Committee and ensuing Parliament, which he takes time to deliberate upon. Much
sicknesse in Cumberland, some under-hand listing in Lancashire.
Pontesrast, Dec. 21.
We goe on with the siege, shall sodainly begin to batter, the Season will not permit
much, and would it, the work is very difficult, and like to be a worke of time.
From Windsore the 30 of December.
The King is merry, discourses upon subjects purporting a life of many dayes here,
doubts not but within six moneths to see peace in England, and in case of non restring,
to be righted from Ireland, Denmark, and other parts, of which he named man
nay he is ordering seeds for his garden at Wimbleton and other places, he faith the rest
more persecution now then ever, especially in imposing the Covenant, and undoing men
for reusall of it.
January 1.
Was made to House of Commons an overture for eight thousand to goe for
Ireland, who are super-numerarie, onely two Regiments of the Armie: there
suprnumeraries, are such as will cordially goe along with the Army: interest the
Commission for triall of his Majesty was this day compleated, and ordered to sent up
the next day to the Lords, the care whereof was in speciall committed to Lord Gres,
there was also the Vote sent up, which Vote was, that it was Treason by the fundamentall
Laws of the Land, for the King to raise war against the Parliament.
They order the sequestering of them the in South Wales were guilty of it, also those in
Monmoutkshire, Mr. Elsyng Clark of the Commons House, making tender of his place by
Letter to the Speaker: it was ordered that Mr. Phelphs an honest discreet man be put in
for assistant, the former dismist: and that Mr. Elsyng be sent unto to deliver up the Records
and Books of the House, and that the names of severall be presented to the House
for their choice of an able Clark. This day the honest Souldiers seized the Players
(or bains of civility) in Salisbury Court, and the Cockpit, got some of the Players money
and more from the Ladies and Gentlewomen by way of gift the gard them safe h me.
The [unr]2, the Cómission & Vote was presented to the Lords for their concurrence, who had in
consideration, first, whether a house, which was believed, secondly, whether being so few,
they should take into consideration so great a businesse: thirdly, as to the Treason, some
thought the King could not commit treason against the Parliament, at last they agreeds
to a present answer to the Commons, that they would send it by Messengers of their
own, and laying the businesse a side, adjourn'd to Thursday come seven-night.
The Councell of War at Whitehall have agreed to a draught of a large answer to
the Commons desire about secluding their Members, which is excellent well penn'd, approved
by the Generall; and like to give much satisfaction.
The 3. The Commons understanding how unanimously the Lords had gone against
the Commission for tryall of the King, agreed to proceed of themselves, and for that
end have committed the same for alteration. The Queen sent a Letter to the House, but
the title not liked, it was laid a side.
Paris Decemb. 31.
The difference between the Queen Regent and this Parl. hath been so widened surge
the last, that her Majesty thought sit to take the King in a private manner hence to St.
Germans, who, with others, departed in the night, yet not without danger, not withstanding
the season and concealment, the Duke of Orleance who prepared to follow, had
his house plundered as thing of most worth and use were conveying away. It's talked
that the Town of Roan Cain and others intend to f[unr]ifie. This is such an unhappy thing
that if not pacified, France will sodainly become the seat of war both to French and
Spaniards, and this is the effect of the most just gallant and succesful war that ever France
had, whose conquests have added a fourth more to their old profession, and gotten
from their most potent enemy, and all this arises from the heavie taxes upon the people,
laying them irregularly, & the envy of some because wiser then themselves are intrusted.
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