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Newsletters - Sir William Clarke, The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 4 [1901]

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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 (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901). 4 vols.

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

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August 9.—

xxxi. f. 190.The Commissioners have voted Colonel Talbott to bee Colonell, Colonel Wroth Rogers Lieutenant Colonel, and Henry Pounall, who was Lieutenant Colonel, to bee Major. They have agreed uppon Generall Monck’s regiment of horse with these alteracions, vizt. the Cornet of his owne troope to be put out and Captain Abra. Davies in his roome, the Major’s Quarter Master put out and one Evan Lewis in his roome, Captain Johnson (eldest captain) put out and one captain Glinne put in his roome, Captain Legg left out and Captain Combes (formerly of Collonel Bridges, now of Collonel Okeyes regiment) put in, Quarter Master Crispin left out and one Quarter Master Dagget put in. They likewise agreed upon the inferriour officers of Collonel Pearsons and Collonel Fairfaxes regiments . . .1

Yesterday the House fined Mr. Brookes and Mr. Dunch (two of theire Members) 100li. per peice for being with Sir George Booth, and 20li. a peice on such Members as appeare not Munday next, except such as have leave and are in service. An Act was comitted for setleing the lands of such as were in rebellion upon the tenants of such landlords as shall adventure life for the Parliament. The proclameinge of Charles Stewart at Warrington hath occasioned all Sir George Booth’s party to desert him but 1300, which hath put that party in this citty upon a desperaet designe (under the nocion of haveing a Common Hall to peticion for a free Parliament) to cause a generall insurreccion, for the prevencion whereof the House this day ordred that the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen be sent for, and the meeting of the Common Hall prohibited;2 that Sir George Booth and Sir Thomas Middleton, and all that joyne with, abett, or assist them or any other against the present authority, be forth with proclamed traytors, which was done accordingly.3 Severall partyes of horse and foot are drawne out to quarter in the citty to prevent there intended insurreccion, which was to be at 5 a clock this evening. The 3 regiments sent for out of Flanders ar landed at Gravesend, and are here expected speedily.4

Yours H. S.
G. M.

9 August, 59.

Atkinson, who was condemned for flyeing to the adverse party, was this day pardoned.

[1 ]The names of these officers are omitted. See Commons’ Journals, vii. 743, 762.

[2 ]Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1659-60, p. 90. Cf. Whitelocke, Memorials, iv. p. 357.

[3 ]The proclamation against Booth, dated August 9, is printed in the Public Intelligencer, August 8-15, p. 647.

[4 ]See Thurloe Papers, vii. 722. The three regiments sent from Dunkirk were the three ‘field regiments’ which had lately been serving with the French army, viz. the regiments of Major-General Morgan, Sir Brice Cochrane, and Colonel Sam Clarke. On arriving in England they were reduced into two regiments, under Cochrane and Clarke. Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1659-60, p. 121.