fortify Newcastle; and to shew what necessity there is, upon these occasions, to stir up the people to their subscriptions."

The Lord Mayor, &c. censured for dispersing a Proclamation of the King.] A Proclamation of the King against levying of Horse, bringing in of Money, Plate, &c. for the use of the parliament, having been attempted to be proclaimed in London; and, by order of the ford mayor, posted up at the usual places in the city; the sword bearer, who did it, was sent for, and committed to the fleet. The lord mayor and sheriffs were also ordered to attend the house the next day: but the lord mayor, at his appearance, averring, That he was bound by his oath, to execute any writs from the king, he was told by the Speaker, in the name of the house, That he was not bound, by any oath, | to execute any writ against law; and that they required him not to publish any thing of that kind, before he had acquainted the parliament therewith; as he would answer the contrary at his peril.'

Debate on the Nineteen Propositions.] June 27. The commons took into consideration their 19 Propositions to the king for peace, and his Answer to them: and, in a full house, it was resolved, 1. That the house should not insist upon naming the lord high steward of England, mentioned in the third Proposition.' 2. That the house shall insist upon the lord chancellor, or lord keeper of the great seal, to be always chosen with the approbation of both houses of parliament.' The like Resolutions were separately made on the parliament's nomination of the lord treasurer, lord admiral, lord chief governor of Ireland, master of the wards, the two chief justices and the chief baron; but they gave up to the king the election of the lord privy-seal, the earl marshal, warden of the Cinque-Ports, chancellor of the Exchequer, and the two secretaries of state.

sir Wm. Widdrington's own tenants have taken arins. Sir Wm. is now in parliament; but his chief steward brought thein in. I was down at Shields and saw the trenches myself. Yesterday all the constables in this town were commanded to go through their several wards, and take notice what arms are in thein, and to give a list to the lord-lieutenant. They have got engineers out of Germany, and gunners for their great guns. The earl of Newcastle came hither last week, and, in his way, gare out a warrant to the sheriff and other officers of the county of Durham, to send here 100 horse, and 500 foot with their officers. There are come in, of the earl's and sir Wm. Widdrington's tenats, about 200, and have taken arms much against their wills. At Durian the drum beat up, they said, for the king; but since they came here, it is struck up for the king and parliament. The earl is making forts at Shields. There is divers of the great ordinance removed to the key-side to be seat down. There is here an expectation of some direction from parliament to countermand them; and if speedy course were yet taken, it might reduce all that is done."

Upon this both houses came to the following Resolutions: "First, was represented the inconveniences and danger, by bringing of sol diers into Newcastle; as, That it was an eas receptacle for foreign forces. A receptacle, also, for such ill-affected persons as might re pair thither out of the south parts of Scotland. They would have the power of restraining the trade of sea-coal, and enhancing the price, having the entire command over them. The well-affected people there would be toa much discouraged, as they had been too much already, by putting in these forces; and the Papists, thereabouts, would be much encourag ed, wherewith Northumberland and the bishop rick do much abound; and the party of m Informations from Newcastle.] July 1. At lignant clergy, which is strong there also, would a conference the commons communicated be ready to join with them," Lastly, The fear an abstract of some Letters they had re- of begetting a jealousy between the two nations ceived from Newcastle, dated the 22d and of England and Scotland, and breaking the 28th of June, which were as follows, Pacification. Next, For the illegality of this proceeding; it was done by a Warrant from the earl of Newcastle, to the sheriff, deputy lieutenants, &c. of the bishoprick of Durham; reciting a Warrant of his majesty's, who had made him lord-lieut. of the counties of Northumberland and Durham, and governor of Newcastle, and giving him power to place a garrison there. This was illegal, because all such commissions of lieutenancy, &c. were de clared to be against law. The drawing of armed men, out of one county into another, by any Warrant, as this was, is also against law, The Remedy proposed for this, was, first, To set out a Declaration against this illegal proceeding. Next, To command the inha bitants of the countics of Durham and Northumberland, not to suffer such forces to go out of their counties; nor to send any such into Newcastle; with an inhibition to the in habitants of that place to receive any. That

"We fear a storm, and we see it already begun. The earl of Newcastle came here on Friday last, to be governor of Newcastle. He hath taken up a great many soldiers and our town is now guarded. Capt. Legge is there with a great many debauched commanders; and drums go about for all soldiers that will serve the king and parliament, as they say; they refuse none, whatsoever condition they be of: 300 soldiers are sent down to Tinmouth castle to guard it; and they have all arms given them out of the magazine here in this town: there are great guns going down to them, six pieces: they are casting up trenches as fast as may be: there is a fort making at the Haven Mouth, that no ships can go in or out without their leave. We never lived in the like fear which now we live in. The earl of Newcastle, who is lord-lieutenant, hath forced all his tegants to take up arms; and there is many of

two of the king's ships should be sent to guard | the mouth of the Tyne, and to receive and execute, from time to time, the directions of parliament, for the preservation of that place, and prevent the inconveniences that may happen from the new built fort."

