Your Champion Lilburne, and with him your Liberties for ever, which
now is very probable to come to passe.
For if you doe let slip this time you'le bee
Made Slaves t'your fellowes justfull tyrannies.
Tuesday Aprill the 24, a Petition was presented to the R - at
Westminster from Kendall (and some other Places in Westmorland)
where Corne and all manner of Provision is both deare and scarce. The
Petitioners desired that the (pretended) Parliament, would grant
them some reliefe by reason the Irish had taken some Ships laden with
Corne intended for those parts; whereupon the Rebels gave an answer
by passing an Order, which referred the businesse to the Councell
of State (alias Start-upper) willing and authorizing them to consider
of sending Convoyes into all Parts which may guard the Seas and secure
Marchants Ships from danger; to which the Councell replyed,
they would doe all which they could in the business. But both Men
and Ships were yet wanting, and there must bee a time to provide
them : yes faith (that's the truest that ever Rebels spoke) and a long
time too; for before that can bee done the Proverb will be verified,
Whilest the grasse growes the Steed starves, and so it may bee with the
Northerne parts, who may samish if the Cavaliers have not more pity
of their wants, and Scarcities then this Rebellions treasomous Parliament
and Councell of State have strength to guard the Seas ; for their
Power by water is so small in comparison to the Kings Fleet, that it
may bee term'd as nothing.
Wednesday Aprill 25. The Earle of Northumberland sent a Letter
to Westminster, desiring allowance for the Duke of Glocester, and the
Lady Elizabeth (Children to our late dread Soveraigne of happie memory)
wherein his Lordship intimated, that the Lady desired leave to
goe beyond Sea; to which the Rebels deny'd consent, and Ordered
the Children should bee taken from the Earle of Northumberland, and
Sir Edward Harrington should bee their Guardian, and for their maintainance
Three thousand pounds per annum, should bee allowed out of
the Kings revenue; a small pittance to maintaine Princes. Sir Edward
hath desired excuse.
The daymty fine Engin for support of Rebellion, the Conusel of State
(e[unr]tyrany) had freedom allowed them to make choyce of their place
of residence, and likewise they agreed of a new Stamp, for the coyning
of money, when the Rebells can get Buttion. But if they cannot get bullion
they are resolud to make more money towards bearing their charges,