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House of Lords Journal Volume 8: 9 April 1646

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Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 8, 1645-1647. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

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DIE Jovis, 9 die Aprilis.

PRAYERS, by Mr. Delmy.

Comes Manchester, Speaker.

Comes Northumb.
Comes Kent.
Comes Pembrooke.
Comes Sarum.
Comes Stamford.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Midd.
Ds. Wharton.

Message from the H. C. to expedite the Ordinance for trying Murray;

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Henry Mildmay Knight:

1. Whereas the House of Commons brought up an Ordinance for Martial Law, for Trial of Mr. Wm. Murrey, they desire their Lordships to give a Dispatch therein.

with an Amendment in the Ordinance for Martial Law;

2. To acquaint their Lordships, that, in the Ordinance for Martial Law lately passed, there is a Mistake in One of the Names of the Commissioners; videlicet, Francis, for Laurance Bromfield, wherein they desire Concurrence for the Amendment of it.

Agreed to.

to expedite the One about Derbyshire.

3. To desire Expedition in the Ordinance concerning Darbyshire. (Here enter it.)

Read, and Agreed to.

The Answer returned was:

That this House agrees to the Alteration of the Name Laurance for Francis, and to the Ordinance concerning Derbyshire: As to the Ordinance for Martial Law for the Trial of Mr. Murrey, their Lordships will send them an Answer by Messengers of their own.

Message from the H.C. with Ordinances.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Cornelius Holland;

To desire Concurrence in several Orders and Ordinances:

1. An Order for selling the Brass Statues at Windsor, for Payment of the Soldiers at Windsor. (Here enter it.)

Agreed to, with an Addition, [" That they that buy them shall have Liberty to transport them beyond the Seas."]

2. An Order to pay Three Hundred and Twenty-six Pounds, out of Haberdashers Hall, for Payment of Sir Ric'd Philips's Debt. (Here enter it.)

Agreed to.

3. An Order for Clem't Ray to be presented to the Parsonage of Andrewe's, in Hardford. (Here enter it.)

Agreed to.

The Answer returned was:

That this House agrees to all the Orders now brought.

Countess of Peterborough, a Pass.

Ordered, That the Countess of Peterborough shall have a Pass, to go into France, to her Husband, with her Brother Mr. John Mordant, and such Servants and Necessaries, with their Accommodations for Travel, as they shall have Occasion of; and that Mr. John Mordant be permitted to return again into England.

Paper from Sabran, the French Resident.

The Paper of Monsieur Sabran, Resident to the French King here, was read, translated out of French into English. (Here enter it.)

Ordered, That the Consideration of this Paper be referred to the Committee for Foreign Affairs; who are to report their Opinions to the Houses, and to meet To-morrow in the Afternoon.

E. of Northampton, Leave to stay within the Lines.

Ordered, That the Earl of North'ton, with his own ordinary Servants, shall be permitted to be within the Line of Communication till this Day Sevennight inclusive.

Ordinance for trying Mr. Murray by Martial Law:

The Question being put, "Whether the Report concerning Mr. Murrye's Business shall be put off until To-morrow?"

It was Resolved in the Negative.

Then the Speaker reported the Effect of the Conference formerly had with the House of Commons; which was, "That this House desiring to know of them what Grounds they had to judge Mr. Wm. Murray to be a Spy, they gave these Grounds, which lead their Consciences: That they had examined him, and they find he came from the Enemy's Quarters, and had been in the King's Quarters before he went into France; and when he came out of France, he did disguise himself by Hair, and came under a false Name; and he hath confessed he had an Intent to stay here in London until he sent to the King to acquaint Him of his being here, that so he might accordingly go either to Hopton's Army, or to such other of the King's Quarters as he should (fn. 1) have Directions from the King."

The House was adjourned into a Committee, to consider of the Ordinance for Martial Law for Trial of Mr. Murray.

The House being resumed;

The said Ordinance, with the Alterations and Provisos, [ (fn. 3) was read] the Third Time.

And the Question being put, "Whether to pass this Ordinance, with the Amendments and Provisos now read?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Protest against it.

Memorandum, That these Lords following, before the putting of the Question, (fn. 2) desired Leave to enter their Dissents to this Question if it be carried against them, which was granted them:

Comes Lyncolne. Ds. Bruce.

Message from the H.C. about the Excise Ordinance;

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Danvers Knight:

1. To put their Lordships in Mind of the Ordinance concerning the Excise.

and to sit a while.

2. To desire their Lordships would please to sit a while.

The Answer returned was:

That though it be now very late, yet their Lordships will sit a while; and as concerning the Ordinance for the Excise, their Lordships will take it into Consideration, and send an Answer by Messengers of their own.

Ordinance concerning the Excise.

The House was adjourned into a Committee of the whole House during Pleasure, to take into Consideration the Ordinance for the Excise.

The House being resumed;

It is Ordered, To be taken into Consideration further To-morrow Morning.

Message from the H. C. with an Answer to the Scots Paper.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir John Danvers Knight:

That, having received a Paper from the Scotts Commissioners, they have framed an Answer to the same, wherein they desire their Lordships Concurrence, and that it may be sent to the Scotts Commissioners.

The said Answer was read; and Ordered to be taken into Consideration the First Business To-morrow Morning.

The Answer returned was:

That this House will take this Business into Consideration, and will send an Answer by Messengers of their own.

Answer from the H. C.

Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Page return with this Answer from the House of Commons:

That they agree to the Addition in the Lord Lilse's Commission, and to the Order for the passing of it under the Great Seal: To all the rest of the Particulars, they will send an Answer by Messengers of their own.

Message to them, with the Ordinance for trying Murray;

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir Edw. Leech and Mr. Page:

To desire their Concurrence in the Ordinance concerning Martial Law for Trial of Mr. Murray.

with the Order about the Statues at Windsor;

2. To desire Concurrence in the Order to give Liberty to those that shall buy the Statues of Brass at Windsor, to transport them beyond the Seas.

and about the E. of Stamford's Business.