:

The king's Commission of Array having been proclaimed and published in London, it was ordered, That the lord mayor, the sheriffs, the mace-bearer, and all other officers that had any hand in this Proclamation, should attend the house the next morning and a Declaration of parliament having been framed, by the commons, against the said commission, it was agreed to by the lords, and ordered to be forthwith printed and published. An Ordinance was made to constitute Robert earl of Warwick commander in chief over all the Fleet, now at sea, with a full commission to remove or displace all officers whatsoever, &c. instead of the earl of Northumberland; who is thereEn styled a person of known integrity and honour, whom the kingdom might safely contide in, but lately discharged, by the king, from being lord high admiral of England.

7007. and that before he was a parliamentman he was worth little; but he had now cozened the king of as much money, as he had bought a good estate, and given 10,000/. of the king's money, to the marriage of his daughter."

Orders against publishing the King's Declaretions, &c.] July 5. Both houses agreed in publishing an Order, "That whereas several Proclamations, Declarations, and Papers in forms of Proclamations, had issued out in his majesty's name, commanding all parsons, vicars, curates, sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, and other officers, to publish and proclaim the same, contrary to law and divers Orders, Ordinances, and Declarations of parliament; and much to the scaudal and derogation of it, &c. This was to inhibit all such parsons, and other of ficers, from doing the same; and those that refused in that manner, should be protected by the power and authority of both houses of parliament."

The Lord Mayor impeached.] This day the commons sent up serjeant Wyld, with an Impeachment against sir Rd. Gurney, lord mayor Orders, &c. relating to the command of the of London, importing, "That the said sir RiFleet.] July 4. At a conference of both chard, on or about the last day of June, 1642, houses, a Letter sent from the king to the earl being then lord mayor of London, in several of Warwick was read, importing, That places of the said city, unlawfully and maliciwhereas his majesty had discharged the earl of ously caused a Proclamation to be made for Northumberland from being lord high adiniral the putting in execution the Commission of of his Fleet, this was to charge the said earl, Array; tending to the raising of forces against on his allegiance, and as he tendered the peace the parliament, and to the subversion of the of the kingdom, to give over and relinquish the laws and peace of this kingdom: for the which command he had, or pretended to have, in any the house of commons did impeach the said of the king's ships; since it was notoriously sir Richard in their names, and of all the comknown, that, by the laws of the land, it was nons of England, of high Crimes and Misdeno les than high treason, for any person what-meanors; and they desire that he may be callsoever, to detain any of his majesty's ships ed to a speedy Answer, in the presence of the contrary to his commands."--Then a List was commons."The lord mayor, being at the bar, shown of such officers, as at a council of war, was asked for his Answer, who confessed, held on board the James, agreed to obey the ¦“That be caused the said Proclamation to be Ordinance of parliament, and the earl of War- | published." And being again asked' Whether wick's commands, to the number of ten cap-he would justify and stand by his Answer, or tains and six masters: but sir John Mennes, not? He said, "That he desired counsel to adcapt. Robert Slingsby, capt. Johm Burley, capt. ! vise him in that, and some time to answer." R. Fogg, and capt. Baldwin Wake, sent letters: Hereupon counsel was allowed him; and that each of them to the earl, which et ers were he should put in his Answer, personally, on read in the house, declaring, “That they had the 8th instant. all received Injunctions from the king, and therefore they could not obey his commands." On which they were ordered, by the house, to be sent for as delinquents; and that, if they refused to come, the earl was desired to cause them to be apprehended, and to place per

sons of trust in their room.

Persons punished for aspersing the Parliament.] Many persons were, at this time, summoned as delinquents by each house for disrespectful words used against particular members, or the proceedings of parliament, and punished by fine and imprisonment. Two were tried this day at the lords bar; one of them, Mr. Windebank, for saying, "That Mr. Pym had taken a Bribe of 301. sitting in the chair in Easter Term: that he had as many sugar loaves given for bribes, as he had sold for 6 or

Advice of the King's intending to besiege Hull.] July 6. Mr. Marten reported, from the committee appointed to consider of the defence of the kingdom, That col. Wilmot, sir Hugh Pollard, and sir John Berkley, were landed with 14 pieces of brass ordnance, and are making fortifications near Hull: that the lord Willoughby and sir Tho. Glemham are come with 200 horse upon the Humber-side, in Lincolnshire: that the king came to Beverley on the 4th instant, in the morning, intending to sit down before Hull the next day: that his majesty had, by Proclamation, forbid any provisions to be sent into that town, on pain of death; and had cut off the fresh-water river that comes to Hull, and diverted the stream another way: but that (God be thanked) sir John Hotham had drowned the country

two miles round the town, so that no near approach could be made.

