345 courtiers, who had some of them past him by without knowing him when he came in, although they had bene once of his familiar acquaintance, and the rest who had look'd upon him with such disdainful! neglect as those little people use to those who are not of their faction, 1iow flockt about him, striving who should expresse most respect, and, by an ex traordinary officiousnesse, redeeme their late sl ightings. Some of them desir'd he would command their service in any businesse he had IYith their lord, and a thousand such frivolous compliments, which the collonell smiled alt, and quitting himselfe of them as soone as he could, made hast to returne into the country. There he had not long bene but that he was inform'd, notwithstanding all these faire' shewes, the protector finding him too constant to be wrought upon to serve his tirannie, had resolv'd to secure his person, least he should head the people, who now grew very weary of his bondage. But though it was certainly confirm'd to the collonell how much he was afraid o( his honesty and freedome, and that he was resolv'd not to let him longer be att liberty, yet, before his guards apprehended the collone! !, death imprison'd himselfe, and eonfin'd all his vast ambition and 'a! l his cruel! designes into tl\e narrow compasse of a grave. His armie and court substituted his eldest sonne, Richard, in his roome, who was a meeke, temperate, and quiett man, but had not a spirit fit to succeed his father, or to manage such a perplexed government. The people being vexed with the pockett-parliaments, and the ma ior-generalls of the counties, like bashaws, were now all muttering to have a free parliament, after the old manner of elections, without engaging those that were chosen to any terms. Those at Richard's court, that knew his father's councells to prevent Col!. Hutchinson from being chosen in his owne country, councell'd Richard to pricke him for sheriffe of the county of Nottingham, which assoone as he understood, ·he writt him a letter, declaring his resentment in such a ci1~ ill manner as became the person. Uichard retnrn'd a very obliging answer, denying any intention in
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