9. Whether yf the p'sent powers should change theire resolucons (as wee knowe they are not vnchangeable) but guided much by providence & entertain house of Lords or establish this Commonwealth other wayes then yt is nowe established wee were bound by this engagm'. to resist theire powers in this Change. 10. Whether subscription to this engagmt bee not contrarie to all former Lawes Oths & Couenants, accordinge to the common sence & vnderstandinge of the words accordinge to ye knowne declared sence of the imposers & did not wee ourselves when wee tooke the Couenants soe vnderstand them before Iesuiticall equivocačons & evasions from those Oathes were found oute. 11. Whether yf a small pte of ye pliamt & people of the land vsurpinge power & authoritie doe lay engagm's, on ye greater pte of ye pliam & people they doe not violate the priuiledges of pliam'. & liberties of the people. 12. Whether yf the Kinge & Lords come vpo convenient tearmes hereafter & bee in sence of ye people more faithfull to Religion, Lawes and Liberties then the p'sent power is wee were bound by this engagmt from assistinge them for ye Comon good. 13. Whether yt bee not reall Malignancie & soe declared by pliam. for which Canterburie and Strafford were executed to endeavor to subvert the fundamentall Lawes & governm's of the Kingdome the priviledges of pliam'. & the ancient course of p liamentarie proceedings. 14. Whether in case the Cheife members of this supposed Commonwealth have beene guiltie of murder & other misdemeanures to bringe aboute this change, this engagm' in ye knowne sence of the Imposers binde vs fro endeavouringe to bringe them to condigne punishm'. 15. Whether this engagmt by way of declaracon pimise & subscriptio therevnto doth not in ye intencon of the Imposers as well as in ye nature of the thinge oblige as an oath eque at least though not equaliter. 16o Iunij. The examination of Colonell Goring in the open house about the plotte. 170 In the vpper house certaine persons fined & committed for disturbing the congregation aboute the Surplice pulling downe Rayles aboute the Communion tables & the like. Greate debate aboute the Pole money the rates inclosed. A Reporte made to the house of Commons of Colonell Goring's castle. The Bill of extirpation referred to a Commitee to put in a Provisoe. The Kinge was in the house to passe the Bill of Tunnage & Poundage for sixe weekes. they goe on in the house of Commons about the Pole money. Mr Percy is in France. The Earle of Newcastle who was Gouerno to ye Prince is displaced, & the Earle of Barkshire hath his Imployment. Sr. I THOUGHT good to acquaint you that ther is a Certaine man in Yorkshire who is nowe att this present in the Comision of the peace and Corum and hath beene the Kinge and his freinds great enemy and hath done and acted severall wayes against his Matie. And in the first place in the begining of the Warrs, he foresooke his owne house wher he lived, which was vnder the Command of the Garrison of Scipton and went and lived in Lanckeshire vnder the Comand of the Parliment party for which party he made both Horse-men and Armes. That after the Kings Maties: forces came into Lanckeshire he fled to Hull wher he continued a Certaine space, And about the yeare 1644: he was made Iustis of peace by the longe sitting Parliment (before which time he never was Iustis) And within a while after he was by the same Authority put into the Comition for the Militia And also in Comition for Elecktion of the honest Caveleere Ministers. And also in Comïition for givinge the Ingagement to mainetaine the Goverment against the Kinge and Lords, in all which Comitions he acted with all Rigger and Vehemency. That att such time as the Kings Matie: marched towards Wooster he caused all the Cunstables about him to Ride scout both day and night to discover the Kings march and what his strenth was, that he might give intelligence to Lambert and his Army, And after the Battell att Wooster he caused the Cunstables to apprehend all the souldiers that fled from the Battell of the Kings pty; both Inglish and Scotts, and Committed them to Yorke Castle vntill the Governor there would receive noe more. That he hath acted according to these severall Comitions aforsaid all alonge these severall changes of Goverments and Parliments vntill the last Gaspe of the Rumpe, and hath beene a very hevy enemy to the Kings freinds all these troublesom times as occation was offered: wittnes Collonell Chetor and many others. That he hath labored with the assistance of Barron Thorpe his very greate freind to destroy and make voyd all our previleges in Bolland by causing vs to appeere att the Assize and Sessions which we never did in the Kings Matie: time before That since the Cuming of the Kings Matie: Into Ingland, he hath beene severall times informed of Tresonable and Seditious words spoken by severall persons against the Kings Matie: and the present Goverment and yet hath forborne to send out his warrents to punish them, all which will be proved and made appeere when ther is occation offered. The Information against Mr. Alex: Johnson. London 22 sept. 1702 Sr Orders are sent to s Cloud Shovell to go Inïediately out again & cruize upon ye french Coast he having given his Reasons why he came in one of wch, is y' stress of Weather forced him he having lost his Main & Misne Masts besides other damage.