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<P>A DECLARATION Of the Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, UPON Two Letters &s;ent by Sir <HI>John Brooks,</HI> (&s;ometimes a Member of the Commons Hou&s;e this Par|liament, till he was di&s;abled, being a Projector, Monopoli&s;t, and Fomentor of the pre&s;ent bloudy and unnaturall War; for bearing of Arms actually again&s;t the Parliament) to Sir <HI>William Killegrew</HI> at Oxford (intercepted neer Coventrey) giving his advice how the King &s;hould proceed in the Treaty upon the Propo&s;itions for Peace, pre|&s;ented unto Him by the <HI>PARLIAMENT.</HI></P>
<P>With the NAMES of the Lords, Baronets, Knights, E&s;quires, Gentlemen, Mini&s;ters and Freeholders, indicted the la&s;t Se&s;&s;ions at <HI>Grantham,</HI> of high-Trea&s;on, by Sir <HI>Pere|grine Bartue</HI> and the &s;aid Sir <HI>John Brooks,</HI> before them&s;elves, and other their fellow-Cavaliers, Rebels and Traitors, Commi&s;&s;ioners, appointed (as they &s;ay) for that purpo&s;e.</P>
<P>Who, contrary to the known Laws of this Kingdom, &s;eize all the E&s;tates of the per&s;ons indicted, require their Tenants to pay in all their Rents of the &s;aid Lords and others, unto them&s;elves, being Commi&s;&s;ioners and &s;harers therein.</P>
<P>Al&s;o, the Ordinance of both Hou&s;es, made the 17 of <HI>Decemb.</HI> 1642. that the pretended Commi&s;&s;ioners, and all others, Sheriffs, Officers, Iurors, and any whom it may concern, may know what to expect, that &s;hall pre&s;ume to mole&s;t the Per&s;ons or E&s;tates of any for their &s;ervice to the Parliament and Kingdom.</P>
<P>With &s;ome Ab&s;tracts of credible Letters from <HI>Exceter,</HI> who give a further Relation concerning the late Expedition under the command of Sergeant Major <HI>James Chudleigh</HI> again&s;t the Corni&s;h.</P>
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<P>Ordred by the Commons in Parl. That this Declaration and Letters be forthwith Printed and publi&s;hed:</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>H: ELSYNGE, Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>May 10. <HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Edw. Husbands</HI> in the Middle-Temple. 1643.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="declaration">
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<HEAD>A DECLARATION OF THE COMMONS A&s;&s;embled in Parliament, &amp;c.</HEAD>
<P>_THe Commons in Parliament having recei|ved two &s;everall Letters (which were inter|cepted) written and &s;ent by Sir <HI>John Brooks</HI> (&s;ometimes a Member of that Hou&s;e this Parliament, till he was di&s;abled, being a great Projector and Monopoli&s;t, and not onely a de&s;erter of the &s;ervice, wherewith he was intru&s;t|ed for the publique, but al&s;o a Fomentor of the pre&s;ent, bloudy and unnaturall War, and actually bearing of arms again&s;t the Parliament) unto Sir <HI>William Killegrew</HI> knight, a great and principall Factor for the Cavaliers in this Re|bellion and De&s;igne, re&s;iding at <HI>Oxford,</HI> during the late Treaty upon the Propo&s;itions for an Accommodation pre&s;ented unto His Maje&s;tie by both Hou&s;es; whereby, as a further concurrent Te&s;timony, the good people of this Kingdom, and all others that willfully have not blinded them&s;elves, (holding the Truth in unrighteou&s;|ne&s;&s;e, not &s;uffering that to appear; which in their judge|ments