This day it was resolved by both houses, 1. "That 10,000 foot be raised, 5000 out of the liberty of London, and 5000 out of the counties adjacent to form them into regiments and companies, and place officers over them: to keep the officers in continual pay, and pay the common soldiers every day that they were trained. Drums were likewise ordered to beat up for soldiers, in and about the city, with all expedition. 2. That all such horses as are brought in, by the lords and commons and others, on the Propositions, shall be mustered in Tothil-Fields, on Saturday next: and that 500 men shall be sent from hence by sea, to Hull."

Impeachment of Mr. Hastings and others, for executing the King's Commission of Array.] July 8. The commons at a conference, delivered to the lords an Impeachment against Henry Hastings, esq. second son to the carl of Huntingdon, sir Rd. Halford, sir John Bale, and John Pate, esq. for High Crimes and Misdemeanors; in which Impeachment the commons desired the lords to use all expedition. A copy of which Articles were as follows:

&c. together with the said other persons so assembled, being armed with swords and pikes : and with pistols, muskets, and carbines, ready charged with powder and bullets, and other ba biliments of war, marched along in a warlike manner; with drums beating, colours flyg and their matches lighted, to the great terror and affrightment of his majesty's subjects, divers miles within the said county of Leicester, to the town of Leicester, and so through the said town, with great noise and shouting, to a certain place near the said town called HorseFair Lease; to the intent to keep themselve from being arrested by the said officers of bu houses of parliament; and in case they shou be so arrested, then to rescue themselves b force and to the intent likewise to take any the said Magazine by force and arms, andi kill and destroy the said earl of Stamford, it the said Henry Hastings, and some other c his said accomplices, giving out That the would fetch away the said Magazine wit vengeance; and that they would have the sa earl's life before they left; and would fire house and have his heart's blood out,' with vers other such-like desperate speeches.the said Henry Hastings, &c. with the res their said confederates, being so assembled i the said Horse-Fair Lease, John Chambers James Stamford, being authorized there by a Deputation under the hand of the ob aforesaid, together with Archdale Palmer, es then high sheriff of the said county of Les ter, and divers other persons in their aid in assistance, repaired to the said place to exec the said Warrants from both houses of par ment; and the said Henry Hastings well kr

"Whereas, by order and command of the lords and commons in parliament, for the safety and defence of the county of Leicester, the Magazine of the said county was delivered into the hands of Henry earl of Stamford; who, in June 1642, removed a great part thereof to his dwelling-house called Broadgate, in the said county, for the more safety and security thereof: And whereas, in the said month of June, several Warrants issued out, by ordering thereof, did then tell the said Chante of both houses of parliament; the one directed That he knew he had Warrants from to the gentleman usher of the house of peers, parliament as well for others as for hinse his deputy or deputies; the other, to the ser- whereupon the said Chambers produced jeant at arms attending on this house, his deputy said Warrants, and read them openly t or deputies, for the apprehending of the said hearing of the said Henry Hastings, &c. to 1% Henry Hastings, sir Rd. Halford, sir John obedience to the said Warrants; which Bale, and John Pate, for High Crimes and refused to do; but, instead thereof, they, 1= Misdemeanors by them committed against the other their said adherents, did violently as said houses of parliament, to answer the same the said high sheriff, Chambers, and Star before the said houses: He the said Henry and rode upon them with their horses; Hastings, sir Rd. Halford, sir John Bale, and one of the said confederates, named Mr. Ma John Pate, well knowing the premises; and ter Hastings, with his pistol charged, gave ! the said sir Rd. Halford, sir John Bale, and upon the said Chambers; and some othe John Pate, being then, and yet, Justices of the them drew out their pistols, and presented Peace of the said county, in or about the 22nd muskets upon the said high sheriff and Ch day of the said month of June, wickedly and bers, using other force and violence upon the a maliciously, without warrant of law, did raise to the great danger of their lives: and the and draw out of the several counties of Derby, Henry Hastings, &c. by force and arms, and Lincolu, and Leicester, forces of horse and foot a warlike manner, at the time and place a to the number of 300 persons, or thereabouts, said, rescued themselves from the said off some of them being colliers, and other mean and high sheriff, in contempt of justice, and desperate persons, and many of them Pa- to the high affront and scorn of the parliame pists, and them unlawfully assembled at Lough- and afterwards marched back again, in borough in the said county of Leicester; where warlike manner, into the said town of Lege the said Henry Hastings, the day aforesaid, ter; all which doings of the said Henry H made proclamation, That if any persons, af-ings, &c. were, and are, contrary to 5. fected to that service, wanted arms, and would laws of this realm, the rights and privileges -repair to the town, they should be furnished parliament, tending to sedition, and to the therewith. And they the said Henry Hastings, ger and effusion of much blood; wherefore the

