             ye
             would
             that
             men
             should
             do
             unto
             you
             ,
             even
             so
             do
             unto
             them
             ,
             for
             this
             is
             the
             Law
             and
             the
             Prophets
             ,
          
           Mat.
           7.
           12.
           
           Nor
           that
           lesson
           of
           
             Iohn
             Baptist
             (
             a
             burning
             and
             shining
             light
             ,
          
           but
           yet
           no
           new
           one
           )
           even
           to
           
             Soldiers
          
           themselves
           ;
           
             Do
             violence
             to
             no
             man
             ,
             neither
             accuse
             any
             man
             falsly
             ,
          
           Luke
           3.
           14.
           )
           
           God
           deliver
           all
           honest
           and
           innocent
           Persons
           from
           such
           malicious
           prosecutors
           ,
           such
           unrighteous
           Judges
           ,
           and
           
             *
          
           
             men
             of
             violence
             :
          
           But
           let
           this
           be
           these
           restrained
           
             Innocents
          
           cordiall
           ,
           and
           their
           Persecutors
           terror
           :
           
             *
          
           
             Evill
             shall
             hunt
             the
             violent
             man
             to
             overthrow
             him
             :
             His
             mischief
             shall
             return
             upon
             his
             own
             head
             ,
             and
             his
             violent
             dealing
             shall
             come
             down
             upon
             his
             own
             pate
             .
          
           God
           hath
           spoken
           it
           in
           his
           word
           ,
           and
           it
           shall
           most
           certainly
           come
           to
           passe
           in
           his
           due
           time
           ,
           if
           they
           can
           but
           with
           faith
           ,
           and
           patience
           ,
           wait
           upon
           him
           till
           its
           accomplishment
           ,
           without
           fainting
           or
           despair
           .
        
         
           Now
           because
           the
           
             Generall
             ,
             Councell
          
           and
           
             Army
          
           are
           so
           eager
           in
           pressing
           for
           justice
           upon
           some
           
             Members
             ,
          
           and
           the
           imprisoned
           
             Aldermen
          
           and
           
             Citizens
             ,
          
           pretending
           them
           guilty
           of
           the
           
             Apprentices
             force
             upon
             the
             Houses
          
           (
           of
           which
           there
           is
           no
           evident
           proof
           )
           to
           requite
           their
           kindnesses
           we
           shall
           evidently
           demonstrate
           there
           is
           greater
           cause
           for
           the
           Houses
           and
           City
           to
           crave
           justice
           against
           them
           ,
           as
           being
           far
           more
           guilty
           of
           
             forcing
             the
             Houses
          
           in
           a
           
             horrid
             and
             desperate
             manner
             ,
          
           then
           the
           
             Apprentices
             ,
          
           who
           so
           far
           they
           exceeded
           in
           these
           respects
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           they
           and
           the
           
             Army
          
           marched
           up
           in
           an
           intire
           body
           from
           
           their
           quarters
           towards
           
             London
          
           to
           force
           the
           Houses
           ,
           against
           their
           expresse
           Votes
           ,
           Orders
           ,
           and
           the
           Cities
           desires
           ;
           The
           
             Apprentices
          
           did
           not
           so
           ,
           having
           no
           command
           from
           either
           House
           ,
           not
           to
           repair
           to
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           nor
           no
           Members
           sent
           to
           them
           as
           Commissioners
           to
           stay
           their
           march
           ,
           as
           the
           Army
           had
           ;
           whom
           no
           doubt
           they
           would
           have
           better
           obeyed
           then
           the
           Army
           did
           the
           Houses
           Commissioners
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           
             Apprentices
          
           were
           all
           unarmed
           ,
           without
           Swords
           
           or
           sticks
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           and
           not
           above
           one
           thousand
           or
           two
           at
           most
           :
           whereas
           the
           
             Army
          
           were
           all
           furnished
           with
           Swords
           ,
           Muskets
           ,
           Pikes
           ,
           pistols
           ,
           Armes
           ,
           Staves
           ,
           and
           a
           train
           of
           Artillery
           ,
           and
           marched
           up
           with
           
             Banners
             displaied
          
           in
           a
           body
           of
           fifteen
           thousand
           fighting
           men
           or
           more
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           the
           Armies
           force
           and
           violence
           proceeded
           from
           their
           
           own
           mutinous
           disposition
           ,
           and
           the
           personall
           malice
           of
           some
           of
           their
           chief
           Officers
           against
           the
           xj
           .
           eminent
           