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they cannot gain&s;ay) may cleerly di&s;cern by who&s;e and what Coun&s;ells His Maje&s;ty is &s;wayed, and is and hath of late bin &s;educed; that the meane&s;t of tho&s;e that have ingaged them&s;elves in this helli&s;h and Tyrannicall Rebel|lion, do adventure to ca&s;t in their Mites, their Coun&s;ells being as various as their De&s;ignes; &s;ome endeavouring the promoting of the Popi&s;h Religion; others, their own lu|cre and advancement, to make up again their de&s;perate and broken Fortunes, by the ruine and de&s;truction of the faithfull of the Land; &s;ome, ambitiou&s;ly &s;eeking Honor, that they may in&s;ult over the Lords heritage; &s;ome, to protect them&s;elves from the hand of publique Ju&s;tice, to which they are obnoxious; and others, hunting for re|venge; Each of them &s;triving to be the mo&s;t lying &s;pirit in the mouths of all them that encompa&s;&s;e the Royall Throne, who have not onely per&s;waded, but have pre|vailed al&s;o; and have made the Nobles and great Men of <HI>England,</HI> for the mo&s;t part, of tho&s;e that have withdrawn them&s;elves, as the Nobles of I&s;rael, De&s;troyers of the work, and hinderers of a Reformation; the Evidences of which Truths are daily &s;o cleerly di&s;covered, by extraor|dinary and &s;peciall Acts of divine Providence, &s;o vi&s;ible, as he that runs may read.</P>
<P>By the&s;e Letters it appears, That the Lords and Com|mons of both Hou&s;es, who have not lo&s;t their fir&s;t love, nor de&s;erted their Tru&s;t, but have appropriated them|&s;elves to the Lords work; that have given &s;ufficient Te|&s;timony of their Affections to the &s;ervice and &s;afety of the King and Kingdom, are vilified and traduced, and that in the highe&s;t places, by the&s;e wicked and &s;educing Coun|&s;ellors, who not onely work them out of the good opi|nion of His Maje&s;tie, but by their wiles are encompa&s;&s;ing their Ruine and De&s;truction; have advi&s;ed, that no pardon
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may be given to the Lords and others, that have taken up Arms, though in their own defence, again&s;t them that are declared by the greate&s;t Coun&s;ell of the Land, to be publique Enemies to the State; and that <HI>in every County inqui&s;ition may be made by &s;uch In&s;truments as the King may be&s;t tru&s;t;</HI> and a &s;peciall care taken, <HI>that none of them may e&s;cape that are rich, and have good E&s;tates;</HI> who&s;e Names mu&s;t be certified &s;peedily to His Maje&s;tie, that they may be exempted out of the generall Pardon.</P>
<P>And whereas, according to the known Laws of the Land, as both the Hou&s;es of Parliament by their Decla|rations of the Seventeenth of January, and Second of Fe|bruary, 1641. have declared, That where there is no Charge again&s;t any Member of either Hou&s;e, made known to that Hou&s;e of which he is a Member; and he is Arre&s;ted, Attached, Indicted or Accu&s;ed; or where their E&s;tates are &s;eized or &s;eque&s;tred, which is not made known to &s;uch Hou&s;e whereof he is a Member, That it is again&s;t the Fundamentall Liberties of the Subject, the Rights of Parliament; and that tho&s;e that did or &s;hould offend there|in, were guilty of the breach of the Priviledges of the Par|liament, of the Liberties of the Subjects, and publique Enemies to the Common-wealth; and thereupon the King him&s;elf, as appears by His Me&s;&s;age of the Twelfth of January following, waved His proceedings again&s;t the Lord <HI>Kimbolton</HI> and the Five Members of the Hou&s;e of Commons accu&s;ed of high-Trea&s;on; And in his Me&s;&s;age of the Twenty fourth of the &s;ame Moneth, &s;ent to both Hou&s;es, confe&s;&s;eth His mi&s;take in the way: And whereas afterward both the Hou&s;es of Parliament declaring in their Petition to His Maje&s;tie, That it is the undoubted Right and Priviledge of Parliament, that no Member of either Hou&s;e of Parliament can be proceeded again&s;t
