the first President with their usual cries and threats; for
which two of them being apprehended and carried to prison
on munday last, it caused a great tumult among the
neighbour Citizens, they being ready to take Arms; so that
to p[unr]fie them, the Officers were fain to let the men out of
prison immediatly.
This coming to the Kings ears, the next day a proclamation
was published in the name of himself and his Councel,
declaring these courses of the Rentiers to be most seditious
and unreasonable; and that they were fomented by the Emissaries
and favourers of the Prince of Conde; strictly
charging the Rentiere once more to rest content with what
the King had assigned them, and by great penalties prohibiting
their clamourous Assemblies.
Hereupon these Rentiers applied themselves to the Parliament,
to desire their help in the business, and as the Enquestes
were in ending to assemble about it, and resolved
with all to consult of some course for the reducing of their
fellow-members of Parliament that stand secluded; the King
having notice of it, sent for them to come to the Lovure in
a body, where he told them by the Lord Chancellor, he
wondred how they durst be so bold as to meddle with State
matters any more contrary to his Majestis wil and pleasure,
He upbraided them also with the Oblivion formerly granted
by the King, and taxed them with their former courses
of disobedience, and their present rebellions practices, for
which they ought in justice to be made examples so others,
but that, his Majesty was pleased to remit what was past,
presuming they would now conform themselves, and not do
any thing for the future that might draw his just indignation
upon them. And so with this severe check they were
dismissed.
Here follows a letter which was agreed on at James's, January
28. At the Generall meeting of the Officers of the Army,
and directed to the severall Garrisons and Regiments of
Souldiers both in Ireland, Scotland, and England.