3. To put them in Mind of the Earl of Stamford's Business.

Witnesses about the Book called London's last Warning.

Ordered, That Larner, and the Witnesses which were brought this Day, shall be brought again on Saturday Morning next.

Writs of Error brought in.

Mr. Justice Rolls, One of (fn. 4) the Justices of His Majesty's Bench, brought in Four several Writs of Error to this Bar; which were received by the Clerk, and brought to the Table.

And One of the Officers of the said Court brought the Original Records, and laid them down at the End of the Clerk's Table.

The Writs of Error were,

1. Between Wm. Pitcher Plaintiff, versus Giles Draper Defendant.

2. Between Geo. Haughton Plaintiff, versus Anne Haris Defendant.

3. Mary England Plaintiff, John Clarke Defendant.

4. Rich. Underwood & al. Plaintiffs, versus George Parker Defendant.

L. Lisle's Commission to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

"REX omnibus ad quos &c. Salutem, Sciatis quod Nos, de providâ Circumspectione & Industriâ Prædilecti & Fidelis Nostri Philippi Domini Lisle pleniùs confidentes, nec non de Advisamento, Assensu, & Consensu Magnatum & Communium in Parliamento Nostro Angliæ apud Westm. modò assemblato, ac ex certâ Scientiâ & mero Motu Nostris, assignavimus, fecimus, ordinavimus, constituimus, & deputavimus, ac per præsentes assignavimus, facimus, ordinamus, constituimus, & deputamus, eundem Philippum Dominum Lisle Locum-tenentem Nostrum Generalem Regni Nostri Hib'niæ, nec non Gubernatorem Nostrum Generalem prædicti Regni nostri Hib'niæ; habendum, tenendum, gaudendum, exercendum, & occupandum Officium prædictum eidem Philippo Domino Lisle, unÀcum omnibus & singulis Vadiis, Feodis, Stipendiis, Allocationibus, Prosicuis, Juribus, & Privilegiis, eidem Officio inciden. spectan. & pertinen. pro & durante uno Anno integro, incipiend. a Dat. præsentium; dantes & concedentes eidem Locum-tenenti Nostro Generali & Gubernatori Nostro Generali plenam, Tenore præsentium, Potestatem & Auctoritatem, ad Pacem Nostram & ad Leges & Consuetudines Regni Nostri prædicti custodiend. & custodiri faciend. & ad omnes & singulos Nostros tam Anglicos quam Hib'nicos dicti Regni Nostri, & alios quoscunque per Nos seu per dictum Locum-tenentem Nostrum Generalem & Gubernatorem Nostrum Generalem stipendiatos, & alias quascunque Personas ibidem contra Nos, & Pacem, Consuetudines, & Leges prædictas, qualitercunque delinquentes & contravenientes, juxta eorum Demerita, secundùm Leges & Consuetudines prædictas, castigand. & puniend. ac puniri & castigari faciend. Constituimus etiam præfatum Philippum Dominum Lisle Gubernatorem & Præfectum Nostrum Generalem Exercitus Nostri in dicto Regno Nostro Hib'niæ tam præsentis quam futuri, ac Copiarum Nostrarum modò ibidem levat. & imposterum levand. pro unoAnno integro (ut præfertur) cum Allocationibus inde debitis & consuetis. Damus insuper & concedimus eidem Philippo Domino Lisle Locum-tenenti Nostro Generali & Præfecto Generali Exercitus Nostri (ut præfertur) in dicto Regno Nostro Hib'niæ, plenam Potestatem & Auctoritatem ad Rebellionem in dicto Regno Nostro Hib'niæ modò flagrantem opponend. & supprimend. ac ad universos & singulos tam Anglicos Rebelles quam Hib'nicos dicti Regni Nostri, & alios quoscunque dictum Regnum Nostrum imposterum invadentes, & Pacem Nostramibidem perturbantes, acipsum Regnum Nostrum Subditosque Nostros ejusdem deprædare, gravare, seu alio modo destruere seu devastare, intendentes & contendentes, ac se juxta Leges & Consuetudines prædictas justificari nolentes, (si necesse fuerit) cum Exercitu & Potestate Nostrâ Regiâ, ac aliis viis & modis quibus meliùs fieri poterit, juxta eorum Demerita puniend. &, si opus fuerit, ultimo Supplicio demandand.; ac ad Exercitum Nostrum & Copias Nostras prædicti Regni Nostri Hib'niæ modòlevat. & imposterum levand. contra eosdem Rebelles ducend. eosque invadend. & vincend. & prout eidem Gubernatori & Præfect. Nostro Generali visum fuerit puniend. & castigand. vel necand. destruend. & debelland. Concessimus insuperdicto Locum-tenenti Nostro Generali & Gubernatori Nostro Generali plenam & sufficientem Auctoritatem & Potestatem ad omnia & singula alia quæ ad Officium Locum-tenentis nostri Generalis & Præfecti Generalis Exercitus Nostri ibidem legitimè pertinent.seu pertinere deberent, faciend. exercend. & exequend. & quæ aliter necessaria fuerint faciend. exercend. & exequend. in Regno Nostro Hib'niæ per dictum Locum-tenentem Nostrum Generalem & Gubernatorem Nostrum Generalem, secundùm Instructiones & Ordinationes quas À Magnatibus & Communibus in Parliamento Nostro Angliæ prædicto assemblatis, de tempore in tempus receperit. Damus ulteriùs universis & singulis Ducibus, Marchionibus, Comitibus, Vicecomitibus, Baronibus, Justiciariis, Militibus, Liberis Hominibus, & aliis Subditis Nostris de Regno Nostro prædicto,firmiter in Mandatis, quod præfato Philippo Domino Lisle, Locum-tenenti Nostro Generali & Gubernatori Nostro Generali in eodem Regno Nostro, intendentes, assistentes, auxiliantes, & consulentes, ac ipsius Mandatis in omnibus præmissis, prout decet & decebit, obedientes sint; aliquo Statuto, Actu, Ordinatione, Provisione, Jure, Usu, Consuetudine, sive Restrictione, in contrarium inde fact. edit. Ordinat. seu provis. aut aliquâ aliâ Re, Causa, vel Materiâ quâcunque in aliquo non obstante. In cujus Rei &c. Teste &c."

