NOTES TO THE LETTERS. 261 P. 160. I desire to heare how Sir Jhon Conyars comes offfor Onell's escape.-O'Neile escaped from the Tower, 5 May, 1642. "On May 13th, it was ordered that Sir Walter Erle do report the business of Mr. Daniel O'Neile's escape to-morrow morning. 17 May, Sir Walt. Erle reports the business of the escape; that the greatest matter of suspicion fell on Mrs. Sanders, who confessed she had once attempted it, but, being told of the danger of it, gave it over: notwithstanding that, many circumstances still stuck on her, for being at least knowing of his escape; and that therefore he had given order that she should put in good security for her appearance at such time as she should be required." See the Nicholas Correspondence, published with Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, vol. iv. p. 128. Yourfather rwiteing to one by the post, and letting me knowe you weare to see the soulders on Tuesday last, I tooke it that that hindered you. -Journ. H. Coto. Monday, 9 May, 1642. " Ordered, That the House shall meet to-morrow at eight, and adjourn at ten, to the end that such as please may see the militiaof the city of London exercised." They were assembled in Finsbury fields under the command of Philip Skippon, Major- - General of all the city forces under the Parliament. I thinke ifMr Schirbere be reproufed it would be verywell. -William Sherbourn, D.D. Prebendary of Morton Parva, in the county of Hereford, suffered much for the King's cause, and lost all his preferments, to which he was re-admitted at the Restoration. He was Rector of Pembridge, where he died in 1679, aged ninety -two years. Walker says, " He had, at the persuasion of his old friend, the Earl of Essex, taken the Covenant, for which he was much disturbed in his last sickness." Walker's Sufferings of the Clergy, part 2, p. 36. P. 161. Sir Wee. Pelhamc ru-ites me word he has given up his liftenatcy, and his gooing to Yorke to the King.-Early in May the Commons issued their ordinance for raising the militia, which the King commandedhis subjects not to obey. On this, the Commons pub- lished a declaration, forbidding all persons to obey the King's proclamation. Orders . were then sent into Ml the counties to muster the militia, and the King summoned the gentry of Yorkshire as a defence of his person. P. 162. The ocation of this letter is to let you knowe that Mr. Weafer is dead.-Richard Weaver and Richard Seabourne, Esqs. were burgesses for the city of Hereford. There had been previous rumours of Mr. Weaver's death, which had excited in the mind of the Lady Brilliana, a desire that her son Edward should succeed him. Dr. Wright had been actively engaged on that occasion, and is again now; but JamesScudamore, Esq. appears to have been elected. Seabourne and Scudamore were Royalists, and, having joined the King at Oxford, were disabled by the House, when Edmund Weaver and Bennet Hoskins, Esqs. were elected in 1646. Willis's Notitia Parliamentaria, and Cob - bett's Parl. History. Sir Robert Harley's colleague was Fitzwilliam Coningsby, Esq. who was disabled 30 Oct. 1641 (Journ. H. Corn.) as a monopolist, and was succeeded by Humphrey
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