we told them that for what they had acted in, as from the Souldiers
to us,we would engage to secure them, but if otherwise they
had underhand acted, in unlawfull things we could not promise
them, further declaring to them, that if they did act disorderly we
could not engage how long they might be secure from danger; But
the Agitatots being sensible of their guilt, went and incensed the;
Sou diers, that we would not joyn in any thing that was for their
good nor secure them from danger, and that there was a necessity
for them to secure themselves, and then they marched with a Company,
and possessed New Colledge (where lay our Magazine)
which we under standing, drew what of the Souldiers we could together,
to convince them of the unreasonableneste of their desires,
in which we coul'd not agree, shewing how far we could goe along,
with them, desiring their concurrence to which they manifested a
good resentment, but told us that they had referred it to their Agents,
and that they would not act any thing without them, and
what they did they were satisfied in, yet promising to be at our
command, and act nothing against the command of my Lord Generall,and
so we left them that evening. A out nine a clock that
night I took my horse and my Ensigne with me, intending to goe,
to Wallingford, where my charge is, being all this time at Oxford,
at the desire of the Officers to improve my best interest with them,
for a composure o their distractions, but at the East Port I met with
five or six horsmen, who were newly let into Oxford by the Guard,
who understanding who I was, commanded me to march back with
them, and carried me prisoner to New-Colledge, and in the way
they told me that there were many pretended friends to this Nation,
who had promised great things, but done little or nothing, and
that there were many honest men, but they were Officers,and so
their particulars interest binded them as to the good of the Nation,
telling the Souldiers, that such had been their persidious breaking[unr]
their Engagements, that there was no longer trust or confidence
to be put in them, and many such like expressions, to heighten the
discontents of the Souldiery. So soon as I came to new-Colledge
they delivered me up to the Guard to be kept close, and presently
sent for the Guards, which fetched in all the Officers of the Town,
themselves going with some of the Foot, to my Majors Quarters,
and broke open his doors about midnight, and with their naked
swords came into his chamber thrusting their swords within the
Curtains