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without con&s;ent of Parliament; His Maje&s;tie returned in an&s;wer the Second of February, 1641. That he did find good cau&s;e wholly to de&s;ert His pro&s;ecution again&s;t the Lord <HI>Kimbolton</HI> and five Members.</P>
<P>Yet the &s;ayd Sir <HI>John Brookes,</HI> as it appeareth by his let|ters hereafter mentioned, and as it is mo&s;t evident, the re&s;t of his fellow Traytors and Rebels that are the pre|tenders of peace, and of governing the Subject according to the known Laws, have not only broken through and violated the&s;e known Laws &s;o lately declared in Parlia|ment, and confe&s;&s;ed and con&s;ented unto on all hands, but contrary to all Law and ju&s;tice, by colour of a Regall power and the Kings Prerogative, above the Law, pre|&s;umptuou&s;ly again&s;t all the Rules and Pre&s;idents of Law, under pretence of a Commi&s;&s;ion of their own procuring to them directed, have cau&s;ed divers members of both Hou&s;es, and divers Gentlemen of <HI>Lincoln&s;hire</HI> (who&s;e names are hereafter recited) to be Indicted of High-trea|&s;on before them&s;elves, and <HI>have cau&s;ed their e&s;tates to bee &s;ei&s;ed as forfeited,</HI> requiring the Tenants of all and every the &s;ayd per&s;ons &s;o Indicted, forthwith, and from time to time as they &s;hall grow due, <HI>to pay in all the Rents of the &s;ayd Lords and others, unto them&s;elves being Commi&s;sioners</HI> and &s;harers, which is according to the advice given by the &s;aid Sir <HI>John Brookes</HI> in his Letter again&s;t the Pardon, who&s;e words are, <HI>How el&s;e &s;hall the King pay His debts now made for this Warre, and recompence tho&s;e that have adven|tured their lives, and &s;pent their fortunes, and have been un|done? and if the King will not puni&s;h the one, and reward his faithfull &s;ervants, He will be in a wor&s;e e&s;tate by &s;uch a peace, than He was at the beginning of this Warre.</HI> The&s;e preten|ded Commi&s;&s;ioners make it criminall to &s;uch Tenants as &s;hall refu&s;e to pay in the Rents unto them, threatning
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them with &s;evere puni&s;hments for their neglect and con|tempt.</P>
<P>The&s;e Letters further informe us, what advi&s;e the Au|thour hath commended to His Maje&s;tie concerning the Members of both Hou&s;es, That He &s;hould not allow of a Treaty with His Parliament, before they were all re&s;to|red; <HI>That the two Hou&s;es may be full of the &s;ame Members, as at the fir&s;t;</HI> in&s;inuating, <HI>That if the two Hou&s;es were &s;o filled, the King need not doubt but all things would proceed from them to His Honour and Greatne&s;&s;e,</HI> and <HI>that the King cannot receive Honor nor Right from the re&s;t that have Trai|terou&s;ly plotted His ruine and overthrow, and our Religion, Laws, and Liberties;</HI> As he is the fir&s;t that &s;o bold-fac'dly chargeth the whole Parliament with Trea&s;on in the high|e&s;t degree, &s;o it were to be wi&s;ht he were the only man that hath put conditions upon the King, threatning Him with a new Warre again&s;t the King, Kingdom, and Par|liament, if His Maje&s;ty &s;hould conclude a Peace contrary to their advi&s;e, and would not gratifie them with the e|&s;tates of &s;uch as had borne Arms again&s;t them; and if <HI>the King would permit all tho&s;e that were for Him to be thru&s;t out, He will finde hereafter none to &s;tand for Him.</HI> The Author of the&s;e Letters, boa&s;ts and glories in that his advi&s;e is followed, which appears to be mo&s;t true in this particu|lar; for by His Maje&s;ties Me&s;&s;age to both Hou&s;es of the 12 of <HI>Aprill,</HI> 1643. the King Declares, That before He would disbandon the Armies (which was to precede the Treaty upon the other Propo&s;itions) <HI>He would have all the Members of both Hou&s;es to be re&s;tored, who have been Vo|ted from them</HI> (as the Me&s;&s;age &s;ayes) <HI>for adhering to His Maje&s;tie in the&s;e di&s;tractions.</HI> Let the world judge what the&s;e men merit, in&s;tead of a re&s;titution to their places in Parliament, who have not only withdrawne them&s;elves
