to beleague this place then persue the enemy, its answered that it is not safe to
march far into the country and leave many garisons behind, againe this garison wil
be of singuler use unto us both for sea and Land, we heare that a thousand foot sent
by the Lord Leiut. to the North of Ireland, are safely landed at London Derry,
which will pu Sir Charls Coot into a field posture, and its Likely will bring down
the spirits of the disaffected Scots in those parts and cause them to looke better to
their League and Covenant, some report that the Prince will put himselfe upon the
Scotch interest and not the Irish, but how true that is time will make manifest.
Major Gen Lambert, Col Barkstead and some other Officers, are gon to Oxford
to hold a Court Martial for tryall of the Souldiers and gave order to represent
them of the city and Country that were in the same design to the Parliament,
they to be tryed by Oyer and Terminer.
Friday and Saturday Sept 14 15
The Petition of the Lady Elizabeth, Councesse of Castlehaven, wife of James
Earl of Castle haven Lord Audley read, ordered that it be referred to a committee
to examine the such of the businesse, and to bring in an Act according
to the prayer of the Petition or otherwise as they shall think sit.
The question being put whether Sir Keneim Digbyes petition should be read
it was carried in the Negative.
Master Speak I reports a private Letter from Master Walter Strickland concerning
the provinciall States of Holland admitting audience to Mr. Strickland
as a publick Agent from the State, A Letter to be written by Mr. Speaker taking
notice that the Parliament doth well resent the respect expressed by the
States provinciall o'Holland [unr] Master Strickland their Resident, and to
returne acknowledgement of those reports.
The house entring into debate of a ship of the State; lately taken and adjudged prize, and the
Parliament being for many late civill respects received from them, are ready and willing to answer
to the said states Provincial or any other states of Kingdoms, ordered that the said ship so taken
by our English from the said states Provinciall should be discharged by the Court of Admiralty
though she was adjudged lawfull Prize, according to the Laws of the Court of Admiralty, and
that in such case the Marriners and seamen that took her should be answered and paid the same allowance
elsewhere, which otherwise they could have expected for her as lawfull prize and the judg
of the Court of Admiralty were ordered to take notice thereof, and give obedience thereunto accordingly.
The house haveing past severall Acts for receiveing of contributions for releife of many
poore Protestants of Ireland who have laid long in Town at their own charges, and reduced to
great necessity, which they expected to be releived in some measure answerable to their good affections
and several qualities, And being informed that severally sumes of mony are advanced by the
people of this Nation for the said end, and are not yet disposed of. The house hereupon Ordered
that the Treasurers in whose hands the said monyes were should so thwith pay the same to
the Treasurers sitting at Christ Church for reliefe of sick and maimed Souldiers, who are to
distribute the same according to the intent of severall Act therein provided, to the end that many
of the said Irish may be enabled to returne into their own Kindome, and be no further burshensomt to their owne friends here.
The castle of Good richbelonging to the Countrsse of Kent being long since ordered to be slighted
for prevention of further damage to the Navy in case it should be possest by the Enemy. And
having reserved the consideration of the damage of the said Countesse to a Committee, the said
Committee made a report this day to the house as their opinion, and upon debate of the businesse
the house ordered that the said Countesse should have the sum of 1000. l. allowed her for the same.
The house then considered where the said sum should be charged for the present pay and satifaction
to the said Countesse, and at last ordered than the same should he charged on the receipts of
the Revenue of the late King the Treasurers whereof are required to pay the sum forthwith, and
the A[unr]ance of the said Countles or her [unr] shall be a sufficient discharge for the same.