December 19.
His Excellencic the Lord Generall was proclaimed Lord Protector
by sound of Trumpet in the Palace yard Westminster, and at the Old
Exchange: Divers of the Council, and the Lord Major and Court of
Aldermen in their robes together with the three Serjeants ac Arms
with their Maces, and the Heralds in their Ornaments, attending.
The tenor of the Proclamation was as followeth:
BY THE COUNCIL.
Where the late Parliament dissolving themselves, and
designing their Powers and Authorities, The Government
of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and
Ireland, by a LORD PRO[unr], and successive
Parliament, is now established; And whereas
OLIVER CROM WELL Captain Generall of all the
Forces of this Commonwealth is declared LORD PRD.
[unr] of the said nations and hath accepted thereof:
We have therefore thought it necessary (as [unr]s hereby do)
to make publication of the Premisses, and strictly to charge
and command all and every person and persons of what quality
and condition soever in any of the said three nations, to
take notice hereof, and to conform and submit themselves
to the Government to established And all Sheriffs, Dolors
Bailiffs, and other pulick Ministers and Officers whom
this may concern, are required to cause this PRDCLA.
[unr] to be forthwith published in their respective
Continues, Cities, Corporations, and [unr]arket. Lowing, to the
end none may have cause to pretend ignorance in this behalf.
Give at Whitehall this sixteenth day of December, 1653.
The names of the persons already settled in the Council of his
Highness the Lord Protector, are the following:
Lord Lambert; Lord Viscount Lisle, General Disbrow, Sir Gilbert
Pickering, Major Gen. Skippon. Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, Walter Strickland
Esq: Sir Charls Wolssey, Col. Phillip Iones, Francis Rous Esq. Richard
Major Esq. I awrence Esq. Col. Edwàrd Montague, Col: Villiam Sydenbam.
From Edenburgh. The Highlanders have of late him making their Levys, & have
had their design to raise Levies in spoft Counties. Col. Morgan met with 60 of the
enemy very busie in railing forces; but he snapt them before they had made any
considerable progress, took 17. and pursued the rest to a house, where he surrounded
them, and wil force them to a sudden surrender. Cap. Lisle, of Col:
Rich's Regiment, met with a party making Levies in the County of Angus, whom
he defeated, with 2 Captains, and took 50 prisoners. The Lowlanders are apt to
receive them, and by stealth send them horses, and other necessaries.
There is no news this week from Sea, save that General Monk is out at Sea, riding
with about 40 sail, in the channel, near St. Ellens. No farther news
from France, the Governor of Calais having staid the Packet-boat at that Town.
Liceniea and barred according to the late Act for Printing.
London Printed by The. Novcomb, 1653.