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from the &s;ervice, but Traiterou&s;ly have endeavoured to &s;ubvert the &s;ame, our Religion, and Liberties, and by force to de&s;troy the good people of the Kingdom: what a wonderment would it be to re&s;tore againe a power to them over the lives, e&s;tates, and liberties of tho&s;e who fir&s;t &s;ent them to &s;erve in Parliament, that already threa|ten to turn their power again&s;t them to their ruine and de|&s;truction, being confident they &s;hall carry things as they li&s;t, if the Hou&s;es were filled as at fir&s;t.</P>
<P>The Author in his la&s;t letter tels us, That <HI>His Maje&s;ties la&s;t Me&s;&s;age to the Hou&s;es of Parliament was according to his heart, and for the mo&s;t part the &s;ame which he formerly &s;ent to Sir</HI> Will. Killegrew, <HI>which was read unto the King.</HI> The&s;e evill Coun&s;ellors have di&s;covered them&s;elves, Let the whole Kingdom judge how plea&s;ing it is, and what peace was to be expected.</P>
<P>The Author concludes with a lamentable &s;tory from his wife, every man can quickly tell what he de&s;erves; 'tis true, his hou&s;e was &s;earched, there being good cau&s;e; but 'tis as true, That although his Lady di&s;covered her &s;elfe an enemy to the Parliament, there was not, nor yet is there any thing carried away, to the bigne&s;&s;e of a Nutt, but all left where it was then found.</P>
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<P>ORdered by the Commons in Parliament, That this Declara|tion, the Letters, the Li&s;t of the names, and the Ordinance of the <HI>17</HI> of <HI>December, 1642.</HI> be Printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Hen. El&s;ynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Should be very glad to heare the King &s;hould have his Navy, Revenue, his Forts and Magazins re&s;to|red, but I hope the King will not fini&s;h the Treaty, but with his two Hou&s;es of Parliament, being full with the &s;ame Members as at the fir&s;t; for if the King permit all tho&s;e that were for him to be thru&s;t out, then I believe hee will find hereafter none to &s;tand for him. But it is again&s;t the Law and right of the Subject, that any being legally elected, &s;hould be put out of the hou&s;e, but for &s;ome offences again&s;t the known Laws of the Kingdom. And the two Hou&s;es being &s;o filled as at the fir&s;t the King need not doubt, but all things will proceed from them to his Honour and greatne&s;&s;e. And other ways from the &s;ixth or &s;eventh part of the Hou&s;e, who as all the World knows, have traiterou&s;ly plotted his ruine, and our overthrow, our Religion, Laws &amp; Liberties. Can it be thought po&s;&s;ible, that from that faction; the King can ever re|ceive honour and right? And I pray let me &s;ay &s;ome thing to you concerning a generall pardon, the which I know they will in the end much pre&s;&s;e for: Fir&s;t, all tho&s;e that have &s;er|ved the King, will de&s;ire none, nor need any: And if the King &s;hould grant to all the Lords and others that have taken up and born arms, and made war again&s;t his owne per&s;on and his Forces, I verily believe you will quickly &s;ee another war again: and be&s;ides, how will the King pay his debts now made for this war, and recompence tho&s;e that have adventu|red their lives, and have &s;pent their fortunes, and have bin un|done by their plundrings? And if the King will not puni&s;h the one, and reward his faithfull Servants, I doe believe the King
