mies or garrisons, and sir Nath, Brent, alway to be 3, shall be authorized, from time to time, so often as they shall think fit, or shall be ordered thereunto by both or either house of parliament, to sit in some convenient place within the cities of London, Westminster, or lines of communication, and to appoint a judgeadvocate, a provost-martial, and all other oncers needful. And it is hereby farther ordain ed, That all mayors, sheriffs, justices of peace, constables, bailiffs, and other officers, shall be aiding and assisting to the said commissioners in the execution of the premises; and that the said commissioners, and every of them, and all and every other person and persons, that shall be aiding and assisting to them in the execution of the premises, shall be saved harmless and indemnified for what they shall do therein, by authority of parliament. Pro vided, nevertheless, That no member of either house of parliament, or assistants of the house of peers, shall be questioned or tried before the commissioners appointed by virtue of this present Ordinance, without assent and leave first had and obtained of both houses. And be it also provided, That this present Ordi nauce, and the authority hereby given and ap pointed to the persons hereby nominated, shall endure and have continuance for 4 months from the making hereof. Provided, That this Ordinance, for any offence hereafter to be committed, shall not take place or be of force, until 8 days after the publication hereof, any thing herein to the contrary notwithstand such of the members of either house of parlia- | missions and commands in any of the arment, as have commissions and commands in any of the armies or garrisons, and sir Nath. Brent always to be three, shall be commissioners, and shall have full power and authority to hear and determine all such causes as belong to military cognizance, according to the Articles in this present Ordinance mentioned; and to proceed to the trial, condemnation, and execution of all offenders against the said Articles; and to inflict upon the offenders such punishment, either by death, or otherwise corporally, as the said commissioners, or the major part of them then present, shall judge to appertain to justice, according to the nature of the offence, and Articles here ensuing. I. No person or persons whatsoever shall, from henceforth, voluntarily repair to, or go fron, the cities of London and Westminster, or from any part of the kingdom under the power of the parliament, unto the person of the king or queen, or lords of the council abiding with him or her, or to any commander or officer of the king's army; or shall give or hold any intelligence by letters, messages, or otherwise, with any in arms against the parliament, without consent of both houses of parliament, or the committee appointed by Ordinance of parliament, for managing the war, the lord-general of the forces raised by the two houses, or from the respective officers that shall command, in chief, any of the said forces; upon pain of death, or other corporal punishment at discretion. II. Whosoever hath or shall plot, contrive, or endeavour the betraying, surrendering, or yielding up to the enemy, oring.' hath or shall, contrary to the rules of war, surrender, yield up, or betray any cities, towns, forts, magazines, or forces, which now are, or hereafter shall be under the power of the parliament, shall be punished with death. III. No person or person whatsoever, not under the power of the enemy, shall voluntarily relieve any person, being in arms against the parliament, knowing him to have been so in arms, with any money, victuals, or ammunition, upon pain of death, or other corporal punishment at discretion; nor shall voluntarily and knowingly harbour or receive any, being in arms as aforesaid, upon pain of punishment at discretion. IV. No Officer or soldier shall make any mutinous assemblics, or be assisting thercunto upon pain of death. V. No guardian or officer of any prison shall wilfully suffer any prisoner of war to escape, under pain of death; or negligently, under pain of imprisonment, and farther punishment at discretion. VI. Whosoever shall voluntarily take up arms against the parliament, having taken the National Covenant, shall die without mercy.VII. Whatsoever officer or commander hath 'or shall desert their trust, and adhere to the enemy, shall die, without mercy. And it is bereby further ordained, by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners, or any 12 or more of them, whereof such of the members of either house of parliament as have com Aug. 20. The commons had sent their late Propositions for Peace (intended to be presented to the king) to the parliament of Scotland, for their approbation, who returned them with only some few verbal alterations; and they were this day presented to the lords at a conference, who appointed a day to take the same into consideration.