Wednesday, Sep. the 25, 1644, Capt. ·white went to London, to sollicite the committee's businesse against the governor, for they were intended to putt it upon a faire debate, as was promis'd. The next day the governor commanded Capt. Barrett's troope to convoy -him towards London, but iust as he was going to horse, t,he committee, contrary to their engagements, not to meddle with any millitary aftaires, commanded them another way, and soe he was forc'd to goe without a convoy, although the captaine was afforded a whole troope to waite on him. Two or three days before the governor went, Chadwick came privately to the governor's brother and told him, that his conscience would not suffer him to conceale the mall~tious designes, and that treachery, which he now discover'cl to be in these men's oppositions of the governor, and, with many insinuations, told him they were framing articles against the governor, whereof he gave him a copie, which the governor carried to London with him, and shew'cl the lieftenant-collonell the originalls in Mason's and Plumptre's owne hand writings. Three dayes after the governor, Coli. Thornhagh went to London. That day the governor went, one of the presbyterian .ministers, whose name was Gooclal, preacht the lecture at the grcate church, with many invectives against governors and arbitrary power, so planely hinting at the governor that all the church well understood it; but for the committee, he gloz'd with them, and told them he had nothing to say to them, but to goe on in the good way they went, Some months after, this poore man preaching at a living the committee had put him into, was taken by the enemie, and much deiected at it, because he could not hope the governor enterprizes, the rapidity and number of which were surprizing: he was at th.e siege of Ragland-castle, the last garrison that surrendered; he came again · to Nottingham during CoiL Hutchinson's government, and, by the list of the garri!:ion in Deering'~ Nottingham, appears to have continued with Capt. Poulton.
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