A List of the names of Officers in Collonel George Twisleton his Regiment.
Ordered, That Lieutenant General Ludlow do give an account to the Parliament
of the affairs in Ireland on this day sevennight.
The House resumed the debate upon the Report touching the Qualifications,
and made good progress therein.
Ordered that this debate be adjourned till tomorrow morning at eight of
the clock.
From Bristol, Febr. 6.
Here hath lately been a great disorder in this City, where two Troops of Horse
being designed to come, could not gain admittance. Those Masters of families, who
underhand hatched and fomented the tumult, we[unr]e so wary, as not to appear
themselves, but set on their Apprentices, who, with the meaner sort, ran up and
down the street, crying out, A free Parliament. In this confusion they shewed
who they were for, by falling foul upon such as have stood in all times most firm
to the Interest of Parliament and Commonwealth, many of whose houses they
forced open, and took away all the Arms from them that they could find, and from
some, more then their Arms.
By this means, the rabble being up, the Magistrates were at a stand, and knew
not well what to do a good while; but at last, they in prudence so ordered the
matter, that hearing how the common crie went, they had conference with some
of the Leaders, and to pacifie them, told them, that if they would have their desires,
this was not the way to get it; and that if they would proceed orderly, and joyn
with them in an Address to the Parliament. The multitude hearing this, began
to cool, and at length dismissing their Guards which they had set in several parts,
they retired to their several homes. Presently upon this pacification, the Magistrates
took the opportunity to dispose and settle their Militia in such a manner,
[unr]at all is quiet; and we doubt not they will prevent the like disturbances for the
future.
Whitehall, February 8.
The mutiny at Gravesend, mentioned in the former part of this Book, was not
of the whole Regiment of Sir Brice Cockram, but onely of five companies, three
other of that Regiment being at Excester, the rest elsewhere, These five being
commanded to Gravesend, to be under the conduct of Col. Lilliston, and having
notice given them, that he had Orders to transport them to reinforce the Garison
of Dankirk, they presently fell into a mutiny, cast off their Officers, and seizing
all the Colours, about 160 of them, (the rest staying behind) presently marched
away thence about three a clock in the morning the last Lords day, to Dartford:
The Colonel and the Lieutenant Colonel escaped their hands by retiring
on shipboard. From Dartford they marched to Craford, where they were visited by
the coming on of the Horse which had been sent by the Lord General Monk; upon
the sight of whom theywere glad to lay down their Arms and submit; Nevertheless
it was thought fit presently to disband them; which was accordingly done,
and two of the leading Matiners are brought to London, to make an account for
this disorder before a Court Martial.
Yesterday the Lord Ambassador of the Lords States General of the United
Provinces had Audience of the Council of State.
London, Printed by Tho. Newcomb, living in Thames-street,
over against Baynards Castle. 1660.