             Members
             ,
          
           and
           others
           who
           crossed
           their
           private
           designes
           ,
           without
           any
           just
           provocation
           ,
           or
           preceding
           president
           of
           such
           a
           force
           and
           rebellion
           in
           any
           other
           
           of
           the
           Parliaments
           Armies
           .
           But
           the
           
             Apprentices
          
           force
           as
           it
           was
           successive
           too
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           encouraged
           and
           occasioned
           by
           the
           Armies
           to
           revive
           the
           
             Ordinance
          
           for
           the
           Cities
           
             New
             Militia
             ,
          
           passed
           by
           unanimous
           consent
           of
           both
           Houses
           when
           full
           and
           free
           ;
           which
           the
           Generall
           and
           Army
           had
           forced
           the
           Houses
           to
           repeal
           when
           thin
           ,
           and
           under
           their
           power
           and
           terror
           ,
           against
           the
           rules
           of
           Honour
           and
           Iustice
           before
           one
           quarter
           of
           the
           time
           for
           which
           they
           setled
           it
           was
           expired
           ,
           without
           any
           notice
           given
           to
           the
           City
           or
           new
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           or
           charge
           or
           exceptions
           against
           them
           ,
           to
           which
           they
           might
           make
           answer
           .
        
         
           
           Fourthly
           ,
           the
           
             Generall
             ,
             Councel
          
           and
           
             Army
          
           in
           a
           forcible
           manner
           impeached
           divers
           eminent
           Members
           ,
           forced
           their
           withdrawing
           suspention
           ,
           and
           expulsion
           from
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           never
           desired
           till
           they
           had
           driven
           them
           out
           of
           the
           House
           and
           Kingdome
           :
           which
           done
           ,
           they
           pressed
           a
           new
           purging
           of
           the
           Houses
           from
           many
           other
           Members
           ,
           under
           pretence
           of
           Malignancy
           ,
           and
           their
           compliance
           with
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           His
           Malignant
           party
           ,
           even
           when
           and
           whiles
           themselves
           were
           complying
           and
           holding
           Treaties
           with
           the
           
             Apprentices
             ,
          
           never
           impeached
           ,
           nor
           pressed
           the
           suspention
           or
           exclusion
           of
           any
           Members
           ,
           nor
           kept
           any
           one
           Member
           forcibly
           out
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           but
           onely
           kept
           most
           of
           them
           in
           till
           they
           had
           granted
           their
           Petition
           ,
           and
           repealed
           the
           Ordinances
           and
           Votes
           which
           the
           Army
           had
           forced
           from
           them
           some
           three
           daies
           before
           .
        
         
           
           Fiftly
           ,
           the
           
             Army
          
           menaced
           and
           forced
           the
           Houses
           in
           and
           by
           sundry
           printed
           Treasonable
           
             Declarations
             ,
             Remonstrances
             ,
             Manifestoes
             ,
             Letters
             ,
          
           and
           
             Representations
             ;
          
           published
           to
           withdraw
           the
           City
           and
           Country
           from
           ,
           and
           animate
           them
           against
           the
           Houses
           and
           Members
           ,
           for
           divers
           weeks
           and
           monthes
           together
           ;
           and
           when
           their
           first
           Demands
           ,
           as
           Soldiers
           ,
           were
           all
           granted
           ;
           yet
           still
           they
           insist
           on
           new
           and
           Higher
           Demands
           as
           Subjects
           and
           Statesmen
           .
           Whereas
           the
           
             Apprentices
          
           force
           was
           soon
           ended
           ,
           and
           they
           did
           no
           such
           thing
           ,
           and
           desired
           nothing
           but
           what
           immediately
           concerned
           the
           City
           and
           themselves
           .
        
         
           
           Sixtly
           ,
           the
           Army
           and
           their
           Grandees
           by
           Letters
           and
           menaces
           induced
           and
           forced
           the
           
             Speakers
          
           and
           some
           
             Members
          
           (
           contrary
           to
           their
           trust
           and
           duty
           )
           to
           desert
           the
           Houses
           and
           repaire
           to
           the
           Head
           quarters
           ,
           and
           there
           to
           enter
           into
           a
           strange
           
             Engagement
             ,
          
           to
           
           live
           and
           die
           with
           them
           in
           their
           quarrel
           against
           the
           impeached
           Members
           ,
           and
           others
           who
           deserted
           not
           ,
           but
           continued
           in
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           the
           Citizens
           who
           adhered
           to
           them
           .
           And
           by
           a
           Treasonable
           
