inviolable my particular and private trust, which I assure yóu, from
him that hates treachery as hell, I purpose never to part withal. I
confess I do often sadly consider and recount the disasters which divisions
and distractions have intituled us to; yet finde occasion ever from changes
and chances to acknowledg the goodness of that great and glorious
God, who keeps us from that confusion of tongues, whereby the furious
violence of some, the secret subtlety, and the innocent and honest easiness
of others would undoubtedly have destroyed us in England, and have
left our Friends in Ireland to have languished and dyed by degrees under
the irrepairable oppressions of those realty cruel and blood-thirsty
Rebels. God grant a further indignation go not out against us for our
insensible slowness to their assistance whilest we go about to raise structures
of brain-sick and Eutopian Governments after our own inventions,
striving like giddy Copernicusses both by Sea and Land to turn all
things topsie turvy, as if one meant to cast the universe into its former
Chais. But this Sir rather to assure you of my self and service, then to
trouble you with a tedious discourse. I am your Servant, O: R.
By the Lord General.
YOu are on fight hereof to take care that from henceforth you entertain
none who have left other Regiments designed for the Service
of Ireland, without taking a particular accompt of them, what Troop
they came from, and what they received upon their discharge as Arrears;
and you are upon the first mustering of any such to set their
names distinct in the Muster Rouls with such particular Accompts as
aforesaid concerning each man.
Given under my Hand and Seal the 19 day of June, 1649.
To Col:--- or the chief Officer T.FAIRFAX.
present with his Regiment of Foot.
There was a Sentence passed the Councel of War against one Mr
Spavin (one Mitchel a great Soliciter for Delinquent Compounders)
having made use of unwarrantable Jesuitical ways to procure and
salsifie the Lieut. Generals hand to Passes and Protections, as was alledged,
by Mr Spavins means: This may serve to vindicate the Army
by their strict Proceeding hereupon, that they are neither favourers
of such ways, or countenancers of such persons as Papists or Delinquents.
Teusday, June 26.
A Petition came in from the Countess of Exeter, which with others
was referred till next week.
An Act brought in for the sale of the Goods of the late King, several