and assented unto by every soldier and subscribed by the Officers of each
Troop in the Regiment. Thursday June 7
This day according the invitation from the Lord Major, and City of London,
the Speaker of the house of Commons, with the Representative Members
now sitting in Parliament, his Excellency and the Officers of the Army now
in Town above the degree of Leiutenant; the Lord President, and Councell of
State (after the hearing of two Sermons at Christ Church, preached by Mr.
Thomas Goodwin, and Mr, Owen. They went to Grocers Hall the place appointed
for their entertainment, where a sumptuous Feast was prepared for them,
Mr. Speaker, the Lord Generall, Lord President, Earle of Pembrook. Earle of
Salisbury, Leiutenant Generall Crumwell, and other Members of the Parliament
and Councell of State sate at the upper Board. The other Members of
the House at two Tables on each side of the Hall, Major Generall Lambert and
some other Officers of the Army sat at a Table in the Middle of the Hall. The
Lords chiefe Justices and Lord chiefe Baron, and other Judges of both Benches
dined in a spacious upper Room over the Parlour and the Lord Major Aldermen
and some Councell Men at another Table in the same roome. Other officers
of the Army, some Gentlemen and Attendants to Mr. Speaker, Earle of
Pembrook, the Lord Generall, &c. Sate in the Parlour: The entertainment
was very free and cheerefull, WELCOME in Capitall Letters written in a
Banneret upon most of the Dishes were of very great Number, No Drinking of
Healths, or orher uncivill concavitants formerly of such great meetings, nor any
other Musick but of the Drum and Trumpet. A Feast indeed of Christians, and
C[unr]iestaines whereas others were rather of Chretians and cormerants.
And which is to be remembered the poore were not forgotten at this feast for
besides the over plus of victualls left at dinner sent to severall prisons in London
4 oli was given and distributed among the poore of the severall parishes
in and about London.
Letters from Pendennis Castle this day dated May 31 Came tens.
This day there were sent from the Commissioners of the Admiralty to this
Castle, 5 Prisoners whom they took on the 19. instant; aboard a Dutch man of
War some 5 or 6 Leagues off the Lands and Which was bound for Waterford
in Ireland by order of the States of Holland, (and as the Captain pretended was
to fetch thence two Vessells Carried in there by the Irish. The names of the prisoners
are Leiu. Col, Clark, capt Wats, captaine. Wright, capt, Wallis and one
Waiscot, some who have born Arms against the Parliament, and had Liberty
to passe beyond sea upon Articles, of whom Capt: Wright being taken in August
last in the Downs by Col. Rich had his liberty from the L. Gen, on Condition
never to bear arms against the Parliament, Contrary to which engagement,
he hath accepted of a Commission, signed Charls R. and was now bound
for Ireland to serve under the Marquis of Ormond. Friday June 8.
The Act was this day again read in the house for setling maintenance upon the
Ministry of the Nation, the amendments thereunto were likewise reported,
and severall provisoes to the purpose following Viz.
1. As to the late act of Parliament for setling an estate our of the Rectoryes and
demesnes of the parish of Burford upon Wil. Lenthal Speaker of the House, and
his heirs for ever which being read the 3d. time was assented unto and ordered to
be incerted in the body of the said act.