of free quarter or is treasonable in it self, because it is by the House declared
that the abetting there of in any person is Treason. For (say they) our selves
not being satistyed of any such thing in the book, and no particulars being mencioned
by you, how or wherein it is treasonable: therefore they tell the Parliament
in their Petition, That the Declaration is no other then a frare to them, their Husbands,
Children, and Servants, whereby unawares they may be in[unr] (as they alledge)
in their discourses about any thing contained in the said book. It can never
be a good world, when women middle in States matters. If their congues must be [unr]ling,
they may f[unr]de other talks, And their Hastaids are to blame, that have no firte
imployment for them.)
5. That the Parliament will be very wary in making any thing to be treasonable,
or a Capital offence, that is not effencially distrustive to civill society: then
which we know nothing more, then the exercise of any arbitrary power, or contiana
[unr] of Authority civill, or military, and the time limited by trust or Commission,
or the perverting of either to unjust blouty or ambitions ends. (Paul tells women
that it is not fit (nor civill for women to prate in Congregations of men, and to
asks their Husbands at home; we shall have thing brought to a fine passe, if women
come to teach the Parliament how to make Lawise
Copies of the Petitions were sent to all Parts about London, &c. To desire that
all those women that are approvers there of should subscribe it, (which accordingly,
many did, and delivered in their Subscriptions to certain women appointed in
every Ward and Division to receive the same.
The House was acquainted that the women were at the door with the Petition,
but the house did not think fit to all them in.
This day came severall Letters by the Post, from several parts of the Land.
The Copy of a letter from Newcastle.
The Scots levies of horse and foot goes on a pace, and whatever they intend, I
am sure they make the old Malignant pay for all. The Impositions are to heavy upon
them, that many are gone for Ireland, and the rest can hardly get maintenance.
Letters from the Commissioners say, That the Prince is unwilling to put away
Montreosse and that he delayes the Commissioners purposely; till some one thing
may offer it felt more tardy then rest, and not hang in an equall ballance, as
now they do. Hither to we are, and have been very quit in these parts, and hope
shall continue to all this uininer. Col. Correct Ploughlands, a desperate Northumberlied
Malignant, and dives other English are in Scotland, and send letters of invitation
for others to come to them, which promise of imployment, Indempnity
is proffered to such Cavaliers to Scotland, as come in and submit themselves at Edinburgh.
The Copy of a Letter from Scotland.
Sir, Our dependance here is, which he Gracious Maj. Will do, all desire his
coming hither, but the professed [unr] Malignants would have him come
with a force for there imututing [unr] the other party, such as really
would also that he come but [unr] not otherwise. David Lesley
came hither about the middle of the [unr] Committee of Estate.
of his proceedings, and the conditions [unr] would be requisies