—Our Merchts. will not beleive yo report of ye Interlopers yt ye Mogull has declared War agt. us however E. India stock is fallen 10' p Cent-We have an Acct from Cadiz yt ye D. of Ormond plays upon them with 30 battering peices & yt ye Bombs were first thrown into ye Town ye Preists were for surrendring their Religious houses being so rich yt they value them at 5000001 sterling.-Her Matie. has declared she will not come from Bath till saturday ye 10th of Octobr.-The Virginia ffleet come in is valued at One Million & a halfe to our Merchts. The last letters from our Army near port st Mary, say yt ye Gov'. of Cadiz some days before sent a sloop well arm'd with a Drummer on board who coming before ye D. of Ormond demanded leave in ye Govrs, name for a Gent. yt was in Cadiz to go into ye Island but ye boats Crew looking like Officers were seiz'd for spies— yt we found in Port st. Mary a Magazine of ye king's. having Provisions & Ammunition in it for 6 months for our Army-yt ye spaniards are very fear full of our Army & as some of them come in say yt we landed 30,000 men. Yesterday we had lett's. from Lisbon with advice yt our Troops have made themselves Mars. of Mattagorda ffort with 22 Guns. & ye new ffort built by ye french of 24 Guns both over agst ye Puntall, besides Puerto Real-& some lett's say we have taken ye Puntall & yt ye Gov. of Cadiz was treating for a surrender when ye lett's came away but demanded very large Conditions. The Inhabitants of Port st. Mary are returnd to their houses & seem'd pleas'd yt our men did not plunder ye Churches-yt s'. Geo. Rook continues dangerously ill on board ye Royal soveraign. This day we have a report here yt ye E. of sunderland is given over by his Physitians-The Marqss of Carmarthen went last saturday for Portsmouth he being to Command a squadron which is suddenly to put to sea on some secret Expedition. We want 3 Dutch Posts. CHARLES R. TRUSTY and Well beloued Wee Greet you well, Whereas humble suite hath been made unto us by You, that Wee would be graciously pleased to Graunt you Our Royall Lycence and dispensation to be absent out of Our County of Cumberland, whereof You are High Sheriffe to attend some particular affairs in other parts of Our Kingdomes which require your personall attendance, Wee being graciously willing to gratify you in the said request haue giuen and granted and by these presents doe giue and graunt you full Lycence and authority to be and remaine out of that Our said County when and so long as your occasions shall require, not doubting of your care and vigilance in the due execution of your charge that Our Service suffer not by such your absence. Giuen at Our Court at Whitehall the 23d day of Febru ary, in the 23 year of Our Raigne 16, Sheriff of Cumberlands Lycence. By his Maties. Comand To Our Trusty and Well beloued ARLINGTON By vertue of an Order to me directed from his Grace George Duke. You are heareby ordered & Comanded to Comand yo' Company of ffoott wth all convenient speede to meete at such time & place wth there Compleate Armes as you in yo' discretion shall ffinde ffittinge, soe as you may haue time to compleate all defects & haue yor Company to Randvowe att or neare Addingham vpon Monday the Eleventh of Nouember by Twelue of the Clocke of the same day & in the meane time to Comande all the Petty Constables wthin youre Company concerned that the fforthwth, doe not onely repayre all deffects in Comon Armes but alsoe puide deliuer & pay into the hands of the Clerke of the Company ffor euery Musketteire halfe a pounde of Powther & two yardes of Math & Tenn Dayes pay for euery Comon Souldier & alsoe you are to giue notice to all psons Chardged wth priuate Armes that serue not themselues but by seruants or others that they alsoe pay into the Clerkes hands of the Company Tenn Dayes pay at Twelue pence a day or otherwise Carry the Armes themselues; And you are ffurther heareby authorized to bringe all such psons as shall neglect the Kinges seruice or any pte of this order, before me to be delte wth.all accordinge to Law in such cases, & for this doinge this shall be youre Order & Warrantry. Giuen vnder my hande this ffirst day of Nouember in the yeare of oure Soueraigne Lord Charles the Second of England Scottland ffrance & Ireland Kinge xiijth. Anno: domino 1661. To Captaine Thomas Parker These A PUDSAY THEISE are by vertue of an Order of pliamt to Charge & Command you Imediatlie vpon sight hereof to giue Notice to all pettie Constables wthin yor diuision that they forthwth, comand all the Armes within their seurall Constableries to bee compleatlie furnished both priuate & Common, And that they prouide for everie common Musketier two pounds of powder xij bullets & sixe yeards of Match, and that everie priuiate Musketier doe the like, and that you giue Notice to everie Knight & gentleman charged wth a R |