pulled a cap over his face, and casting his eyes to Heaven, with both
hands lifted up, the Executioners (with their Fire locks) did their Office,
who at one volley bereav'd him of his life, his corps being taken up,
was carryed away in a Coach, and the Souldiery remanded back again
to White-Hall.
Thursday 26.
LEverpool 22 April, 1649. Divers passengers both yesterday and to day came
this way from Lo[unr]don-Derry; hey had a safe and quick passage, and report the
affairs with them to stand thus. Upon Sir charles coot his ref[unr]ll to follow the
Scots presiden[unr]n proclaiming the Prince King, the Scots Inhabitants in the country
adjacent rose with such other Scots as they had in arms amongst them, and
stop all manner of provisions from coming either to the city or castle of Kilmore,
which is about 3 miles distant: So that the English Forces are in more fear of starving
then assaulting and have they in any time but a small supply of men, money
and provisions, they doubt not to open all passages, and soon be in a better condition
then before, when they could not distinguish their friends from their toes.
A Committee in London meet die in diems in consideration of a way to let le
prices on severall commodities, the putting downe of meale shops, and making
a corporation for the poore setting them on work &c, A thing very necessary
and may produce good, yet the poor you have alwayes with you, saith hee,
whose words should be alwayes in memory.
Col. Popham, and col. Blague with a co[unr]sid[unr]rable strength of shipping are on the
Downs and steer Westward the Sea men couragious & d[unr]ring & say they will
never forget Mr. Peters his Sermon. The Land Forces [unr] mu[unr]ring and such as will
go, h[unr]sting away no man for[unr] but for such as endeavour to make mutinies, &
hmder this expedition (whither soldiers or others) are [unr]ooks upon, for 12 Soldiers
were the last night brought to White hall & committed to the custody of the
Marshal Geo, till they are to be[unr]d by a Counsel of War, as hind[unr]ers of this design.
The last night were also cast abroad many printed paper[unr] nature of a libel)
dangerous & obstructive to Ireland relief, & the present Govern[unr]ent. The
last night about 8 of the clock a [unr] man met one Mr. Blunt (son an[unr] their to sir
charles Blunt who was sh[unr] at Oxford) & is said he Foot ma[unr]jusled the Gentleman,
at wh[unr]ch he took some distast; but without exchanging many words the
Foo[unr]man drew, & at the very begining of the Dueran the Ge[unr] throught the body
of which wound he died, & the Foot man is escaped. Information was given
of a dangerous design of some Citizens of London [unr] way the [unr] o the L.
Gen: FairFax Lieut. Gen. crumwell [unr] Gen. Ireton, & other p[unr]ime Offices of
the Army & members of parl. [unr] citizens were brought [unr] and the business examined,
but nothing suggested being made good by the Informer, the come off
blanke, and deservedly ordered to be punished Letters from Scotland further say,
that the distractions there i[unr] daily & than nothing [unr] the people
but a king, who say they will have one, though it cost them never so much.
READER This sheet extituled, The Kingdoms faithfull SCOUT hath beer perused
examined and approved of, and entered into the Register Book of the Company
of Stationers, being authorized to be printed, and published, without interruption,
or molestation.
D. B O R D E R, Cler.