~87 collonell, being of a most placable nature, freely forgave him, and sent him not away empty, for he had fifteene pounds for only a fortnight's service; yet this rogue, before he went out of the country, went to the presbiters at Nottingham, and told them his conscience would not permitt him to stay in the collonell's house, because he and his wife were such violent sectaries, that no orthodox man could live comfortably with them.; and this scandall those charitable priests were ready to receive and more largely spread it. They themselves, with divers of their zealous disciples, whom they had perverted, among whom were Coli. Ft:ancis Pierrepont, Captaines Rosse, White, Chadwick, and many others, were watching opertunity to breake their covenant and rise against that parliament, under which they had serv'd and sworne to assist them, till all delinquents, as well greater as !esse, were bl"Ought to condigne punishment. At London things were in a very sad posture, the two factions of presbitery and independency being so engag'd to suppresse each other, that they both left of to regard the public interest, insomuch that att that time a certaine sort of publick·spirited men stood up in the parliament and the armie, declaring against these factions and the ambition of the grandees of both, and the partiallity that ,~as in these dayes practis'd, by which greate men were privelledg'd to doe those things which meaner men were punish'd for, and the injustice and other crimes of particular members of parliament, rather cover'd then punish'd, to the scandal! of the whole house. Many got shelter in the house and armie against their debts, by which others were defrauded and undone. The lords, as if it were the chiefe interest . of nobillity to be licenc'd in vice, claim'd many prerogatives, which sett them out of the reach of common iustice, which these goodhearted people would have equally to belong to the poorest as well as the mighty ; and for this and such other honest · declara2 R
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