-Nothing more occurs to the end of this month, of any great moment, except that the lords agreed to the Propositions for Peace, sent up by the commons. The Eleator Palatine comes into England] Sept. 1. The Prince Elector about this time cane into England, and landed at Greenwich before the parliament had any notice of his intention. Both houses were greatly alarmed at this news; but presently ordered a joint commit. tee to wait upon his highness, with this mes sage: "That the parliament did not know of his highness's arrival, nor of any intention of his coming into this kingdom, till two days since: that considering the conjuncture of a fairs, both at home and abroad, the parliament is much surprized at not being informed and consulted with before his coming over; and doth conceive that the residence of his electo ral Highness, at this time, in foreign parts, would be of more advantage to his own and the public interest. The parliament have al ways been most tender of his highness's affairs, are, and will yet be so; and had then sent a committee of their own to visit him, and give him assurance thereof; which they would ever express in their actions and faithful advice." They also ordered the commissioners of the evenue to discharge the expence of the Prince's able and retinue for ten days. Sept. 2. The aforesaid committee reported o the lords, That they had waited on the Prince Elector, and acquainted him with what hey were commanded, and to which he had eturned this Answer: "That his highness did link himself much obliged to the lords and ommons for this and for their former favours: at he undertook this journey to testify unto em, by such au action, his constant and sin: zre aflection, formerly expressed in Letters, the good cause they maintain: conceiving, ithal, that his being with them in person, ra time, might hinder such jealousies, as eier the actions of some of his near friends, or e ill offices of his enemies, might, by his long. sence, cast upon him: that his highness isheth them a constant good success in the eat work they had undertaken for the good the Protestant cause; and that, for his part, would always continue the same he had forerly professed." Thus much, the commisoners said, his highness expressed by word of outh, and did intend to satisfy both houses ore at large, with the motives and reasons of s coming; and, after, will chearfully embrace e advice that the wisdom of both the hoyurable houses shall be pleased to give him.he lords, on hearing this submissive message om the Prince, thought fit to enlarge their rmer orders; and appointed an officer of e wardrobe to fit up apartments for him in Thitehall, and particularly the crimson velvet ed belonging to the prince of Wales, with all her things necessary for his better recep on. The Parliament's Letter to the E. of Esser, pon his Defeat in Cornwall.] Sept. 7. The ouses had now been a long time in preparing n Answer to their general's last Letter from e West. They had indeed received intelliince from him, that he had himself escaped om Cornwall, by sea, and landed at Plymouth, eing forced to leave his army to shift for them elves. This account at large, is omitted in the ournals; however, the following Letter is to be und there, which was sent to console him un er this mistortune: "My lord; The committee of both king oms have acquainted the parliament with our lordship's Letters from Plymouth. They are commanded us to let you know, that as hey apprehend the misfortune of that accient, and submit to God's pleasure therein; o their good affection to your lordship, and heir opinion of your fidelity and merit, in the ublic service, is not at all lessened; and they re resolved not to be wanting, in their best endeavours, for the repairing of this loss; and Irawing together such a strength, under your command, as may, by the blessing of God, restore our affairs to a better condition than they VOL. III. are now in; for which purpose they have written to the earl of Manchester to march with all possible speed to Dorchester, with all the horse and foot he can. The houses have арpointed 6000 arms for foot, 500 pair of pistols, 6000 suits of cloaths, &c. to meet your lordship at Portsmouth, for the arming and encouragement of your forces. They are confident your lordship's presence in these parts, for bringing the force into a body together, and disposing of them, will very much conduce to the public advantage." The Elector Palatine lays before the Par liament the Motives of his Journey.] Sept. 14. The speaker of the lords acquainted that house, that the Prince Elector had sent him a Paper to be presented to them, which was read as follows: MOTIVES and REASONS Concerning his Highness the PRINCE PALATINE'S, coming into England, presented to both the Honourable Houses of Parliament: by his said Highness. "All actions whatsoever being obnoxious to divers censures, his Electoral highness thought. it necessary, openly, in this kind, to declare himself, and the integrity of his intentions in his present coming into this kingdom; that, if it be possible, malignancy may be. silenced, candour and charity moved to speak for the truth, be having made the God of Truth his refuge and confidence; and knowing that the children of truth and innocency, who are nei ther changed with the frowns nor smiles of this inconstant world, must be his best friends, and, under God, bis greatest confidence.