17'l .Assoone as the governor had receiv'd his commission, he thought it his duty to pnt it in execution, and to arme and fortifie the towne; but my Lord Newcastle comming with all his forces into Nottingham and Derbyshire, the governor, by the advice of the committee, forbore to publish his new commissions, least the enemy, perceiving an intent to enlarge the garrison, should utterly destroy the towne, before they were able to defend it. At the reading of his commission in ·the committee chamber, Coll. 'l'hornhagh shew'd much discontent, and was melancholly after it; whereupon the governor told him, that as he had not sought that enlargement of command, so if any of them thought themselves abridg'd by it, or any other inconvenience to the publick service, he would resigne it, and never make use of his commission. The collonell answered; with much kindnesse, that he only 'wonder'd how the towne came to , be added, when they only writt for the castle, but he was well ·satisfied with it, and forc'd himselfe to a seeming content, though the trnth is he had some emulation, but not mallice, to the governor; and being of a natqre a little iealous and easie to be wrought upon, the wicked enemies of the cause endeavour'd, what they could, to insinuate into him, and worke disaffection and devision betweene these two gentlemen, who were the most faithfull, unbiassed, and zealous champions of the publick interest, in their country. But after Coll. 'l'hornhagh had bene wrought up to declare discontent, there were many odde passages, by which others alsoe of the committee, who durst not before revealc their envious hearts, shew'd themselves displeas'd: whereupon, when they were all together, the governor, who hated secret heart-boylings, spoke to them, and told them, that their carriages, since the commission came to him, did manifest their dissatisfi1ction in it, and if .thcy would deale ingenuously with him and let him know it, as he had not sought the additional! g~vernment of the towne, so he would never undertake it, if they had any iealousies that unknowue to them he procur'd it
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