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Brass Statues at Windsore Castle and the Images there, defaced, and the other broken Pieces of Brass, be forthwith sold, to the best Advantage of the State; and that Mr. Rous, Mr. Winwood, Mr. Whirelock, Mr. Maynard, Mr. Holland, Sir Thomas Widdrington, Mr. Recorder, Sir John Trevor, and Mr. Oldsworth, or any Four of them, are to take Care of the Sale thereof; and likewise to take Order, that the Proceed upon the Sale of the said Statues, not exceeding Four Hundred Pounds, be paid, upon Accompt, to Colonel Whitchcote, Governor of Windsore Castle, to be by him employed for the Pay of that Garrison."

Order for 326£. a Debt incurred by Sir R. Philips for the Public Service.

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Sum of Three Hundred and Six and Twenty Pounds be charged upon the Committee at Habberdashers Hall, and paid, to discharge several Debts, incurred by Sir Richard Phillipps and others, for the Service of the State, for which Sir Richard Phillips lies under Arrest; (videlicet,) Seventysix Pounds, for which Sir Richard Phillips and others are engaged to Lieutenant Colonel John Carter, for certain Arms, for the Army of Major General Langherne; Two Hundred Pounds to Captain Richard Swanley, the which Monies was paid to Major General Langherne in Part of his Soldiers Pay; and Fifty Pounds to Colonel William Beale, being Monies raised for the Soldiers Pay, for which George Heywood, being One of the Committee of Pembrooksheir, is now arrested; and the Committee is desired to see those Monies paid, and the Engagements cleared."

Order for Mr. Ray to be Rector of St. Andrews Hertford.

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Lord Gray of Warke and Mr. Speaker of the House of Commons do, under the Seal of the Dutchy of Lancaster, constitute and appoint Clement Ray Rector of the Church of St. Andrews, in the Town of Hartford; to have and enjoy the said Rectory, and all Rights and Profits thereunto belonging, during the Pleasure of both Houses; and that the Clerk of the Dutchy of Lancaster do prepare the said Grant accordingly."

"An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the raising of a Monthly Sum upon the County of Derby, for the Payment of their Forces, and other necessary Expences for the Public Service.

Ordinance to raise Money in Derbyshire.

"Whereas the County of Derby is frequently infested by the Incursions of the Enemy, to the great Prejudice of the Inhabitants of the said County; and whereas the said County hath raised a considerable Number of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons, for their necessary Defence, and Service of the Public, and must be at great Charges in maintaining their Forces, and providing other Things requisite for their Defence, and Safety of the said County; and, without the raising of Monies to defray the Charge, the Inhabitants of the said County cannot be preserved in such Safety as is necessary: It is therefore Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, and by Authority of the same, That, for the Intents and Purposes aforesaid, there shall be Monthly charged, rated, taxed, and levied, upon the several Hundreds, Towns, Persons, Commodities, and Places, of and in the said County, in an equal, indifferent, and proportionable Way, according to their Estates, and according to the most ancient and most usual and indifferent Rates, such a Monthly Sum as the (fn. 6) Committee herein named shall think fit, for the Service aforesaid, not exceeding the Sum of Sixteen Hundred Pounds, over and besides the Rates formerly set for the new Model, the Scottch Army, and for Ireland, to continue from the First Day of December last past unto the First Day of August next, if the War shall so long continue: The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, upon due Consideration of the Premises, do Order and Ordain, and be it hereby Ordered, Ordained, and Established, That Sir George Greasly and Sir John Curson Knights and Baronets, Sir John Gell and Sir Edward Coke Baronets, Sir Edward Leech, Sir John Coke, and Sir Samuell Sleegh, Knights, Thomas Gell, Samuell Roper, Henry Wigfall, and John Wigley, Esquires, George Poole, Thomas Sanders, Edward Charleton, and Ralph Clarke, Gentlemen, Nathaniell Hallowes, Luke Whittington, and Robert Meller, Aldermen of the Town of Derby, Francis Munday, Randolph Ashenhurst, Francis Revell, John Monday, and William Woolley, Esquires, Rowland Moorewood and Robert Willmott Esquires, and the Mayor of Derby for the Time being, shall be, and are hereby appointed to be, a Committee for the Execution of this Ordinance; and they, or any Five or more of them, shall have Power and Authority to assess and tax, by themselves or by such Assessors as they or any Five or more of them shall nominate and appoint, (fn. 5) the Monies thereby charged upon the said County; and shall have Power and Authority hereby to nominate and appoint Treasurer or Treasurers, Collectors, and all other Officers necessary for Collection and Receipt thereof; and that the Monies levied as aforesaid, and all other Monies payable to the Use of the said Forces, shall be issued forth by such Treasurer or Treasurers, and be employed, disposed, and disbursed, for the Uses aforesaid, by the Consent of the major Part of the Committee herein named, or by the Consent of any Five or more of the said Committee, by Order under their Hands, to the Officers and Soldiers, in an equal Way, and such other Uses as are herein mentioned, and shall be appointed by the said major Part of the said Committee under their Hands, or under the Hands of any Five or more of them: And the said Lords and Commons do further Order and Ordain, That the said Collector or Collectors, appointed for collecting the said Monies, Tax, or Assessment, shall have Power to levy the said Sum or Sums of Money imposed upon any Persons or Places within the said County, by Distress or Sale of the Goods of such as shall refuse or neglect the Payment of the Sum or Sums imposed upon them, together with reasonable Charges for the Travel and Pains of the Distrainers, not exceeding Six Pence in the Pound, for taking such Distress, and levying such Money: And be it further Ordered and Appointed, That the Rents of Lands set at an improved Rate shall be paid, by the Tenants thereof, towards the Payment of the said Monthly Tax, and wholly defaulked out of the Rent next payable to the Landlord; for Payment and Defalcation whereof, the said respective Tenants, their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, shall be acquitted and saved harmless, by Authority of Parliament, against or from any Covenant, Condition, or Obligation, or other Matter to the contrary whatsoever; but where the Land is let at an Under-value, there the said Monthly Assessment shall be apportioned between the Landlord and the Tenant, as the Assessors shall think fit, the whole likewise to be paid by the Tenant, and the Landlord's Part to be defaulked; and the Tenant, his Heirs, Exe cutors, and Administrators, to be acquitted and saved harmless as aforesaid: And in case any Person or Persons appointed to be Assessors or Collectors, or any Constable, or other Officer for the Service, who shall be required to assist in the Assessment or Collection of such Monthly Tax or Assessment, shall refuse to perform, or prove negligent or unfaithful in performing the said Service, the major Part of the said Committee, or any Five or more of them, shall hereby have Power and Authority to commit such Officer or Officers offending as aforesaid to Prison for a Month, or to set a Fine upon him or them, as they shall think fit, not exceeding the Sum of Five Pounds for every such Offence, to be levied by Distress and Sale of the Offenders Goods: And it is also Ordered and Appointed, That the Collectors, Treasurers, and other Officers appointed for the Service aforesaid, shall keep, and from Time to Time be ready to give, a true Account of their respective Proceedings in the Premises, which the said Committee are hereby required to examine Once every Two Months at the utmost; and in case the said Officers, or any of them, shall refuse or neglect to deliver in their Accompts as aforesaid, the major Part of the said Committee, or any Five or more of them, shall have Power to commit to Prison such Officer or Officers, till he or they shall honestly perform the same; and shall also have Power to displace any Officer or Officers whom they shall find negligent or faulty, and to elect and appoint others in the Room or Place of the Person or Persons so displaced.