             Declaration
          
           August
           18.
           they
           declared
           all
           the
           Votes
           ,
           Orders
           and
           Ordinances
           made
           in
           both
           Houses
           without
           any
           force
           from
           
             Iuly
          
           26.
           to
           
             August
          
           6.
           to
           be
           
             null
          
           and
           
             void
             ;
          
           and
           by
           putting
           their
           own
           two
           armed
           Guards
           upon
           the
           Houses
           ,
           by
           a
           party
           of
           1000
           Horse
           drawn
           up
           to
           
             Hide
             Parke
             ,
          
           and
           with
           
             Cromwells
             ,
             Iretons
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Officers
           ,
           menacing
           high
           Speeches
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           they
           enforced
           the
           Houses
           against
           their
           former
           resolutions
           to
           passe
           an
           
             Ordinance
          
           to
           declare
           them
           null
           and
           voide
           ;
           threatning
           to
           take
           all
           the
           Members
           of
           both
           Houses
           that
           sate
           and
           voted
           in
           the
           
             Speakers
          
           absence
           as
           
             Prisoners
             of
             War
             ,
          
           to
           try
           them
           by
           
             Martiall
             Law
             ,
          
           and
           pull
           them
           out
           of
           the
           Houses
           by
           head
           and
           shoulders
           if
           they
           Presumed
           to
           intrude
           into
           the
           Houses
           ,
           &c.
           
           By
           which
           occasion
           they
           forced
           away
           many
           of
           the
           remaining
           
             Members
             ,
          
           and
           by
           force
           obtained
           their
           desires
           .
           The
           
             Apprentices
          
           never
           did
           any
           thing
           half
           so
           forcible
           and
           Treasonable
           ,
           as
           these
           matchlesse
           affronts
           and
           insolencies
           of
           the
           Army
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           the
           chief
           
             Contrivers
          
           and
           
             Abetters
          
           of
           the
           
             Armies
          
           
           violence
           and
           force
           against
           the
           Houses
           and
           Members
           ,
           were
           perfidious
           degenerated
           
             Members
          
           both
           of
           the
           
             Army
          
           and
           
             Commons
             House
             ,
          
           who
           acted
           and
           plaid
           their
           parts
           in
           both
           for
           their
           best
           advantage
           ,
           as
           
             Cromwell
             ,
             Ireton
             ,
             Rainsborough
             ,
             Harrison
             ,
             Fleetwood
             ,
          
           with
           other
           officers
           who
           received
           their
           Commissions
           and
           wages
           too
           from
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           were
           obliged
           more
           then
           others
           to
           obey
           ,
           and
           not
           thus
           openly
           to
           force
           ,
           affront
           ,
           and
           rebell
           against
           them
           .
           Whereas
           none
           of
           the
           
             Apprentices
          
           were
           Members
           ,
           nor
           any
           of
           them
           in
           Commission
           or
           pay
           as
           Mercenaries
           or
           Servants
           to
           both
           Houses
           .
        
         
           Their
           force
           therefore
           upon
           the
           Houses
           in
           these
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           respects
           being
           far
           more
           
             horrid
          
           and
           
             treasonable
          
           then
           the
           
             Apprentices
             ,
          
           and
           the
           occasion
           of
           theirs
           ;
           they
           ought
           in
           Law
           and
           Iustice
           to
           be
           first
           ,
           and
           most
           exemplarily
           punished
           ;
           the
           rather
           ,
           because
           they
           still
           persist
           therein
           even
           in
           this
           their
           last
           
             Representation
          
           of
           
             December
          
           7.
           (
           as
           high
           and
           treasonable
           as
           any
           of
           their
           former
           Papers
           )
           whereas
           the
           
             Apprentices
          
           ended
           in
           few
           howers
           ,
           and
           was
           never
           since
           revived
           .
        
         
         
           
             In
             brief
             ,
             their
             own
             dear
             friend
             ,
             Mr.
          
