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• Preface.
• The Clarke Papers.
• Thomas Margetts to William Clarke.
• [ News-letter From London. ] B
• The Examination of William Paradine.
• [ News-letter From London. ]
• [ News-letter From York. ] B
• A Libell Dispersed Att Covent Garden.
• [ Gilbert Mabbott to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ Col. Barkstead to Lord Fairfax. ]
• Sir John Rayney’s Information Concerning the Insurrection In Kent.
• [ Sir Michael Livesey to Sir Anthony Weldon. ]
• [ to the Derby House Committee. ]
• [ the Kentish Committee to the Speaker. ]
• [ an Anonymous Letter to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ the Derby House Committee to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ Lord Fairfax to the Derby House Committee. ]
• [ the Derby House Committee to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ News Letter From Yorke. ]
• [ Col. Barkstead to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ a Letter From Carisbrook. ]
• [ Col. Whalley to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ News-letter From Yorke. ]
• [ Col. Whalley to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ Col. Whalley to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ Mr. Rushworth to Col. … .]
• [ Extract From a News-letter. ]
• Lettre Intercepted Going to Sir M. L [ Angdale ] From the Lo: Capell.
• [ Extract From a News-letter to Lord Fairfax. ]
• Lettre From the Townesmen to His Excellency Sent By Doctor Glissen.
• An Account of the Death of Sir Charles Lucas &c., the Originall of Which, Writt With My Owne Fathers’ Hand, I Gave Sir Thomas Clarges.
• [ the Earl of Warwick to the Derby House Committee. ]
• [ a Letter From Dr. Dorislaus. ]
• [ News-letter From Scotland. ]
• [ News-letter From Scotland. ]
• [ News-letter From Scotland. ]
• ( Cromwell to Col. Robert Hammond. a )
• [ General Council of Officers At St. Albans, Nov. 16, 1648.] A
• Att a Generall Councell Held In Windsor, Nov. 25, 1648.
• [ a Commission Issued By Harry Marten. ]
• [ Robert Saunders to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ News-letter From Windsor. ]
• [ to Col. Ewer. ]
• [ to Col. Eyres. ]
• [ to the Officer In Command At Hurst Castle. ]
• Windsor Castle. Att the Generall Council of Officers. 28 Th Nov., 1648.
• [ Circular Letter Sent to the Commanders At Sea. ]
• [ the General to Lieut. Gen. Cromwell. ]
• [ Lieut.-col. Saunders to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ Warrant to Convey the King to Hurst Castle. ]
• [ to Lieut.-col. Cobbett ]
• [ Lieut-col. Saunders to Lord Fairfax. ]
• [ to Lieut-col. Cobbett. ]
• [ a Letter From the Head-quarters of the Army. ]
• [ Thomas Margetts to William Clarke. ]
• Generall Councell, Dec. 14, 1648.
• [list of Names.]
• Orders For the Discussing of This Question.
• General Councill. Att Whitehall. 14 December. 1648.
• Councell of War Held At Whitehall the 15 Th of December 1648.
• [ Letter to Lt. Col. Cobbett and Others. ]
• Generall Councell. Westminster Dec. 16 1648.
• Whitehall Dec. 18 1648. Generall Councell.
• Whitehall December the 19 Th 1648.
• [ Sir George Booth to the Inhabitants of Cheshire. ]
• [ Captain Richard Haddock to Mr John Rushworth. ]
• Whitehall Dec. 21 1648. Generall Councell.
• [ Letter to Col. Harrison. ]
• [ Cromwell and Ireton to Col. Whitchcott. ]
• General Council.
• [ Ld. Fairfax to Col. Thomlinson. ]
• Whitehall Dec. 26 1648. Generall Councell.
• General Council Att Whitehall 29 December 1648.
• Whitehall Dec. 29 1648. Generall Councell.
• Some Remarkable Passages Out of the Countie of Hereford and Southwales Concerning Sir Robert Harley and Other Members of the Howse of Comons &c. a
• Charge Against Mr. Thomas Smith. a
• General Councill 5 Jan. 1648 Att Whitehall.
• Generall Councill.
• Generall Council. 8 Jan. 1648.
• Generall Councill.
• Generall Councill. a
• Generall Councill.
• [ Orders to the Army During the King’s Trial. ]
• The Declaration of the Officers Belonging to the Garrison of Lancaster Castle &c.
• [ General Council of Officers At Whitehall. 22 Feb., 1648.]
• Whitehall, March 1, 1648. Att the Committee of Officers For Forces & Garrisons.
• Whitehall, 8 March, 1648. Att the Committee of Officers For Forces &c.
• [ Lord Fairfax to the Speaker. ]
• Generall Councill. Whitehall, 23 March, 1648.
• Committee of Officers Appointed By the General Councill. Whitehall, 24 March, 1648.
• [ the Council of State to Lord Fairfax. ]
• Information of Henry Sanders of Walton Uppon Thames.
• [ Captain John Gladman to Lord Fairfax. ]
• The Committee of Wilts to Sir Henry Mildmay.
• Col. Monck to Lord Fairfax.
• To His Excellency the Lord Fairfax and the Counsell of Warre the Brotherly Request of Those That Are Called Diggers Sheweth
• To My Lord Generall and His Councell of Warr.
• [ the Diggers Song. ]
• [ Charles Fleetwood and Others to Colonel John Downes. B ]
• [ Kimpton Hilliard to Mr. William Clarke ].
• [ William Clarke to the Commissioners of the Great Seale. ]
• [ Kimpton Hilliard to William Clarke. ] a
• [ Extracts From News-letters ].
• [ the Trial of Mr. John Erbury. ]
• [ Oliver Cromwell to Lieut.-col. Wilks. ]
• [ Secretary Thurloe to General Monk. ]
• Appendix.
• Appendix A.: Two Letters From Clarke Papers In the Possession of Mr. Leybourne Popham.
• Appendix B.: an Account of the Origin of the Agreement of the People and the Negotiations of the Officers of the Army With the Representatives of the Levellers, Extracted From John Lilburne’s Pamphlet, “the Legal Fundamental Liberties.”
• Appendix C.: A Letter From Captain Anthony Mildmay, One of the Attendants On the King, to His Brothers, Sir Henry Mildmay.
• Appendix D.
• Notes On the Table.
• Publications of the Camden Society. New Series.