→→ The present troubles of this kingdom, and his highness's present condition, proceeding, both of them, from the same supreme Providence; the great affairs of the honourable houses of parliament, and his own near relation, which will not suffer him to account himself a stranger, will, as he conceives, sufficiently satisfy for the manner of his coming; since, by a so lemn and public warning, he might have seem'd to expect some ceremonies in these conjunctures very unseasonable.—But as his high ness's resolution to come, at this time, may, he now finds, be subject to such exceptions, as his sincerity would not permit him to foresee or apprehend, he thinks it necessary to declare, that his last departure out of this kingdom did not procced from any sinister intention. His behaviour whilst be was abroad, his approv ing of the cause jointly prosecuted by hoth these kingdoms, (since which time he hath had no reason to change, many reasons to confirm, his mind,) are all evidences, that it hath not a rise from unjust ambition, or a desire to intrude himself into the public affairs of these kingdoms: he chuseth rather to make the reality of this appear against all calumnies and jealousies, of what nature soever, by his com portment and actions during his abode in this place, than by word or writing: misconstructions are not the least part of the many sufferings which not only the innocent, but the most U secret enemies, whither should be address hinself but to these kingdoms, which profess and defend the same religion, and are in afflictan for the same cause; and from which the string bonds of nature and Christian compassion make him expect such comfort, assistante, and protection, in this time of his exile and distress, that his cold friends may be heated thereby into more affection, and his enema cooled of their rage and violence; 'till God te pleased to grant, first unto these kingdoms, and, afterwards, by their means, to himself und his subjects, full deliverance, establishment, and peace? His Electoral highness, having thus presented the Reasons of his Coming, and conditions of his affairs, in the next place re turns his thanks unto the honourable houses i parliament, for their free declarations and pr mise of taking his affairs and interests inte their care and consideration: and as he shal ever hold in high esteem and value the advice they shall give him; so, in the particular nis residence, at this time, in foreign parts, in highness is necessitated to offer this to th consideration, that he hath many enemies abroad, and that they are not a little increased since the late troubles in these kingdoms, and for his profession to this cause; which wi render his abode unpleasing, and it may be, for many reasons, unhappy to him in thos parts, where his and their enemies have so grat an influence." deserving, must resolve to hear, 'till truth, | which is the daughter of time, makes them to vanish.---Neither can his highness forbear, with unspeakable grief, to observe, that the public actions of some of the nearest of his blood have been such, as have administered so much cause of sorrow and jealousy; even from such persons, upon whose affections, in respect of their lore and zeal to the reform'd religion, bis bighness doth set the greatest price.-But as his highness is not able to regulate what is out of his power, so he is confident that the justice of the parliament, and of all honest men, will not impute such actions to him as are lus afflictions, and not his faults. It must needs be known to the Christian world, and to no mau should it be be better known than to his highness, that the commotions, which exercise and distract these kingdoms, are, ori ginally, derived from the same Popish principles hammer'd upon the same Jesuitical anvil, and driven to those Antichristian ends, which have brought such deplorable and lasting calamuities upon Germany; And his highness is confident that the parliament and people of God in these kingdoms, through the justice of the | cause which they maintain, and their piety and wisdom in the managing thereof, will, in the end, by the blessing of God, prevail against whatsoever Spain, Rome, or the Gates of Hell could do or derise to the contrary; and that when truth and peace shall be settled