"And to the End the said Officers may be encouraged the better to perform their Duties, it is Ordered and Appointed, That Two Pence in every Pound shall be allowed to the Collector, and One Penny in every Pound to the Treasurer, which shall be collected, received, and disbursed by them respectively, according to this Ordinance; and if the said Assessors shall do any Injury in making the said Assessments, or proportioning the same between the Landlord and Tenant as aforesaid, or to other Person, the Complaint shall be heard, and the Injuries shall be rectified, by the major Part of the said Committee, or any Five or more of them, who allowed the said Assessment, according to their Discretions.

"And the said Lords and Commons do further Order and Declare, That all Commanders, Officers, and Soldiers, maintained for Defence of the said County and Service aforesaid, shall duly and truly pay for their Billet and Quarters, and all other Necessaries which they shall use, and shall not take or have any Free Quarter, except in Case of Necessity; which if they be constrained unto, the major Part of the said Committee, or any Five or more of them, are required to see as speedy Satisfaction made for the same as may be, out of their Pay; and that they shall not take any Horses, Money, or other Goods whatsoever, within the said County, without lawful Authority; and that the said Committee, or any Five or more of them, upon Complaint made of the Taking of any Horses, Money, or other Goods, without Authority as aforesaid, shall Order and see Restitution and Satisfaction to be made; and all Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, Constables, Headboroughs, and all other Officers of State, as also all Commanders, Captains, Soldiers, Volunteers, and others, that shall be thereunto desired, are hereby required to be assistant to the said Collectors, and all other Officers employed in the said Service, in the due Execution of their Offices.

"And it is further Ordained, by the said Lords and Commons, That the Forces raised or maintained by this Ordinance shall from Time to Time observe such Orders and Directions as they shall receive from both Houses of Parliament, or the Committee of both Kingdoms, and shall not be drawn forth, or kept or continued forth, of the said County, without the Consent of the said Committee, or Five or more of them, or without particular Directions of Parliament, or of the Committee of both Kingdoms, or of Sir Thomas Fairefax.

"And be it lastly Ordained, That the said Committee, Treasurer, Collectors, and every of them, and every other Person or Persons that shall aid or assist them, or any of them, in doing any Thing by virtue of this Ordinance, shall be defended and saved harmless therein, by Authority of both Houses of Parliament."

Paper from Monsieur Sabran, the French Resident, complaining of the Levies of Men here for Flanders; and that he is obstructed in sending Men to France that he has raised.

"To the Thrice Noble and Honourable House of Peers, and Lords of the Parliament of England.

"Most Noble and Honourable Lords,

"At length I am forced to complain of the Contravention continued against the Neutrality; which I leave you to consider, both by the State of Power, and by all Testimonies you have received of the Affection of Their Most Christian Majesties for the Quiet of this State, whether the French is more to be considered than the State of their Enemies. Last Year your Honours were pleased to grant a Levy of your Prisoners for Flanders, whereof suddenly Two Regiments were made up. Both myself and afterwards also Their Majesties were surprized by this your Liberality, whereof I gave but slight Information.

"Then I was told you were forced to disburthen yourselves of the said Prisoners which would go over to any Service; and that the like Levies would easily have been granted to me, if I had desired it. Of this Offer Their Majesties being advertised, sent me presently Money and Commissions. I delivered neither to any-body, before I could see a Possibility for the said Levies, and a Warrant under his Hand that had Order to grant them. Upon this, Colonel Rokeby could but get Five Hundred Men in London, who are there this Three Months at Calais, because those that he had raised in the North were staid at Hull, under Pretence the Levies made for France were against the Parliament; and whilst he solicited their Releasement, most of them were exchanged or lost, so that I got nothing but that I had my Recourse to the Cautions given me for the King my Master's Money.