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will be in wor&s;e e&s;tate by &s;uch a Peace, then hee was at the beginning of this war. I am far from di&s;&s;wading a pardon to be given to the poore common people, that have bin &s;educed, and &s;ome for feare, and by force have been con&s;trained to this unnaturall and unlawfull war. But all tho&s;e in every County that have good e&s;tates, that have contributed, and have in per&s;on taken arms again&s;t the King to be excepted, in which inquiry, there mu&s;t be great care taken, other ways many rich notorious Traitors may e&s;cape. And therefore the King, as I conceive, mu&s;t &s;end to tho&s;e he mo&s;t tru&s;ts in every Shire, to certifie the names of tho&s;e that ought to be exempted out of the generall pardon, as wee have now done by Sir <HI>Peregrine Bartue,</HI> for our County of <HI>Lincolne:</HI> I will &s;ay nothing to you of the taking of <HI>Grantham,</HI> for the news is by this &s;tale, but he can declare all the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e: only your brother <HI>Fines</HI> got away, on whom they lay all the fault of the lo&s;&s;e of the Town. But I hope you &s;hall heare better news ere long from us, then that my Lord of <HI>Newca&s;tle</HI> hath mu&s;tered 18000 hor&s;e and foot, and hath taken an entire Troop of Drago|neers from <HI>Hotham,</HI> &s;ince Sir <HI>Hugh Cholmley's</HI> comming in: I pray God &s;end the King an honourable an happy peace:</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Your Servant,</HI> John Brooks.</SIGNED> <DATELINE><HI>Newark</HI>
<DATE>27, of <HI>March,</HI> 1643.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Po&s;t&s;cript.</HEAD>
<P>MY Lord of <HI>Newca&s;tle</HI> hath promi&s;ed to let us have 500 Muskets for our money, the which if we can get, we will lo&s;e all our lives, but we will reduce <HI>Lincoln</HI>-&s;hire to the Kings obedience, and be able to &s;erve him with 5000 hor&s;e and foot, and to &s;ecure the County be&s;ides, with|out any charge to the King. And if the King would &s;end us a draught of an a&s;&s;ociation to be made between us and <HI>Notting|ham</HI>-&s;hire,
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<HI>Rutland</HI>-&s;hire, and <HI>Leice&s;ter</HI>-&s;hire, if hee thinke &s;uch a cour&s;e would be for his &s;ervice, I believe it would utter|ly overthrow all the Parliaments hopes and &s;upplyes from the&s;e four Counties, and make them all for him. And I doubt not but <HI>Darby</HI>-&s;hire will come in, and many more will fol|low the example. All men now being cleere-&s;ighted and wea|ry of the&s;e oppre&s;&s;ions, as hatefull to God and man.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>ACcording to my promi&s;e in my la&s;t Letter, I doe &s;end you here inclo&s;ed the names of tho&s;e that were indicted of high Trea&s;on at our la&s;t Se&s;&s;ions at <HI>Grantham,</HI> I can add no more news but that this day I received from my wife the Copy of the Kings la&s;t Me&s;&s;age to the Hou&s;es of Parlia|ment, which was according to my heart, and the mo&s;t part of it the &s;ame I formerly writ to you, which you were plea&s;ed to read to the King. My wife writes that the Commons in Par|liament will not &s;uffer it to be printed, but I have &s;ent it to my Lord of <HI>Newcastle,</HI> to be printed at <HI>York,</HI> if he think fit. By my wifes Letter, you may perceive, that my hou&s;e in <HI>London</HI> is plundred from the Garrets to the Celler, and all taken away to the bigne&s;&s;e of a Nut: And I am &s;ure you know, how it was furni&s;hed. And this act done by a particular Warrant from the Committee: I will die but I will revenge it, and that ere long: God in Heaven deliver the King, and all that love him, from the&s;e ba&s;e traiterous Devils.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Your faithfull Servant,</HI> Iohn Brooke.</SIGNED> <DATELINE><HI>Newark</HI>
