By Letters from Herefordshire it is certified; That upon the
first newes of the violent proceedings of the Army at London, the
Committee (who are all Presbyterians) run away from Hereford;
but at Prestaine in Rodnorshire, a Troope of Col. Hortons took Major
Harlow, and Major Blany (two of the most active of them) and
carried them Prisoners to Hereford Castle. This Harlow is Sir Robert
Harlones second sonne(for the eldest is one of the ten Members,
and now againe secluded with his father,) who commanded
the County Troope, then quartered at Kingsland; who when they
heard their Major was taken, (and beleeving that Hertons men
would dismount them) took Sanctuary in Kingsland Church:
where what became of them Perhaps I May give you in my next, if
the Printer omit it not, (as hee did this and other things the last
Weeke.) I heare since that Some of the Committee were carried
Prisoners to Glocester. Thus you see Sir Robert Harlow and his two
Sonnes (the greatest and almost only sticklers in that County) are
well rewarded. Just a ndicia Dei
Thursday December 28.
The Rebellious Bloody Ordinance for Murdering the King,
was this day read the first time: The effect of it is, To transfer the
usurped Tyrannicall Power of those few perjured Traytors yet remayning
in the Houses, to a Committee, to attaint the King of
high Treason (against himselfe) The Charge (as I am well informed)
was drawne up by Sir Thomas Witbrington, and Bolstrode
Whitlocke: the first of which I Supposed had beene Master of More
Law and Honesty, then to be guilty of so indelible a staine that will
eat out the memory of himselfe and family. For the latter, I Know
him to be a demure Weathercock: a man apt for all impressions;
what you will so it be of the strongest side: Hee is Mr. Lilies Patron
(thats enough to know him by.) The Pretended matter they
have against him is, for leaving the Parliament, and not suffering
himselfe to be Murdered in his Palace. by those Tumultuous Rables
of Sectaries brought downe to Westminster by capt Ver. For Setting
up his Standard, and raysing an Army, which was not until
the Rebels were most Trayterously and Rebelliously Marching In
Battle-aray against him, and had also besiedged his Majestyes Garrison
of Portsmouth, and summoned it to be delivered to them:
nor till after they had Sent an Army of horse, foot, and Cannon (commanded
by the Earle of Bedford, into the West, to apprehend the
Noble Marquesse of Hereford, who was there in a peaceable maner
without any force, till he was compelled to rayse the fame for his