"Since that Time, you made more Prisoners; and then presently One that levied Men for Flanders brought some Seven Hundred Men hither to be shipped, whilst Their Majesties did expect that no such Leave of Levies should be granted, but the like Courtesy should be shewed to them, that first I might have made also Two Regiments, left the Unequality should be too great; Their Majesties hoping to employ some of your Prisoners only to hinder Their Enemy to have still the Advantage, which nevertheless he hath yet too great, by getting Men, which he can get no where else.

"I am therefore to conjure you, Most Noble and Honourable Lords, that until, according to the Grant you have given me, the Levies of the Two said Regiments be fully made, you would not suffer any Man to be levied to the Prejudice of Their said Majesties; and that, for the future, you will be pleased to keep the Equality, in the Permission, or in the Refusal of the said Levies to both Crowns.

"Colonel Slyngesby, having commanded Part of the Cavalry in the West, is come hither with Sir Thomas Fairefax's Pass, and, according to Articles betwixt them, he may go and serve with his Company beyond the Seas: Therefore he hath offered himself to serve the King my Master, with who will follow him; being here upon General Fairefaxe's Word, and upon the Faith of an important Treaty and advantageous to the Parliament, an established Committee will not suffer him to stay in this City to finish his Treaty begun with me, but forced him Two Days since to withdraw himself at Night to Knightsbridge, to shun the Violence of their Threatnings; whereof having Notice, I intended Yesterday to go to him, to finish our Treaty; but I was staid at Two Gates of the City, and not suffered to pass out. Whether or no a Minister of France can suffer this without Complaint, and whether he shall not have the Liberty to go and come through your Gates for his Master's Affairs, I leave it to consider to your Wisdom; forasmuch as the Term prefixed by General Fairefaxe's Treaty passes away, and Colonel Slingesby and his Men may fall into some Inconvenience, if by these Obstacles and Lingerings they should be hindered to ship themselves at the said Time in the Ships your General have promised them. I do therefore most instantly pray you, in Their said Majesties Name, to prevent that General Fairefaxe's Treaty, whereby he hath promised the Transportation of the Men and Horse, be not violated, and so their Passage into France hindered, which otherwise will be a Token of Partiality against Their Majesties; but rather that you will add your Pass to that your General's, whereby he may diligently pass, or at least send One of his Men in Post Haste to his Company, and particularly also a Pass for One of my Men, that is to go to further their Shipping; trusting so much in your Good-will, that you will not suffer these Lingerings to turn to my Master's Prejudice, whose Affections you have Cause to esteem and to praise, and to distinguish the Neutrality which towards us (fn. 6) is not forced by any Weakness, as that is towards our Enemies.

"Since the Writing hereof, a Dispatch which the said Colonel Slingesby did send me, containing the Treaty he made with me for the Service of the King my Master, and was sealed, hath been brought to me, opened either by your Guard or by Mr. Lenthall Speaker of the House of Commons. I presumed there should have been more Respect used towards the King my Master in my Person: But upon this Point I will also expect to understand the Intention of the Honourable Houses; and if there be no more any Public Faith nor Surety for my Dispatches, I desire to give Notice thereof To-morrow unto Their Majesties, to hinder the Resolution which might be taken in France, to open such Dispatches as shall come from England.

"Presented the 8th April, English Style, 1646.

"Your most humble and devoted Servant,

"Sabran, Resident of France."

Order for 20£. to Bissel, the Messenger from Colonel Bettworth.

"Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That Mr. Daniell Bissell, Physician to Colonel Bettsworth, who brought the good News of the Defeat given to the Enemy's Horse by the Forces of the Parliament under the Command of the said Colonel Bettsworth, shall have the Sum of Twenty Pounds bestowed upon him for his Pains; and that the Committee of Lords and Commons for Advance of Money at Habberdashers Hall do pay the same accordingly."

  • 1. Deest in Originali.
  • 2. Origin. desiring.
  • 3. Deest in Originali.
  • 4. Origin. County.
  • 5. Origin. and the.
  • 6. Deest in Originali.


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Often described as the Peter Pan of athletics, Kim Collins’ never-ending journey continues as the 37 year old prepares for the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix on 11-12 July.

The 2003 100m World Champion will make his second visit to the city this year after captaining the Commonwealth Select team to victory at the Sainsbury’s Glasgow International Match in January.

“I’m really looking forward to coming to the Hampden Diamond League. Glasgow is a place where I’ve been able to compete in the last few years at the International Match and there is a great fan base there.

“I have many memories of Glasgow and one of the most important things that athletes love is that the fans are so supportive and get behind everyone competing. You feel really warm when the fans reach out to you, showing their love and support almost like they know you personally when you get there.

“It’s really touching to have the support I get when I come to the UK. I’m not in a position to have my whole family travel with me so it really means a lot to have people in the stands supporting me for all those years.”

Collins is evidence that age in no barrier, underlined by his record breaking achievements in 2013. Rewind back to the Lausanne Diamond League in July when the man from St Kitts and Nevis recorded a personal best clocking 9.97 and in doing so succeeded Britain’s Linford Christie as the fastest 37 year old in the history of the sport.

A final pay cheque isn’t on the cards for Collins, and he is looking to benefit from home support at Hampden.

“You welcome all challenges and you understand that everyone comes to win and there are always those forces to be reckoned with. When you have athletes competing on home ground, it can help but also hurt. If James gets help from the crowd, it going to hurt us, but if he isn’t able to keep his composure, the crowd can actually hurt him.”

While the spikes are not destined to be hung up quite yet, Collins knows exactly how he would like to be remembered by the people that have followed him through his illustrious career.