<DATE>21 <HI>of Aprill,</HI> 1643.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>All the Tenants and Farmers of any Lands, Tithes, or other Hereditaments, are to take notice that the Per&s;ons here-under-written by due cour&s;e of Law, &s;tand indicted of high Trea&s;on, for which offence all their e&s;tates ought to be forfeited unto, and &s;eized by the King. His Maje&s;ties Commi&s;&s;ioners, therefore require all &s;uch Tenants and Farmers to pay their Rents la&s;t due, and to be due unto the Kings Commi&s;&s;ioners for the Countie of <HI>Lincolne</HI> for his Maje&s;ties u&s;e. In default whereof the Tenants them|&s;elves to be charged therewith, and receive due puni&s;hment for their neglect and contempt. The Rents already due to be paid within five dayes after the date hereof, and the Rents to grow due within five dayes after the &s;ame &s;hall be due.</HEAD>
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<HEAD>Members of the Lords Hou&s;e this pre&s;ent Parlia.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>THeophilus</HI> Earle of Lincoln,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Francis</HI> Lord Willoughby of Parham,</ITEM>
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<HEAD>Members of the Hou&s;e of Commons this Parliament.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>John Hotham</HI> of Beverley, E&s;quire.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Chri&s;topher Wray</HI> of Barkings, Knight.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Anthony Irby</HI> of Boston, Knight.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Ellis</HI> of Grantham E&s;quire.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Edward Ay&s;cough</HI> of South Kel&s;ey, Knight</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Thomas Hatcher</HI> of Careby, E&s;quire.</ITEM>
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<P>John Wray <HI>of Glentworth, E&s;quire. Sir</HI> Thomas Trollop of Ca&s;wick Baronet. Sir <HI>John Brownloe</HI> of Belton, Baronet. <HI>William Browne</HI> of Sleeford, Gentleman. <HI>Thomas Savill</HI> of Neiwton, E&s;quire. <HI>Henry Ma&s;&s;ingberd</HI> of Bratoft, Gentleman. <HI>Drayner Ma&s;&s;inberg,</HI> of the &s;ame, Gentleman. <HI>John Archer</HI> of Panton, E&s;quire. <HI>Thomas Li&s;ter</HI> of Colby, E&s;quire. <HI>Thomas Grantham</HI> of Goltho, E&s;quire. <HI>Edward King</HI> of Martin, E&s;quire. <HI>Edward Ro&s;&s;eter</HI> of Somerole, E&s;quire. <HI>Thomas Welby</HI> of Bo&s;ton, Gentleman, <HI>Francis Fines</HI> of Threckingham,
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gent. <HI>William Welbie</HI> of Dentongent. <HI>Edward Whichcot</HI> of Bi&s;hop Norton, E&s;quire. <HI>Mullineux Di&s;ney</HI> of Norton Di&s;ney, gem. <HI>Edward Ay&s;cough</HI> of North Kel&s;ey, <ABBR>E&s;q</ABBR> <HI>John Bolland</HI> of Gosberkirke husbandman. <HI>John Darrell</HI> of Grantham, Gent. <HI>William Thomp&s;on</HI> of Roxholme Gent. <HI>Nicholas Norwood</HI> of Prei&s;ton, gent. <HI>Thomas Bri&s;tow</HI> of Grantham Gent. <HI>Thomas Blundell</HI> of the &s;ame E&s;quire. <HI>William Toller</HI> of Billingborow, Yeoman. <HI>Richard Shepperd&s;on</HI> of Grantham, Mercer. <HI>Robert Kelham</HI> of Grantham Tanner. <HI>John Griffith</HI> of the Baile of Lincolne, Gent. <HI>Robert Bee</HI> of Sleeford woollen Draper. <HI>Willi|am Fearing</HI> of Grantham Cordwayner. <HI>Samuel Askew</HI> of Har|laxton, yeoman. <HI>Thomas Silon</HI> of Bo&s;ton