764. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. XI, C H A P. XI. From the K r N G's leaving Whitehall to the commencement. of the Civil War. K. Charles I. A LL things now tended to a rupture between the king and parlia r642. ment ; the legiflature being divided and the conftitution broken.. State the royal family was at Hampton-Court, the officers and foldiers nation, who were quartered about King/ton, to the number of two hundred, made fuch difturbances that the militia of the county was railed to dìfperfe Refolationsofthem. After a few days the king removed to Windfor, where a cabinet the cabinet council was held in pretence of the queen, in which, befides the refolu- counail tion of palling no more bills, already mentioned it was further agreed- that Windfor. P $ y her majefty being to accompany the princefs her, daughter to Hol- land, in order to her marriage with the prince of Orange, fhould take with her the crown jewels, and pledge them for ready money ; withr. which the fhould purchafe arms and ammunition, &c. for the king's fervice., She was alto to treat with the kings of France and Spain for four thou- fand foldiers, by the mediation of the pope's nuncio. It was further re- folved that his majefty fhould come to no agreement with the parliament.,., till he underftood the fuccefs of her negotiations, but fhouldendeavour to get poffeflion of the important fortrefles of Portfmouth and Hull, where. the arms and artillery of the late army in the north were depofited. Mr, P. 525. Eachard fays it was refolved, that the queen fhould remove to Portfrnouth, and the king to Hull; that being poffeffed of thofe places of ftrength, where his friends might retort to him with fafety, he fhould fit fill till Rapin, the hot fpirits at Wefminfer could be brought to reafon ; but this impor_ P. 354 tant fecret being difcovered,; the parliament entered. upon more effeEtual meafures for their fafety :, they fent to colonel Goring governor of Part': mouth, not to receive any forces into the townbut by authority of the. king; fignified by both houles of parliament., Sir yohn Hotham was fent to fe- cure the magazine at Hull; and a guard was placed about the `Power of London, to prevent the carrying out any ordnance or ammunitionwithout P. 370, 371. confent ofparliament. Lord Clarendon, and after him. Mr. Eachard, cenfure the two houles for exercifing thefe firft aáls of fovereignty. How far they were neceffary for their own and the public fafety after what had paft,, and the refolutions of the councils at Windfor, I leave with the reader. The
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