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Committee of Officers appointed by the General Councill. Whitehall, 24 March, 1648. - Sir William Clarke, The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 2 [1894]

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The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, Secretary to the Council of the Army, 1647-1649, and to General Monck and the Commanders of the Army in Scotland, 1651-1660, ed. C.H. Firth (Camden Society, 1894). 4 vols.

Part of: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, 4 vols.

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Committee of Officers appointed by the General Councill. Whitehall, 24 March, 1648.

After God had bin earnestly sought all the day by fasting and prayer, lettres to the Lieutenant Generall were first read.

Heads of the Lettres to Col. Jones.a

Noe Declaration to bee made; itt were to redargute the Parliament.

Col. Whalley.

That these thinges bee offer’d:

1. That their accounts bee stated, Debentures given, and a sufficient security given.

The impowering the Commander in Cheif that goes over soe to capitulate with the Enemy as to conclude a peace; and that noe ill termes bee impos’d uppon him, as either to eradicate the Natives, or to divest them of their estates.

The consideration of those. The names that you would propose in relation to the Army.

To desire Sir Robert Kinge or such other Gentlemen as they shall please to call to them to their assistance in the modelling of the propositions.

To

Sir Hardresse Waller.Adj. Stubber.
Major Generall Mitton.Col. Reynolds.
Col. Coke.Col. Rich.
Col. Harrison.Lt. Elsyng.

As to the stating of provision, and all those incouragements to make them fitt to goe, the having of Magazines on the English side, the naming of the Navy att whose dispose that shall bee.

8 Regiments of Foote.

6 Regiments of Horse, and

A Regiment of Dragoones.

A great Debate in relation to lotts. Urg’d by Sir Hardresse Waller, that a lott was nott to bee us’d unlesse where the businesse could nott otherwise bee determined.

Col. Cooke offer’d that some might bee appointed as a Committee to consider of some such men.

Itt was urg’d, that [in the case] of Matthias and Barnabas, that there were butt two men, that the Apostles could have chosen one of them two, yett they chose to cast lotts.a

[a ]Here follow extracts from Ormond’s letter of March 9, 1648, to Col. Michael Jones, and fragments of Jones’s answer of March 19. Both letters having been printed in full these summaries are omitted. For the letters, see Milton’s Press Works, ed. Bohn, vol. ii., 170-174.

[a ]March 26 [?] The Councel of the Army sat at Whitehall, and the Committee appointed Saturday last, to propose some particulars for the encouragement of those that shall engage for Ireland made report thereof to the General Councel, upon debate whereof the Councel sate all day and most part of the night. The propositions reported were many.

(1.) That such as shall go shall have three moneth’s advance of their pay, and one moneth’s advance of their arrear.

(2.) Their accounts to be audited, and security given for them, and to be paid at a certain time, when the Parliament shall appoint.

(3.) That in case they shall be slain in the service, their next kindred or friend may receive the same by will or assignment.

(4.) That shipping may be provided for their transportation, and provisions made ready with expedition.

(5.) That there may be a Court of Admiralty constituted at Dublin, or elsewhere in Ireland, that so the men of war may not be troubled to lose so much time as to their prizes.

These with many other were reported by the said Committee; and if the Councell approve hereof then to be by them transferred to Parliament for their approbation.

The Moderate, March 29-27, 1649.

April 20. This day lots were drawn by the officers of the Army for the service of Ireland; the regiments whose lots did fall to go, were, of horse, Commissary Generall Ireton’s, Colonel Scroop’s, Colonel Hewson’s, and Major General Lambert’s; of foot, Colonell Ewer’s, Colonel Cook’s, Colonel Hewson’s, and ColonelDean’s; of Dragoons, Major Abbot’s, Capt Mercer’s, Capt. Fulcher’s, Capt. Garland’s, and Capt. Bolton’s troops.

The Moderate, April 17-24, 1649.