Lettre from the Townesmen to his Excellency sent by Doctor Glissen.

Right honourable,

Wee returne your Lordshippe our most humble thankes for your Lordshippes lettres in answer of our petition, and for your condescention soe farre in granting of our desires; butt soe itt is that the Commanders in chief heere having bin made acquainted with the contents of the letters, they have absolutely declar’d their deniall in granting liberty to the Committee heere under restraint to passe hence, and have this day passed an order of their Councell of warre, that all such inhabitants within this towne as have noe provisions for the maintenance of themselves and families for 20 dayes to come are to depart the towne tomorrow in the forenoone, and have caused warrants to bee issued out to the respective constables of each parish to give notice of such their order. Your Lordshippe well knowes that itt is nott within the compasse of our power to inlarge those of the Committee kept heere; and therfore in the behalf of the inhabitants wee humbly renew our former petition to your Lordshippe, that you would be pleased (notwithstanding such the deniall of the Lords and other commanders heere) to grant your Honours lettres of libertie of all such as are nott excepted in your Lordshippes lettre to passe into the country for the preservation of their lives; and soe commending your Lordshippe with the issue of this businesse to God Almighty wee humbly take our leaves.

Your Lordshippes humble servants

William Cooke Major.

Robert Buxton.

John Furleigh.

John Shaw.

Colchester,
Aug. 21, 1648.

Postscript.

Your Lordshippe may perceive that this lettre was intended to have bin sent yesterday, butt wee could nott with convenience, and the commanders heere have now given licence for the sending itt by Doctor Glissen, and att the request of our selves and the Committee heere have respited the putting of their order in execution for turning out the poore people.

For the right honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax his Excellency these humbly present.a

[a ]Cf. Gardiner, Great Civil War, iv., 200; Rushworth, vii., 1235.