shall in the execution of his said Office, either directly or indirectly,
upon any claim or pretence whatsoever, take or receive by himself
or others of any of the people of this Commonwealth, or of
any other person whatsoever on this side or beyond the Seas, any
Bribe or Bribes, Fee or Fees, Summe or Summes of Money, other
then such Sallaries, Fees and Summes of Money, as shall be
granted and alowed unto them for their service by Order of Parliament)
and shall be thereof convicted before the Councel of State
(who are hereby required to send for the party offending, upon complaint
made) by proof upon Oath of two substantial Witnesses, or
other clear Evidence, That then every such Judge so offending shall
forfeit the said Salary or Stipend to the Commonwealth, and shall
be immediately removed from his said Place and Office of Judicature,
and be rendred uncapable of all Publike. Trust and Imployment in
the Commonwealth of England for ever after.
Provided, That this Act shall continue and be in force until the
Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred fifty
and four, and no longer.
From Paris, August 2. stilo novo.
I informed you on Wednesday last of the change hapned at Bourdeaux:
since that time, there is arived here a Commissioner from
thence, to Treat a solid and certain Agreement with the King on
the behalf of the people there, but he hath not yet received any satisfaction,
being Treated with such high terms, as are enough to undo
all. If the Court continues in their demands, to have some of
the Town made exemplary, and not only to demolish the Castles or
Forts scalled Trompette and Ha, but also to build a better and stronger
at the charges of the Town, to curb the Mutineers; without
which, it is said, his Majestie will never be at quiet, but will always
have new troubles fomented against him. The Queen said the other
day, in the presence of a great deal of Company, that those Gentlemen
would never be effectively quit of their Rebellion. It is pretended
here, that they will endure to have the Duke of Espernon for
their Governor. The Dukes of Vandosme and Candale, do notwithstanding
amuse them with great hopes, shewing them so much freedom,
that the Commissioners on either side does all their Messages
without any passes, as we are informed by the last Letters from
Bourdeaux of the 24 July, which is done on purpose to surprize them.
The said Letters do adde moreover, that Monsieur Marsm being against
this familiar intercourse, and so much suspected by his fellows,
caused a Gentleman of the Duke of Vendosme's to be arrested,
as he entred into the Town without a pass; but some of the people
rescued him immediately, and carried him through the town
in Triumph with many Cryes of Vi[unr]ele Roy, saying, that since the
said Dukes did civilly treat the Inhabitants of the Town, that went
to them without any passes, they ought to do the same on ther behalfs.
Its certified also; that the Prince of Conti did shew himself
no other then with a White Scarf, and did shew also in all other