“Without a doubt, I’d hope to be remembered as one of the most consistent athletes that stepped on the track. Based on the way the body is and the way we train, you’re able to repeat the times and not have an extreme variation. But I’m happy to come and compete, have a wide fan base and know that I was honest and genuine not just to me but the fans and the sport as a whole.”

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Lots of hard work went into the making of the recently released original cast recording of Broadway's If/Then. In the must-watch video below, BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of the album, featuring clips from the Tony-nominated songs and commentary from Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp and more!

If/Then is a contemporary new musical that follows two distinct storylines in the life of Elizabeth, a city planner who moves back to New York to restart her life in this city of infinite possibilities. When her carefully designed plans collide with the whims of fate, Elizabeth's life splits into two parallel paths.If/Then follows both stories simultaneously as this modern woman faces the intersection of choice and chance.

The original Broadway musical reunites Tom Kitt (music), Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), and Michael Greif (director), the creative team behind the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, Next to Normal. If/Then is being produced by David Stone, who produced both Wicked and Next to Normal.

Menzel has performed internationally, both in musicals (she brought Elphaba to London's West End) and as herself in a concert tour. Other film and television credits include Enchanted, Ask the Dust, Glee, and Rent. Solo albums include Barefoot At The Symphony (a live recording of her PBS special by the same name), I Stand, Here, and Still I Can't Be Still.

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Steppenwolf Presents Tracy Letts' Adaptation of THREE SISTERS, 6/28-8/26

Steppenwolf Theatre Company concludes its 2011/12 season with Anton Chekhov'sThree Sisters, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Three Sisters features ensemble members Alana Arenas, Ian Barford, Francis Guinan, Tom Irwin, Ora Jones, Sally Murphy and Yasen Peyankov with Usman Ally, Chance Bone, B. Diego Colón, Maury Cooper, Caroline Neff, Mary Ann Thebus and Dan Waller. Three Sisters begins previews June 28 (Opening Night is July 8; Press Performances are July 7 at 3pm and July 10 at 7:30pm) and runs through August 26, 2012 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Tickets ($20 – $78) go on sale April 27 at 11am (prices are subject to change).

The Prozorov family chafes at the constraints of life in their small provincial town, once a bustling army garrison where their late father served as general. Attempts to shore up their crumbling social status lay bare the larger forces of unrest that will soon engulf them all. Tony Award-winning ensemble members Tracy Letts and Anna D. Shapiro continue their celebrated collaboration, bringing fresh insight to this classic story of a privileged family's changing fortunes.

Tracy Letts received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for August: Osage County. His other plays include Killer Joe, Bug, Man from Nebraska and Superior Donuts. Anna D. Shapiro received the 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction for Letts' August: Osage County. Other recent Steppenwolf directing credits include A Parallelogram, Up, The Crucible, The Unmentionables and The Pain and the Itch.

Steppenwolf's 2011/12 season, Dispatches from the Homefront, explores how everyday lives are touched by war. In each of the five plays, war exerts a pressure-sometimes centrally, sometimes obliquely-on the lives of the characters-and moves them to action. The plays are alive with the humor, the tenderness and the urgency of lives struggling to find home.

The production team for Three Sisters includes: Todd Rosenthal (scenic design), Jess Goldstein (costume design), Donald Holder (lighting design), Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen (sound design) and David Singer (original music). Additional credits include: Erica Daniels (casting), Cecilie O'Reilly (vocal coach), Laura D. Glenn (stage manager) and Deb Styer (assistant stage manager).

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ICT Presents the West Coast Premiere of THE FIX, 4/27-5/20

Just as the 2012 presidential race heats up,International City Theatre (ICT) presents the West Coast premiere of a hard-boiled, darkly comic, Olivier Award-nominated rock musical about the American political machine. With book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe, The Fix begins a four-week run on April 27 at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Randy Brenner is at the helm, with musical direction by Darryl Archibald, choreography by Heather Castillo, and Sal Mistretta reprising his Helen Hayes Award-winning role as Uncle Grahame. Low-priced previews take place on April 24, 25 and 26.

U.S. senator and popular presidential candidate Reed Chandler has died in the arms of his mistress. His widow, Violet, determined that “if I can’t be the wife of the president I’ll be his mother,” and her brother-in-law, political king maker Grahame Chandler, thrust her son Cal into the political spotlight. Together, they shepherd Cal through races for city council and the governorship, always with an eye on the final prize – president of the Unites States. Driven by a powerful rock score, The Fix tells a cynical and darkly comic tale of one of the most dysfunctional almost-first families this side of real life Washington politics.

Originally developed in association with Cameron MackintoshThe Fix premiered at London’s Donmar Warehouse in 1997 where it was directed by Sam Mendes and received an Olivier nomination for Best Musical. The U.S. premiere took place at the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA a year later, where it garnered ten Helen Hayes Award nominations, winning two— including one for Sal Mistretta.

ICT Presents the West Coast Premiere of THE FIX, 4/27-5/20“It’s funny how the parallels in the script came to pass in so many ways in terms of Clinton, but, it’s also funny to think of it—the dimwitted son in a political dynasty with a substance abuse problem— in terms of Bush,” said John Dempsey in a recent interview with BroadwayWorld. “The inspiration for The Fix came sort of two-fold. We had kicked around this idea of doing Caligula as a rock opera. I was living in Youngstown, Ohio, and there is a very colorful politician up there who was in trouble—he was going to prison or something—so, I started to think, ‘What if you blew it up to national politics and you used the Caligula story?’ And, the idea of a political mother that is that awful is not new, of course - it’s equally inspired, I suppose, by Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate.”

