Chap. X. The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRrT ANS. 459 of horfe to Hurfl-Caflle, where he continued till he was conduCl:ed by K. Charles I. colonel Harr:fon to lYindfor, in order to his trial. The fame day the of- ~48· ficers fent a declaration to the houfe to enforce their late remoi?Jlram:e, Rulhw~ complainin<>' that they were wholly negleCl:ed, and defiring the majority 1341. of the bouf~ to exclude from their councils fuch as would obflruCi jullice, Rapm, P· or elfe withdraw from them. This occafioned warm debates among the t~J;en. p. members, and a motion that the principal officers who had a fhare in 237. the remonllraoce might be impeached of high treafon. Upon which the 'They march army marched direCily to London, with general Fair:fax at their head, to London who writ to the lord-mayor and common council, that he was march- and/urge tht ing to Weflmil?fler in purfuance of the late remonllrance, and defired par· 40000/. of the city in part of their arrears. Dec. 2. he quartered his troops about Wbiteha/1, the Mews, C1vent-Garden, and St. Janzes's, afruring the citizens, that they fhould difturb no man in his property. Though the houfes were now invironed with an armed force, they had the courage to vote, that the jeizing tbe perfon of tbe king, and carrying him prijoner to Hurft-Caftle, was without their adcuice and conferd; and next day, after having fat all night [Dec. 5.] it was carried without a di– viiion, that the king's concdfirms to the parliament's propojitiom 71Jere a fzif!i– cient ground.for the hoziJ~S to proceed uponfor.fettling the peace qf the king~ d?m ; two hundred forty-four members being prefent. But the officers b~ing determined to carry their point, difcharged the·city trained bands, and placed a regiment of horfe and another of foot the very next day, at the door of the parliament houfe, and colonel Pride having a lift of the difiatfeCi– ed members in his hand,tookabout forty of them intocullody,and denied entrance to about an hundred more, which determined feveral others to withdraw, infomuch that the houfe of commons was left in the poffeffion · of about one hundred and fifty or two hundred perfons, moll of them of– ficers of the army, who conducted every thing according to ,the plan concerted in their council.at St. A/bans. f!l!ver Cromwe!l was not yet. arri- Dugdale, P• ved at London from hts northern exp~dltwn, but wnt from Knottmgjly, 363. Nov. 20. that the officers of his regiments were deeply fenfible of the miferies of the kingdom, and had a great zeal for impartial jullice to be done on offenders, with whom he concurred. December 6. he came to London, and next day bad the thanks of the boufe thus garbled for his faithful Cervices to the public. December I 1. a paper called the AGREEMENT oF THE PEOPLE was prefented to the general and council of officers, as a rule for future government. 'Twas fuppofed to be drawn up by Ireton, and propofed a. di.ffolution of the prefent parliament, and a new one to be chofen, confillmg of four hundred members, who were to eleCi acouncil of flate from among themfelves, for the_management of all pub-
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