fight till ten at night; the next morning they began
again very early, aid continued all day very
hard ingaged; and by relation, that evening they
steered away to the southward. And Saturday
morning, the wind continuing westerly, our
Fleet had the weather gage.
About 10 a clock that day, this Vessel left them,
and plyed over for the English shore; and till
then the other ships from the Texel could not
come forth to their assistance. The Guns were
were heard yesterday morning.
Westminster, August 2.
The Parliament pasted an Act, That from
and after the fifth day of August, 1653. no
Fines shall be taken upon Bills, Declarations
or Original Writs; but such Writs shall be from
thenceforth issued, and such Bills and Declarations
Admitted and Filed, without taking
any Fine.
This day, a Petition was presented to the
Parliament, in the Name of many Apprentices
of London, the behalf of Lieutenant
Collonel JOHN LILBURNE; which gave
such offence, both by reason of the Language
of the Petition, and the behaviour of
them who brought it, that the Petrion was
voted Scandalous, &c. the six young men who
presented it, were ordered to be imprisoned,
and the Examination of the business was referred
to the Councel of State. It was also
further Ordered, That Master Lilburne himself
be kept close Prisoner.