of the City was this day sent up to the House of Lords for their
Concurrence, who after a long debate made thereon (as more fully
shall appeare unto you in the first passages of the day following)
did order that they would send Answer to it by Messengers of
their own.
The Ordinance for the settling the Kingdome was this day taken
into consideration, and the Committee for that purpose appointed
were to meet this afternoon, and to make speedy Report thereof
unto the House.
A Petition, was presented from Norwich in Cheshire desiring
that their Town, which is a very large one, may be put into
some settled Government, and be governed by a Mayor, or Bay-lives,
or otherwise as the Parliament shall thinke sitting.
A motion was made to the House of Comons for the sending over
of eight thousand into Ireland, who are supernumeraries, and wil
readily goe along with two Regiments of the Army, being very intire
and cordiall to their interests. A Committee was chosen consisting
of Officers of the Army, and some Citizens to consider of
notorious Delinquents in the Kingdome, who are to be made Examples
of Justice. Sir Lewis Dives, and another who had a hand
in the betraying of that City were sent for from Chester. Sis Lewis
had like to have escaped again, but was prevented by his Keeper,
who seized on him as he was got halfe way through the Window,
It is said that Sir Lewis offered him fifty pounds to let him goe, and
assured him one hundred pounds if he would goe with him.
The Souldiers seized on the Players on their Stages at Drurylane,
and at Salisbury Court. They went also to the Fortune in
Golden-lane, but they found none there, but John Pudding dancing
on the Ropes, whom they tooke along with them. In the meane
time the Players at the Red Bull, who had notice of it, made haste
away, any were all gone before they came, and tooke away all their
acting cloathes with them. But at Salisbury Court they were taken
on the Stage the Play being almost ended, and with many Linkes
and lighted Torches they were carried to White-Hall with their
Players cloathes upon their backs. In the way they oftentimes
tooke the Crown from his head who acted the King, and in sport
would oftentimes put it on again. Abraham had a black Satten
gown on, and before he came into the durt, he was very neat in his