175 of the hill at Nottingham, and fmm thence sent his trmilpett lo the governor, as not willing to trust himself<: without his leave, to know whi~her he would .permitt him and his two servants to come into his garrison to visitt the lieftenant-collonell. The governor sent him a tickett f(Jr them to come in, and though usually they kept no centinells in the towne, yett he sent downe sbme officers and soul-. diers to shew him a gnard at his entrance. When the lieftenantcollonell came to him, he made many endearing expressions to him, how much he reioyc'd when his regiment was design'd for that place where he was, and how kind an affection he retein'd for him, notwithstanding their contrary engagements. Falling into further discourse of this, he sayd that if he could but be convinc'd that the king first entertein'd papists into his annie, and that the parliament had none in theirs, he would never fight more on his side. The lieftenant-collonell t9ld him, he should easily be able to doe that. "''Vel!," said Dacre, "you and I must have some discourse in pri- " vate,' and I shall be glad if you can satisfie me in that." Then the collonell desired some drinke might be sent Ojlt to two or three gentlemen, that stay'd on him upon the top of the hill; which the !ieftenant-collonell hearing, sent some of his owne officers and souldiCJ·s on horseback to fetch them downe, who comming in all together with them, the toivne rose in ari uproare and came to the governor with a high complaint, that I know not how many cavaliers were come into the towne, and rid up and downe armed, threatning the people to then· greate terror. This the governor thinking to be true, was Yext at it, and sent downe .an angrie letter to his brother, r: Though this may appear somewhat improbable in a time when re\igious opiniont. have so little effect upon political ones, it was otherwise considered at that time; for nearly at this same juncture it 'is to be seen, in Whitelock, page 81, that Sir E. Deering did on this very account of there being so many papists and Irish rebels entertained in the king's army, quit him and come into the parliament, who admitted him to compowilion, being the first. £ c
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