Wednesday Aug. 22.
THis day the Parl. past the Act for Florida between such and such a
degree of Longitude and Latitude, a good work to encourage Plantation.
They considered of the diference between they E. of Rutlaud, &
the Miners in Derbyshire, and committed it, curret lex, is the proverb.
They debated the accommodation of the city with tow houses to set
the poor on work viz. the War drope neer Black-fryers, and the house
(where usually the Master of the Ordnance dwelt)in the Minories, and
having accepted excommodatious for col. Ven, they committed the businesse.
They had in consideration an adjornment for some days.
Letters from Brestoll say, that the Lord Governour Cronwell, hath declared
a manifestation of his high & extraordinary sense of so many
signall blessing from time to time which hath bin showr'd down upon
the Armies in England; and to the end, that his omnipotent hand and
divine Sword of protection may still be present with them, his Lordship
(together with all his Officers and Souldiers) hath earnestly besought
the Lord by prayer, for a further blessing upon them in the great
and present Work of Ireland, and that he will still be pleased to stand
by them in the defence of his Cause, and to give them spirits of courage
and magnanimity, to fight his Battel under the Banner of Jesus Christ,
to the honour and glory of his great Name, and the peace and tranquility
of all those who lie under the insupportable burden of assiction
in England and Ireland. And that it may appear to the World, his pure
and spotlesse integrity to the Wealcpublque of this Nation, his Lordship
further declared the reality of his present engagement against the
bloud-thirsty Irish, and of it please God to crown his endeavours with
expected happy success, all his poor Country men under oppression
shall find the fruits thereof. Protesting, That no means shall be (by
him) left unaslayed, that may prove instrumentall for the propagation
and advancement of free Trade and Commerce to the City of London,
and all other Cities, Corporations, Market towns, and Cinque Ports
whatsoever, within the Territories of England, and Dominion of Wales.
His Lordship after some further Conf[unr]rence with the Officers of
the Army and Gentlemen of the Country, |soon hasted aboard, where
(with a pleasant Gale of Wind) he hoysted Sayl, and in few hours
came within fight of the Irish Cliffs where the raging Billows seem'd
turbulent, but soon became calm, and many of our ships are safely arrived
in the Bay, and the Lord Governour, and many of his Sons of
Mars, are landed in triumph at the City of Dublin. Lieu. Gen. Ireto[unr]
and Admiral Dean (with the rest of the Navy) are gone for Master.