The formidable ICT cast features Adam Simmons as Cal (Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway, Forbidden Broadway and End of the World Party Off Broadway, and Bark @ The Coast Playhouse in L.A.); veteran Broadway actress Alix Korey as Violet (Broadway productions of All Shook Up, Chicago, 45 Seconds from Broadway, Triumph of Love, An Evening with Jerry Herman, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Is There Life After High School?, Pirates of Penzance and the 1978 revival of Hello, Dolly, plus Off Broadway roles that include Drama Desk nominations for The Wild Party and Listen to my Heart, a Drama League Award forSuburb, and an Outer Critics Circle nomination for No Way To Treat a Lady); and Sal Mistretta, reprising his Helen Hayes Award-winning role in the U.S. premiere at the Signature Theatre as Grahame Chandler (national tours of Evita, Sunset Blvd.,Cats, and Cabaret, and Pirelli in the ACE Award-winning DVD of Sweeny Todd starring George Hearn and Angela Lansbury). Also in the cast are Jay Donnell (recently seen at ICT in Loving Repeating),Melanie Fernandez (The Vagina Monologues in an all-Filipina cast with Lea Salonga and Tia Carrere at the Aratani Theater), Stephanie Hayslip (Rent, directed by Nick DeGruccio), David Michael Laffey (Chance Theatre’s Jerry Springer: The Opera), William T. Lewis (Guys & Dolls at The Hollywood Bowl) and Carrie St. Louis (2012 graduate of USC's Thornton School of Music).

The set design is by Stephen Gifford; lighting design is by Donna Ruzika; costume design is by Kim DeShazo; sound design is byPaul Fabre; hair and wigs are by Anthony Gagliardi; property design is by Patty and Gordon Briles; and casting is by Michael Donovan, CSA.

John Dempsey is a New York-based writer/lyricist whose works have been widely produced across the United States as well as throughout the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Russia, Germany, the Czech Republic, Brazil and other countries. Book and lyrics:Brother Russia, Saved, The Witches Of EastwickZombie PromDick Whittington and Circles. Lyrics: A Country Christmas Carol andThe Reluctant Dragon. In addition, he has contributed lyrics to various editions of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus as well asBoublil and Schonberg’s The Pirate Queen. For his work on The Witches Of Eastwick and The Fix he has been twice nominated for the Society of London Theatre’s Laurence Olivier Award.

Dana P. Rowe is an American composer whose musical theater works have been performed internationally with commercial productions in London's West End, Russia, the Czech Republic, Japan (including Tokyo's Imperial Garden Theatre), Germany, Australia, New York City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Musicals include Brother Russia, See Jane Run!, The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, The Witches Of Eastwick, Zombie Prom and The Reluctant Dragon. MR. Rowe received Olivier Award nominations for The Fix and The Witches of Eastwick, both of which were produced in London by Sir Cameron Mackintosh and later premiered in the U.S. under the direction of Eric Schaeffer at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA.

Randy Brenner recently directed Fancy Boys Follies Off Broadway (44th Street Theatre) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (Alex Theatre in Glendale). He directed and co-produced Stephen Schwartz’s new musical Snapshots at various regional theaters, including The Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Ohio for which he received the DayTony Award as Best Director of a Musical. Other directing credits:Pirates of Penzance, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Joseph…, Grease and more at many Civic Light Operas, and dozens of plays and musicals around the country. He has won Drama-Logue, Robbie, and Phoebe Awards for his direction, as well as a GLAAD Media Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for his direction of Dan Butler and later Greg Louganis Off-Broadway in The Only Thing Worse You Could Have Told Me…. In L.A.: Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me A LittleI Remember Mama and Nine at The Pasadena PlayhouseCommon Knowledge, Three Grooms and a Bride, Autumn Canticle (GLAAD nomination), To Bitter and Back, Sally Kirkland in the world premiere of The Powder Room Suite, Bruce Davison in a reading of Bashed, and a staged reading of The Gamester starring Tony Shalhoub.

Darryl Archibald musical directed ICT Productions of Loving RepeatingBackwards In High Heels, The Threepenny Opera and Raisin.Other credits: Memphis Broadway tour (associate conductor); Dreamgirls national tour (associate conductor); Disney's The Lion KingBroadway tour (vocal coach/assistant conductor); Wicked at the Pantages (substitute conductor); Jonathan Dove’s Innocence (Banff Centre, Manhattan Theatre Club); Swing! (Sacramento Music Circus); Smokey Joe’s Café (Ovation Award), The Sound Of Music (Ovation nomination), The ProducersWhite ChristmasA Chorus Line directed by Kay ColeThe King and I with Deborah Gibson (Cabrillo Music Theater); Swing!, The Buddy Holly Story (McCoy/Rigby); Marry Me A Little (Celebration Theater); Two By Two with Jason Alexander and Faith PrinceHow To Succeed In Business… with John O’Hurley, Carousel with M. Emmet WalshThe Fantasticks with Eric McCormackOnce On This Island (NAACP Award) with Ledisi, Li'l Abner with Cathy Rigby and Fred Willard,Merrily We Roll Along with Teri HatcherI Do! I Do! with Diana Canova and Harry Groener (Reprise); Company (Los Angels Drama Critics Circle nomination), Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along (West Coast Ensemble); Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Lady In the Dark, and Sail Away (Musical Theater Guild).

International City Theatre is Long Beach’s Resident Professional Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center and the recipient of the Margaret Harford Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for “Sustained Excellence in Theater.” ICT’s 2012 season is its 27th and the first selected by caryn desai in her new role as artistic director. Subtitled “Adults Behaving Badly… unless they Ain’t,” the five-play series opened with Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage, and, following The Fix, will continue with Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies, the West Coast premiere of Michael Hollinger’s provocative drama Ghost-Writer, and the musical revue Ain’t Misbehavin’.

