Charles the Second, The house passed Instructions for tryall of one Pryor, apprehended (for proclaming
P. Charles King at the Same time)upon the Declaration of the House against proclaiming any
person King of England,&c, two of the Aldermen are in the Country, the other 15.were present at
Proclamation, had there been any disturbance, a party of horse were ready to appease them, but there
is a faire correspondency between the Parliament and the City of London. The house
made some
progresse in the Act for sale of the late Kings Lands, &c, 1500.l. is offered for the Horses, Deare, &c.
and this years grasse at Titbury, but it was laid aside. The house ordered Lieut
Col.Gell, (the Receiver)
a Member of the house, to give in his Accounts, and pay she Arreares, no priviledge of
Membership to binder it, which accounts he hath given in, to the Committee of the
Revenue Some
Souldiers pretending, as is said, for Ireland, under Capt, Clough, came to Eckleston in Lancashire,
May 25, at last took up Quarters, then quarrelled with their Landlords,bound one head and heeles.
together, till he payed 4.l. The country rise ,and fell upon them, wounded some, and disposeed the
rest. Col sames Shefield is unhappily wounded, he and Fitz James being seconds in a Duell near London
thisday, in which Osburn wounded Stastord, In which they were all stout and valiant.
Fryday June 1.
A DECLARATION presented to the Lord Generall
WEE the Officers and Souldiers of Lieut. Gen. Crumwells Regiment do in all humility
represent to your Excellency, That we have been, and are sadly afflicted in
in our spirits with the thoughts of, that horrid and unnaturall defection so lately made
from the Parl. And your Excellencies Authority.
And each of us in particular prosess, That we do from our hearts disavow the having
any hand directly or indirectly, in owning or countinancing the Revolt or capitulation
of the twelve Troops of house of your Army, or any others lately,or now opposing
the Parl. Or your Evcellencies Authority
And that we neither did nor do own or countinance any of those late papers which
have scandalized the Parliament, councell of State,or your Excellencies Authority derived
from them.
And we desire to blesse God, who hath enabled your Excellency so seasonably to
reduce those, who otherwise by their destructive principles, might have brought great
confusion upon the Nation.
And for the manifestation of our faithfullness and obedience we further prosess, that
we shall by the Grace of God hazard our lives, and all that is dear unto us, for the preservation
of this Parl. The supream Authority of this Nation, in the just rights of the
people,
according to their late Acts, and Declarations, and while we are Souldiers we
shall willingly submit unto your Excellencies Authority over us, under them to the
Discipline of the Army now practised amongst us, against any person or persons, that
under any notion or pretence whatsoever, shall go about to overthrow or destroy them,
accounting it both our duty and honour to be obedient to your Excellency, in putting
in Execution your Commands, according to the power & Authority given you by Parliament;
withal resolving to use our utmost endeavours to discover all such persons that
shall by way of Agitators. or otherwise endevour disturbance amongst us, to break the
present Government and Peace of the Army.
And because it hath been rumored, that this Regiment had intention to have seized
on the person of the Lieu. Gen. in order to the carrying him on that, rebelious design,
we profess for our parts, we never had the least knowledge of any such thing.
And if any person or persons lately amongst us, at any meetings in London, or elsewhere,
have promised or engaged in the name of the Regiment any thing tending