272 7he HIS T 0 R Y of the PURITANS. VoL. II. K. Charies1. " ·occafion they declare to the world, that they defire the fame for the ~" king, and others of his party, fo far as can confifl: with common right " and ireedom, and with the fecurity of the fame for the future. And we dn ·cc clearly profejs (fay they) that we do not fee how there can be any peace to " this kingdom firm or !afting, without a due provijionjor the rights, quiet, '' and immunity of his majejty, his royal family, and his !ate partakers; and " herein we think, that tender and equitable dealing (as fuppofing their " cafes had been ours) and a fpirit of common love and jufiice diffufing " itfelf to the good and prefervation of all, will make the mofl: glorious " conqueft over their hearts, to make them and the whole people of the '' land, laf\ing friend s." n, preCoyThe leading members of theprefbyteri'an party in the houfe of commons, P te" 1 '. 0 ' 111 1 could not contain themfelves within any reafonable bounds, at thefe proar wmm . . . refolvc to op- ceedings ; they fatd It was mfufferable that the parliament infl:ead of treatpifetbcarmy. ing with the killg, {hould be obliged to treat with their own fervant~, ~nd therefore advifed raiilng a new army, and oppofing force with force, till thofe who had the king in their cufl:ody, fhould fobmit to their fuperiors Ele.ven of n·nd deliver him back. On the other hand, the oflicers and agitators re– tlmn:~;mbers folv-ed to get rid of thefe refolute gentlemen, and therefore impeached eleven R~~~~:.c~.. of the members of high· trealon, June I 6. for obfiructing the bufinefs of 570, 572. Ireland; for actingagainft the army and againft the.laws and liberties of the R apin, P· fubjeCl:, &c. and defired they might be fufpended from the houfe till they 3So. were legally acquitted: Their names were Denzil Hoilis Efq; Sir Phi!. Stapleton, Sir Wil/iam Lewis, Sir John Clotworthy, Sir William Wailer, Sir 'John Mapwrd, Major General Ma.lfey, Mr. Gfyn recorder, Colonel Waf– ter Long, Colonel Edward Harley, Antony Nichofs ·Efq. The commons not only rejected their impeachment, but ordered the king to be brought to Ric/.;mo11d, and that four full companies of the militia lhould guard 1~u01w. I?· · the two houfes. This quickened the refentments of the army, who fent sHs. them the following propofals, among others, June 2 3· "--That the " king's coming to Richmond be fufpended; --that no place be ap– ,, pointed for his refidence nearer London than the parliament will allow " the qu1rters of the army; -that the impeached members be fe– " qneftered the houfe; -that the multitude of fol diess that flock to• " gether about the city be difperfcd, and that no new forces be raifed, nor " any preparations made for a new war." If thefe particula's are not c-omplied with in a week's time, they declare they will march to Londo11 and do themfelves juf\ice. The houfes being terrified with the approach of the army agreed to content them for the prefent, in order to gain time; and .the impeache d members having defired leave to withdraw, retired firft into the city, and after fome time left the kingdom. The other requefls of the army were alfo complied with; whereupon after Whitl•.p. 264: R apin, p. 385, 388. return-
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