condition, that themselves were called to seek and begin this great work, which
will shortly go on throughout the whole world: and therefore they begin to dig
and dresse the Earth: (One of them getting up a great burden of thorns and buyers;
brust them into the pulpit at the Church at Walton, to stop out the Parson.) They
prosesse a great deal of mildnesse, and would have the world believe, they have
dreamt Dreams, seen Visions heard strange voyces, and have dictates beyond
mans teaching. They prosesse they will not fight, knowing that not to be good for
them. They would have none to work for hire, or be servants to other men, and
say that there is no need of money: yet they offer, that if any Gentleman, &c.
that hath not bin brought up to labour, shall bring a stock, and put it into their
hands, he shall have part with them; (a pure contradiction of themselves.) They alleadge,
that the Prophesie in Ezek. is to be made good at this time. Where is promised
so great a change that the travellers which passe by, shall take notice, and
say, This Land which was barren and wast is now become fruit full and pleasant like
the Garden of Eden.
The Ring leaders of these were brought up to London, and the rest dispiersed,
but they said they would come again.
This day the House passed an Act, impowring the Court of Admiralty to put
in execution all Decrees and Sentences, not with stand prohibitions to the contrary.
The Queen (faith some which came from thence) is come into Holland, to
advise and councell her son the king of Scots, and doubtlesse he may be actually
so, if he come up to their Demands; but whether that will suit with his Highnesses
disposition, themselves have not full assurance: However they gain a fair
respect in that Court, and would get some credit and e[unr]eme by this kind of
compliance with former Princes.
Ordered that all the particular sums charged upon the Excize, as to particular
persons, should be taken off the Receipt of the said Excize; and further ordered
that the same should be charged upon the Act for the sale of Dean and Chapters
Lands, and paid out of the monies arising thereupon, according to the severall
dates of the Ordinances that charged the said monies upon the Excise.
Letters from the Scots Commissioners in Holland, to the Committee of Estates,
certifie that the Prince declares that he will cast of the Earle of Montross and apply
himself to satisfie that which is received, as the generall advice of Scotland.
From Newcastle they write there are many sick and diseased, and by reason
of the unseasonable Inning of the last years crop, their store was much corrupted,
and this they give as a reason why their cattel are infected, and so many of
them dye that they have not strength of cattel to lade the Colliers with Coles to
supply London.
And indeed the City Woodmongers are very sub[unr], to grind the face of the
poor, and to forestall the Market, by their going down to Harwich, for the ingrossing
up the said Coles, and sending the ships up the River of Thames by three or
four at a time; but speedy care will be taken; for the prevention of the like for
the future.
Saturday 14 April.
THe Act for relief of prisoners of Debt, and also for satisfying of Creditors
where there is a visible estate, was twice read, and upon the question committed.