173 for himselfe, and closely sought after the enlargement of his owne power, by the abridgement of theirs, he assur'd them he was much mistaken, and that neither to Mr. Millington, nor Sr. Thomas Fairfax, had he mentioned aniething more then the government of the castle; for that of the towne he reioyc'd not in it, but look'd upon it as a greate burthen; yet since it was conferr'd as an honor upon him, he should not decline serving them therein that had thought him worthy of it, except it gave distaste to any of those present; which if it did, he would esteem it an obligation, if they would but, declare it before he publisht his commission. They all unanimously .replied, they were not only contented, but exceedingly well pleas' cl m It. Then the governor told them, if they were reall,' as they pro-. fess'd, he should expect their ready and free concurrence with him, in all affairs tending to the publick service, and in those courses he. should applie himselfe to, for the good of the garrison: and againe. -earnestly desir'd them, if they had any dislikes, either of him per- ;;onally, or of the alteration of the towne, out of the hands it had bene in the last yeare, that they WO~Jid now freely declare it; for as he should take it exceeding kindly of them, to doe so at this time; ·so if, after he had undertaken the charge, there should be any thwarting or crossing of powers and commands betweene them, he should not beare it; for as he should not stand upon all punctuall niceties in his command, so he would not be abridg'd of the iust and lawfull power due to him in his place. They all unanimously answer'd, it was very fitt and iust he should have it, and they would rather endeavour to uphold him in it, then any way to retrench it. Now was my lord Newcastle's armie come into Derbyshire, and having taken some places there, nothing was expected at Derby and Nottingham but a siege; whereupon Captaine Palmer's troope • Reall-Fr. Vrais-iincere..
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