to the Souldiers appointed to shoot him,bad them shoot and so dyed. And John
church also bid them do their dutyes that were appointed to shoot him,But Cornet
Den upon his pemtency received mercy. Saying that he was not worthy of such a
mercy, and that he was more ashamed to live,then afraid to dye, weeping bitterly.
The rest of the prisoners that were Souldiers, are(upon submission and prosessed
sorrow for being mis[unr]led allowed 12d. a day but their horses and Armes are prize
to the Souldiers that tooke them.
Col. Ayre and some others that were not of the Army,are sent prisoners to Oxford
(astle, the Lord General and his Councel having resolved to leave them to the
Parliament, to be proceeded against at Common law.
Munday May 21,
This day papers were delivered to the Members of the House as followeth.
To every individual Member of the honourable House of Commons.
SIR,
The Letter of His Excellency the Lord Generall, directed to your House on my behalfe,
hath remained in the Clerkes hands since March 14 last past, not yet read or taken notice
of, which since occasioned and induced me to present my Petition and Case is print unto
every individuall Member, together with an originall Copy to a worthy Gentleman, who
hath (as I Suppose)endeavoured to offer the same unto consideration. Sir, The scope thereof
tends unto the benefit of the State in particular, and advancement of Trade in the generall.
All I desire is, the encouragement from your House therein proposed: I have adventured
my Fortunes, and am resolved further to expose my All in promoting the work of
Myning,as being pious in the undertaker,and profitable to the Nation, many Families being
employed thereby,may I find such favour herein, as the merit of my Cause(in respect
of the Nation) doth require. Sir, Your favourable assistance in procuring the Generalls
Letter and my Petition to be read this day, (to the end that either I may obtaine a favourable
grant, or a speedy deniall) will ingage him, that is desirous to manifest himself as Servant
to all those that study and indeavour the good and prosterity of the Nations.
May 21, 1649
Thomas Bushel.
The House of Commons ordered that the Act for stating the accounts of the
Souldiery of the Parliament of England,to be ready to be reported on Thursday
following.
Die Lume 21.May 1649.
A Letter from the Generall from Oxford,dated 20, May 1649 was thus read:
1. Ordered by the Commons assembled in parliament, That the Commissioners
for the great deal of England, be [unr]ed to issue out Commissioners of
Oyer and Terminer, under the great Seale into the Counties of Oxon and Northampton,
for tryall of such persons as are in prison in Oxon and Northampton,
being taken in Armes against the Commonwealth in the last Rebellion, and that
the Lords Commissioners doe consider of, and appoint fit persons to be commissioners
therein.
2. Ordered, &c. That the Councell of State, the Lord Mayor of the city of
London, Major Generall Skippon, and other Justices of peace, within the Cities
of London and Westminster,and the Liberties thereof, and the Severall Militias of
London,Westminster,and the Hamblets respectibely; and all other Officers be required
and enjoyned to take care, and use their utmost endeabouts for the apprehending