6

said commons do, in the name of themselves and of all the commons of England, impeach the said Henry Hastings, &c. of the said several high crimes and misdemeanors.-And the said commons, by protestation, saving to themselves now, and at all times hereafter, the liberty of exhibiting of any other accusation or impeachment against the said Henry Hastings, sir Rd. Halford, sir John Bale, and John Pate, or any of them; and of replying to the Answers they shall make; or of offering any proofs of the premises, or any of them; or of any other Accusation or Impeachment against them or any of them, as the case, according to the course of justice, shall require; do pray that the said Henry Hastings, &c. and every of them, may be forthwith put to answer the premises in presence of the commons; and that such proceedings, examinations, trials, and judgments may be upon them, and every of them, had and used, as shall be agreeable to law and justice."

Ordered, That the aforesaid gentlemen should appear before the house, at a time prefixed, to hear the Impeachment read, and to put in their Answers to it.

The Lord Mayor's Answer to his Impeachment.] This being the day appointed for the Lord Mayor to make Answer to his Charge, he was called to the bar, as a delinquent, where he delivered in the following Answer:-"The Humble Answer of sir Richard Gurney, knt. &c. This defendant, saving to himself all benefit of exceptions to the Impeachment against him exhibited by the honourable house of commons, saith, That he, this Defendant, is not guilty of all or any of the Crimes and Misdemeanors, in and by the said Impeachinent against him charged. Ř. GURNEY."

shall be committed to the Tower; and that the lieutenant there shall take care to keep him in safe custody, as he will answer it at his peril." A further day was ordered for his trial.

The Parliament's Narrative of the Proceed ings of the King's evil Counsellors.] A Declaration of Parliament was this day agreed on by both houses, to be sent down into the North; as follows:

"It cannot be unknown to the world, how powerful and active the wicked Counsellors about his majesty have been, both before and since this parliament, in seeking to destroy and extinguish the true Protestant Religion, Liberty, and Laws of the kingdom; and that, after many traiterous endeavours against the parliament, by God's providence discovered and frustrated, they drew his majesty into the Northern parts; and, in his name, did publish divers false scandals and ignominious reproaches against the lords and commons; making his majesty's court a sanctuary for all kind of delinquents against the justice and privilege of parliament; and drawing to York, by letters and other means, divers members of both houses; and setting up there a counterfeit inaginary visage of a great council of the peers, in opposition to the parliament; to the great danger, not only of the disturbance, but even of the subversion, of the original constitution and frame of this kingdom.-And, that the way to the great change in Religion and Government intended might be made more easy and passable, many of those, who have shewed themselves faithful to the cause of God and the kingdom, either in parliament or in the country, are put out of the commission of peace and other public employments. The sheriff of Leicester (labouring to keep the peace when Mr. Henry Hastings marched from Loughborough into Leicester, with about 200 foot and 100 horse, of which many were drawn out of Derbyshire, armed, in a warlike manner, with pistols, pikes, and muskets, their drums beating and colours flying, intending to scize upon the Magazine of the county) was, for his good service, put out of his office; and Mr. Hastings, the person who committed this outrage, made sheriff in his place; divers great lords, his majesty's serA further Impeachment against the Lord vants, in places of nearness and trust, persons Mayor.] July 11. At a conference the com- of high honour, merit, and abilities, as the mons exhibited, to the lords, a further Impeach-earls of Pembroke, Essex, and Holland, and ment against the Lord Mayor; which being af terwards read to him at the bar, he desired more tine might be given him to answer by counsel. And being asked, Why he refused, at the last common council, to put the question for stowing the Magazine that came from Hull, in the city; according to order of both houses, but protested against it? The lord mayor answered, He thought not fit to lay so much powder in the city, being dangerous; there being much there already, and more they cannot and room for. Afterwards he withdrew, and then it was resolved, "That the lord mayor of London, for his contempt to this house, VOL. II.

The Parliament resolve to raise 10,000 lolunteers in London.] July 9. The lords agreed to several Propositions, from the commons, to be presented to the citizens in common council, for raising 10,000 Volunteers with all speed, &c. and regulating the proportion of pay for horse and foot in their service. The first of these Propositions, for raising 10,000 Volunteers, was put to the question in the cornmons, and carried affirmatively by a majority of 125 against 45.

the lord' Fielding, displaced for no other cause but discharging their conscience in parlia ment; besides divers members of the house of commons, one of which hath long served his majesty in places of honour, and had always been in great favour and esteem till he faithfully discharged his duty in parliament: and, last of all, the earl of Northumberland put from the place of high admiral; a man so eminent in all qualifications of honour and sufficiency, so necessary for the state at this time, when so many ships are at the sea, and the kingdom in so much trouble and distraction, that there can hardly be named a 4 X