in these kingdoms, they, out of their zeal to the glory of God, and the true reformed Protestant Religion and in pursuance of their former Christian and favourable declarations, will direct their councits, and bend their power, for the relief, deliverance, and restitution, of the opressed; amongst which the Electoral Family, by God's permission, whose judgments are unsearchable, hath had the deepest and most durable sufferings. These, and the like considerations, were the motives of his highness's departure out of England, in the beginning of these unhappy troubles; to which he must also add this important reason, that by this absence, he might be free of all councils and actions tending to the prejudice of that cause, which he ought zealousy to affect; for though he hath his hope in Heaven, yet all his expectations on earth are included in these kingdoms.-The same sense of Religion and public interest bath now drawinent a manner, lately to bless our armies@ him, again, into this kingdom; that he may, in person, profess himself to be what he is, against all jealousies and insinuations; and what malice, in his absence, might have suggested against him.-It needs not to be rememBred here what his highness's princely predecessors have done for that religion, ever since the blessed Reformation, for which he now suffers; nor how willingly his enemies would make him restitution of his dominious, rights, and dignities, could they persuade him to become an enemy to the truth; but God hath taught him rather to chuse afflictions than iniquity; persecution than impiety: and, in this affliction, and persecution by many open and No further notice was taken of the foreg ing Paper, in the house of lords, at this tim Mr. Whitlocke acknowledges, That, pa withstanding the Prince Elector's profession to the parliament, they were jealous of y considering his near relation to the king and the engagements of his brothers in th service, that he would do no good offices amongst them:" The King's Message to the Parliament fr Peace, upon his Success in the West.] Sept. 16 The Speaker presented a Letter to the house of lords, sealed with the king's own seal, which was inclosed in one to sir William Waller, thus directed, To the Lords and Commota of parliament assembled at Westminster? which being opened, two Papers were inclosed and they were read in these words; "C.R. It having pleased God, in so em these parts with success, we do not so much joy in that blessing for any consideration, a for the hopes we have that it may be a mea to make others lay to heart, as we do, the miseries brought and continued upon our kingdom by this unnatural war; and that may open your ears, and dispose your minds, to embrace those offers of Peace and Recond liation, which have been so often and so ea nestly made unto you by us; and from the co stant and fervent endeavours of which we are resolved never to depart. In pursuance where we do, upon this occasion, conjure you to take into your consideration our too long neglected Message of the 4th of July, from Evesham, which we again renew unto you; and that you | The other Paper contained a duplicate of hat the king sent from Evesham, dated as sove, and given at p. 274. good, firm, and secure Peace and Union be- The Resolutions of both Houses thereupon.] Sept. 23. Several Letters were read in the Another Memorial from the Dutch Ambasidors, relating to their Offer of Mediation.] ept. 20. The Dutch Ambassadors presented nother Memorial to the lords; which being ead, was only ordered to be communicated to be commons. This Paper was as follows: "Right Honourable; We have divers times esired your lordships by word of mouth, as we o now by these few lines, that the honourable arliament might be induced to give us some Inswer unto our interposition presented unto beth. Your lordships know that this interpoition could not be intrusted in better and safer rands than those of our States and their minisers; and we, for acquitting our charge for the interest of that state that hath sent us, and for be satisfaction of our own consciences, cannot, ne her will we, have any other aim but that unto which our Instructions tend, which s your just contentment: for bur lords and uperiors have expressly sent us hither, and, above all, recommended to our care the conservation and maintenance of the true Christah Protestant Religion, which you have and do profess jointly with us. They have also charged us to advance the protection of the laws of this kingdom, without patronizing any act which might tend to the enfeebling or destruction of the same; but to accommodate a Oct. 4. A Message was sent up from the commons to inform the lords, That they had received intelligence the king's forces were marching Eastward, and were come to this side Dorchester: they therefore desired their lordships concurrence in an Ordinance for sending 