The Fix runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 8 pm and Sundays @ 2 pm, April 27—May 20, with previews on Tues., April 24; Wed., April 25; and Thurs., April 26 @ 8 pm. Tickets are $37 on Thursdays, and $44 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, except opening night (April 27) which is $55 and includes a reception with the actors; preview tickets are $29. International City Theatre is located in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach. To purchase tickets, call (562) 436-4610 or visit www.InternationalCityTheatre.org

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Pulver, Berresse, Hoff, d'Amboise And More Join Knight in CTG's 'PARADE', Previews Begin 9/24 (Updated)

Center Theatre Group has announced casting for the upcoming Donmar Warehouse production of the musical "Parade," starting previews on September 24, 2009, at the CTG/Mark Taper Forum. Opening is set for October 4 and performances will continue through November 15.

T.R. Knight, formerly of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," will play Leo Frank, with Lara Pulver reprising the role of Lucille Frank in the story recounted in "Parade." Knight is known to TV audiences as George on the ABC series. He appeared on Broadway opposite Patti LuPone in the 2001 revival of "Noises Off," as well as in "Tartuffe" and received a Drama Desk nomination for his role in off-Broadway's "Scattergood." Pulver received an Olivier Award nomination for the role in London's Donmar Warehouse production of "Parade" and currently appears on the BBC series "Robin Hood."

The cast also includes, in alphabetical order, Brad Anderson (Officer Ivey, Luther Rosser, Guard), Michael Berresse (Governor Slaton, Britt Craig, Mr. Peavy), Will Collyer (Ensemble), Charlotte d'Amboise (Mrs. Phagan, Sally Slaton), Karole Foreman (Ensemble), Laura Griffith (Ensemble), P.J. Griffith (Officer Starnes, Tom Watson), Curt Hansen (Young Soldier, Frankie Epps, Guard), Deidrie Henry (Minnie McKnight, Angela), Christian Hoff (Hugh Dorsey), Lisa Livesay (Monteen), Hayley Podschun (Iola Stover), David St. Louis (Newt Lee, Jim Conley, Riley), Rose Sezniak (Lila, Mary Phagan), Phoebe Strole (Essie), and Josh Tower (Ensemble). Additional cast to be announced.

A shameful event in American history and a poignant love story are at the heart of "Parade," which features a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Co-conceived by Harold Prince, it is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning choreographer Rob Ashford, who helmed the Donmar production. Both Uhry and Brown won 1999 Tony Awards, for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, respectively, when the musical was first produced at the Lincoln Center Theater.

The Donmar Warehouse production received 2008 Olivier Award nominations for Best New Musical, Best Theatre Choreographer and Best Director, among others.

The Taper presentation will be the first time that the Donmar production will be seen in America.

"Parade" follows the true story of the arrest, conviction and lynching of Leo Frank in post-Civil

War Atlanta, Georgia. Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old factory worker, has been murdered on the day of the 1913 Confederate Memorial Day parade. Frank, the factory's superintendent and a Jewish outsider, is immediately cast as a suspect. As the media frenzy ensues, with journalists thirsting for news to boost circulations and ambitious politicians seeking votes, Frank - the transplanted Yankee - becomes the scapegoat. His wife, Lucille, passionately works for her husband's release from jail but public hatred continues to rise to a fever pitch. Despite the terrible circumstance, Leo and Lucille find a renewed commitment to each other as well as a moment of transcendent grace in their tragedy.

"I cannot remember when the narrative and plotting of a musical has kept me engaged, let alone, gripped . . . ‘Parade' makes a devastating, emotional show," Nicholas de Jongh of The Evening Standard said of the Donmar Warehouse production. Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph also remarked, "Here at last comes an original musical of real substance."

Alfred Uhry has the distinction of being the only American writer who has won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama (for "Driving Miss Daisy"), an Academy Award (for the adapted screenplay of "Driving Miss Daisy") and two Tony Awards (the play "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" and the book for "Parade"). His play "Without Walls" received its West Coast premiere at the Taper in 2006, and the musical "The Robber Bridegroom," for which he wrote the book and lyrics, played at the Taper in 1976.

In addition to his Tony Award for "Parade," Jason Robert Brown also received a Tony Award nomination for his contributions to the score of "Urban Cowboy, The Musical." "The Last Five Years," for which Brown was the composer and lyricist, was cited by Time Magazine as one of the Ten Best of 2001, also winning Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Best Lyrics. Brown wrote the music and lyrics for "13" which received its world premiere in the Taper's 2006-2007 season and went on to Broadway.

The Donmar Warehouse, a non-profit theatre under the artistic directorship of Michael Grandage, is located in London's West End and has a reputation as one of the UK's leading producing theatres. Donmar-generated productions have received 30 Olivier Awards, 15 Critics' Circle Awards, 15 Evening Standard Awards and 13 Tony Awards for nine Broadway productions.

Center Theatre Group, a non-profit organization, is one of the largest and most active theatre companies in the nation, programming subscription seasons year-round at the 739-seat Mark Taper Forum and the 1,600 to 2,000-seat Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center of Los Angeles, and the 317-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In addition to providing theatre of the highest caliber to the rich, diverse communities of Southern California and beyond, CTG supports a significant number of play development and arts education initiatives.

Tickets for "Parade" go sale Friday, June 26 and are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org.

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Macreddin Golf Course, described by Golf World Magazine as "Outstanding and Truly Spectacular ", was designed by Irish Ryder Cup Hero Paul McGinley. Utilising 160 acres of Macreddin Valley, Ryder Cup hero, Paul McGinley chose this designated area of outstanding natural beauty for his first golf course design. Incorporating all the natural elements of the landscape, including statuesque pines, well protected greens, elevated landing areas and a free flowing brook, Paul drew on his years of experience on all the worlds leading courses to showcase his talents.

In addition, the sublime Woodenbridge Golf Club as well as Arklow and Glenmalure golf courses are just a fifteen minutes drive away. Another ten minutes will bring you to Coollattin, Blainroe or the famous European, one of the great Links courses. Wicklow itself is now a golfing haven, housing such treasures as Druids Glen, Glen O' Downs, Powerscourt and Rathsallagh.

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