gent. <HI>William Cole</HI> of Bo&s;ton Cordwayner. <HI>John Browne</HI> of Billingburgh gent. <HI>Matthias Browne</HI> of Horbling gent. <HI>Richard Toller</HI> of Billing|burgh gent. <HI>Thomas Wallis</HI> of Swaton Clerke. <HI>Andrew Thornton</HI> of South Kine, Clerke. <HI>Thomas Scochey</HI> of great Hale Clerke. <HI>George Fo&s;ter</HI> of great Hale yeoman. <HI>Nicholas Timberland</HI> of Threckingham yeoman. <HI>John Seagrave</HI> of Stow greene, yeoman. <HI>Clement Ben&s;on</HI> of North Kel&s;ey Gent. <HI>Ed|ward Til&s;on</HI> of Bo&s;ton woollen Draper. <HI>Edward Skipwith</HI> of Grantham Gent. <HI>William Clarke</HI> of Grantham Apothecarie. <HI>Richard Cony</HI> of the &s;ame, gent. <HI>William Berrie</HI> of the &s;ame, Gent. <HI>Robert Ram</HI> of Spalding, Clerke. <HI>Robert Alford</HI> of Sle|ford Clerke. <HI>Francis Manbie,</HI> of Lincolne Gent. <HI>William Sa|vill</HI> of Newton gent. <HI>Thomas Hall</HI> of Donington yeoman. <HI>Sa|muel Lee</HI> of Burton Pedwerdine, Clerke. <HI>Thomas Ballard</HI> late of Sleeford, gent. <HI>Willam Ballard of</HI> Brant Broughton gent. <HI>John Harrington</HI> of Spalding the elder E&s;quire. <HI>John Har|rington</HI> of the &s;ame, the younger gent. <HI>Robert Cawdron</HI> of great Hale E&s;quire. <HI>Mathew Briggs</HI> of Sunflet, yeoman. <HI>Zacharias Briggs</HI> of the &s;ame yeoman. <HI>John Burton</HI> of the &s;ame gent. <HI>Peter Dicken&s;on</HI> of Gain brough gent. <HI>Jo&s;eph Larke</HI> of the &s;ame gent. <HI>Thomas Ogle</HI> of Pinchbecke, E&s;quire. <HI>John Ped|der</HI> of Sur&s;tet gent. <HI>John Plummer</HI> of Gosborkirke, yeoman. <HI>John Good yeare</HI> of Heckington yeoman. <HI>Thomas Ea&s;tcoate</HI> alias <HI>E&s;coath</HI> of Algarkirke Gent. Sir <HI>Edward Hartupp</HI> the
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younger of Grantham Knight. <HI>Thomas Garthwaite</HI> of Harm|&s;ton gent. <HI>Ephraim Garthwaite</HI> of Barke&s;ton Clerke. Sir <HI>Ha|mond Whichcot</HI> of Sleford Knight. <HI>Matthew Read</HI> of Grant|ham gent. <HI>Daniel North</HI> of the &s;ame, Gent. <HI>Henry Ble&s;tet</HI> of the &s;ame Gent. <HI>Wyat Perkins</HI> of Pinchbecke Gent. <HI>Thomas Pell</HI> of Cosberkirke, yeoman.</P>
<CLOSER><DATE>May <HI>3. 1643.</HI></DATE>
<SIGNED><HI>Ordered to be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed with the Letters.</HI> H. El&s;ynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Sabbathi <HI>17</HI> December <HI>1642.</HI></DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>VVHereas information hath beene given to the Lords and commons a&s;&s;embled in Parlia|ment, that <HI>Clifton Catesby, Iohn Lilburne,</HI> and <HI>Robert Vivers</HI> Captaines in the Army, rai&s;ed by Authority of both Hou&s;es of Parliament for the nece&s;&s;arie defence of the true Prote&s;tant, Religion the King, Parliament, and Kingdome, under the Command of <HI>Robert</HI> Earle of <HI>E&s;&s;ex,</HI> Captaine Generall thereof were taken Pri&s;o|ners by the forces rai&s;ed again&s;t the Parliament, in execu|ting their &s;everall duties and &s;ervices according to the Or|dinances of both the &s;aid Hou&s;es, and after carried Pri&s;oners to <HI>Oxford</HI> Gaole, and having beene mo&s;t barbarou&s;ly u&s;ed, are now que&s;tioned, and proceeded again&s;t by way of In|dictment before Sir <HI>Robert Heath</HI> Kt. one of his Maje&s;ties Iu&s;tices of the Kings Bench, and others (by colour of &s;ome Commi&s;&s;ion or other Authority from his Maje&s;tie) for high Trea&s;on, and other &s;uppo&s;ed mi&s;demeanors; whereas ma|ny have beene taken Pri&s;oners by the Parliament forces in the act of Warre again&s;t the Parliament, which by the Lawes and &s;tatutes of this Realme is Rebellion, and high Trea&s;on again&s;t the King and Kingdome, and the Actors herein Traitors; and yet none of them have hitherto beene