5 regiments of foot out of the city of London, to join with the earl of Manchester's forces. This Ordinance was read thrice in one day and agreed to. Both houses continuing still deeply engaged in military affairs, and a decisive Battle daily expected, orders were given för all soldiers and officers of the city's marching regiments to repair to their posts; under pain of immediate death to the common men, if they were sten in the city, and a trial by martial law to the officers. The Commons propose the coining of the King's Plute in the Tower, for supporting the Wur.] The parliament seem at this time to have been in very great want of money, by their making free with the king's magazine of Plate in the Tower of London. The cominions proposed to the lords to have it all melted and coined for the present service. The lords disliked this proceeding, and first desired it tight be pawned rather than be melted down; and afterwards proposed a conference with the other house, to give them Reasons why it should neither be melted nor pawned; but some other course found but to supply the occasions for which this thoney was intended. They alledged, that the Plate was antients the fashion of it, and badges upon it, more worth than the plate itself; that the particular estecin set upon that plate would make it of ill consequence to sell it, though necessity be the motive: besides, it would look like the queen's selling or pawning the jewels of the crown. It was atided, That the parliament had expressed their affection to the king, in that they would take care of his children; aud it would now be very incongruous to sell his Plate. Notwithstanding these Reasons, the commons resolved to adhere to their former vote concerning the selling of the king's Plate, and ordered their Committee to prepare Reasons to be offered at another conference about it. two commoners and one lord were ordered by both houses to attend him, and pay their res pects unto him. Retation of the second Battle at Newbury Oct. 29. A Letter was read in the house of lords, giving au account of the Fight at Newbury; viz. My lords and gentlemen; As we wrote in Oct. 18. An Ordinance of parliament was our last Letter, and as we repeat lest that this day read, and passed both houses, for lay-should miscarry, yesterday about 4 o'cki, ing a weekly assessment through the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales, for the prescut relief of the British army in Ireland. Ordinance against giving any Quarter to Irishmen taken in Arms.] This day the lords passed an Ordinance, which had been sent up to them by the commons, enacting,—“ 1. | That no Quarter shall hereafter be given to any Irishman, nor to any Papist whatsoever born in Ireland, which shall be taken in hostility against the parliament, either upon the sea, or within this kingdom, or dominion of Wales. 2. That the lord-general, lord-admiral, and all other officers and commanders, both by ..sea and land, shall except all Irishmen, and all Papists born in Ireland, out of all capitulations, agreements, or compositions hereafter to be made with the enemy; and shall upon the taking of every such Irishman, or Papist born in Ireland,, as aforesaid, forthwith put every such person to death. 3. That the lord-general, Jord-admiral, and the committees of the several counties, do give speedy notice hereof to all subordinate officers and commanders by sea and land respectively; who are hereby required to use their utmost care and circumspection that this Ordinance be duly executed. And, 4. That every officer and commander, by sea or land, that shall be remiss or negli gent in of serving the tenor of this Ordinance, Shall be reputed a favourer of that bloody Rebellion in Ireland; and shall be liable to such condign punishment, as the justice of both houses of parliament shall inflict upon bin." A Fast appointed for the Success of the Parliament's Army in the West.] A general battle being daily expected, the parliament appointed the 22nd of this month, for a day of humiliation, to beg God's blessing on their armics now near the chemy, to be strictly observed within the Jines of communication; and that no person presume to do any labour or open shop on that day. The ministers were ordered to give notice of it, in their churches, the next Lord's day; and the peers and their assistants to meet in their own house at nine, and to go in procession to the abbey for this purpose. A Thunnsgiving for the taking of Newcastle.] Oct. 25. A Thanksgiving was appointed by both houses, to be held the ensuing Lord's day, on the intelligence they had just then received from the Scots army in the North, of the taking of the town of Newcastle. Oct. 26. An account came to the parliament, that their lord-general was taken ill; on which, because he was a person of so great worth, the forces which went from Thatcham towards |