           Oliver
           St.
           John
           ,
           
             His
             Majesties
          
           Sollicitor
           Generall
           ,
           
             in
             his
          
           Argument
           of
           Law
           ,
           
             concerning
             the
             Act
             of
          
           Attainder
           of
           High
           Treason
           
             of
             Thomas
          
           Earle
           of
           Strafford
           ,
           
             at
             a
          
           Conference
           in
           a
           Committee
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           
             published
             by
          
           Order
           of
           the
           Commons
           ,
           
             An.
             1641.
             directly
             proves
             the
          
           General
           ,
           Lieutenant
           Generall
           ,
           Councel
           
             and
          
           Army
           ,
           
             more
             guilty
             of
          
           High
           Treason
           
             in
             levying
             war
             against
             the
          
           King
           ,
           Kingdome
           ,
           Parliament
           ,
           
             and
             now
             listing
             and
             quartering
             ,
             and
          
           sessing
           Soldiers
           upon
           the
           people
           
             in
             their
          
           own
           Houses
           against
           their
           wills
           
             since
             the
             Votes
             for
             their
             disbanding
             ,
             then
             ever
          
           Strafford
           
             was
             ;
             his
          
           Argument
           
             being
             an
             expresse
          
           Arraignment
           
             and
          
           Attainder
           
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             these
             their
             late
             proceedings
             ,
          
           ex
           post
           facto
           ,
           
             as
             those
             who
             shall
             review
             it
             will
             at
             first
             discern
             .
             And
             if
             his
          
           Argument
           
             passe
             such
             a
             sentence
             against
             them
             ,
             the
             whole
             Kingdome
             cannot
             but
             judge
             them
             guilty
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
       
         
           
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A56146e-110
           
             *
             See
             their
             Declaration
             for
             disbanding
             the
             Army
             .
             28.
             
             
               May
            
             1647.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             XI
             Accused
             Members
             Answer
             to
             the
             particular
             Charge
             of
             the
             Army
             .
             
               p.
            
             10.
             11
             12
             
             :
             13.
             
             A
             Vindication
             of
             167
             Officers
             come
             off
             from
             the
             Army
             .
             The
             Agitators
             Letter
             to
             L.
             G.
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               March
            
             30.
             
             The
             Armies
             Engagement
             .
          
           
             *
             Of
             
               Iune
               8.
               10.
               14.
               17.
               20.
               23.
               27.
               
               Iuly
            
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             The
             Lord
             
               Mountagues
            
             Letter
             &
             Narrative
             
               Iune
            
             8
             Mr
             
               Rymes
            
             his
             Narration
             to
             the
             House
             of
             Peers
             .
             
               Iune
               ,
            
             17.
             1647.
             
          
           
             *
             See
             the
             Let●…r
             and
             Re●…onstrance
             ●…om
             his
             Ex●…llency
             and
             ●…e
             Army
             
               p.
            
             9.
             
          
           
             1
             Rather
             the
             Armies
             Reb●…lion
             against
             the
             Houses
             .
          
           
             2
             It
             seems
             the
             Army
             n●…
             rank
             themselves
             in
             equip●…
             with
             the
             Parliament
             :
             and
             i●…
             their
             lenity
             ,
             not
             justice
             ,
             t●…
             we
             enjoy
             our
             lives
             and
             est●t●…
             
          
           
             3
             Your
             force
             upon
             the
             H●●ses
             and
             their
             Members
             ,
             was
             more
             horrid
             then
             the
             Appr●●tices
             ;
             yet
             continued
             even
             and
             in
             this
             Treasonable
             I
             presentation
             .
          
           
             4
             Your
             Engagements
             no
             〈…〉
             disband
             ,
             &c.
             were
             far
             m●●●
             Treasonable
             .
          
           
             5
             It
             is
             more
             presumptio●…
             you
             and
             your
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Ire
               〈…〉
            
             thus
             to
             tax
             the
             House
             Members
             ,
             then
             for
             these
             to●…
             in
             the
             House
             ,
             being
             not
             ●…peached
             :
             and
             no
             such
             T●…tors
             ,
             as
             these
             your
             
               Grandee●…
            
          
           
             6
             The
             worst
             of
             them
             is
             betand
             honester
             then
             
               Cromwell
               ,
               Ireton
               ,
            
             or
             the
             best
             of
             you
             ,
             
               Put●cy
               projects
            
             be
             true
             .
          
           
             7
             Onely
             the
             Speakers
             and
             ●embers
             who
             signed
             the
             En●●gement
             are
             concerned
             in
             〈…〉
             s
             aff●ire
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             you
             ,
             not
             〈◊〉
             
               Houses
               .
            
          
           
             *
             ●…er
             .
             5.
             28.
             
          
           
             *
             ●…ee
             the
             
               Pu●●…
               projects
               :
            
             〈◊〉
             a
             word
             to
             〈◊〉
             G.
             
               Cromwell
               ;
            
             ●●ich
             fully
             de●●nstrate
             it
             .
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             140.
             1.
             
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             140.
             11.
             
             Psal.
             7.
             16.