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put to death, or otherwi&s;e &s;everely dealt with by the Par|liament. It is therefore Ordered and declared by the &s;aid Lords and Commons that all &s;uch Indictments and other pro|ceedings again&s;t the &s;aid Capt. <HI>Catesby,</HI> Capt. <HI>Lilbourne,</HI> and Cap. <HI>Vivers,</HI> or again&s;t Capt. <HI>Wingate,</HI> who have done faithfull and good &s;ervice to the Common-wealth, or again&s;t any o|ther per&s;on or per&s;ons, who have done or &s;hall doe any &s;er|vice in the &s;aid Army; or for the rai&s;ing of any moneys, Plate, hor&s;e, or Armes, for the mainetenance thereof, or o|therwi&s;e in the execution or Pur&s;uance of any Order or or|dinance of both or either of the &s;aid Hou&s;es of Parliament for the defence of the publique &s;afetie, are unju&s;t and illegall, and the &s;aid Sir <HI>Robert Heath</HI> and all other Commi&s;&s;ioners, Iu&s;tices, Sheriffes, Jurors, and other officers and Mi|ni&s;ters of Ju&s;tice, and other Per&s;ons what&s;oever are here|by required and injoyned to &s;urcea&s;e any further pro|ceedings again&s;t the &s;aid per&s;ons before named or any other for any the cau&s;es afore&s;aid upon the &s;aid Indictments or o|therwi&s;e. And the &s;aid Lords and Commons doe further declare, that if the &s;aid per&s;ons before mentioned or any of them or any other &s;hall be put to death or other hurt or vio|lence offered to their or any of their per&s;ons for or by rea&s;on of any &s;uch &s;ervice done or to be done by or according to any order or Ordinance of both or either of the &s;aid Hou&s;es, the like puni&s;hment &s;hall be inflicted by death or otherwi&s;e upon &s;uch pri&s;oners as have beene or &s;hall be taken by the forces rai&s;ed by Authority of both Hou&s;es of Parliament; And if the &s;aid Sir <HI>Robert Heath,</HI> or any other Commi&s;&s;ioner, Iu&s;tice, Sheriffe, Iuror of other Officer or mini&s;ter of Iu&s;tice or other per&s;on &s;hall doe contrary to this Ordinance in any the premi&s;&s;es they and every of them for &s;o doing &s;hall be proceeded again&s;t and dealt with as enemies to the King and Kingdome.</P>
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<HEAD>A further Relation of what happened in the late expedition under the Command of Ser|jeant major <HI>Iames Chudley</HI> with his 108 hor&s;e again&s;t Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton</HI> with his 500 hor&s;e, and 5000 foote.</HEAD>
<P>DIvers of the Cavaliers which then were pre&s;ent &amp; &s;ince taken Pri&s;oners tell us, and we have it from better hands, that God did &s;hew him&s;elfe that day, which was Tue&s;day, the 25 of <HI>April</HI> la&s;t, more wonderfull in his Judgements, then hath been yet related, for when the Cava|liers were pa&s;t two miles beyond the place we pur&s;ued or cha|&s;ed them, they fell upon and de&s;troyed one another, for wee having got their word (which was <HI>Lance&s;ton</HI>) and they ours, which was (Religion) comming among&s;t their own friends, and into their owne quarters, but conceiving it to be ours, and being demanded the word, and &s;aying (Religion) they fought and killed many of them&s;elves.</P>
<P>That &s;ome men well affected to the Parliament, who were inforced to &s;erve in <HI>Hoptons</HI> Army, informe us, that immedi|ately upon the fight, there was &s;uch a terrible Thunder and Lightning, that the Lightning fired many of the Cavaliers Bandaleeres, which burnt their cloathes, faces and haire that many of the wounded and &s;call'd men dyed dayly in <HI>Lance|ston.</HI></P>
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