Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce.

  • Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon
Date:
1845
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Credit: Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10. All cittizens that will mount themselves on horseback to bee under Skip worths comand, and this is an acceptable servise. 11. Amunition to ishue out of the chamber of London under Skipworths command. 12. This servise in generall, and every perticuler, is a good and acceptable servise, and legall. 13. The comon councell comittee to bee free from all commands and arrests, and not to stirr out of the citty without leave of the house of comons. [The house resumed its sittings at Westminster on Tuesday the lltli January 1641-2. The city committee, together with lord Kimbolton and the fi ve members, went at about one o’clock to the Three Cranes, a well known wharf in the Vintry, and there took water, accompanied by between thirty and forty long boats with guns, flags, &c. and great num¬ bers of citizens and seamen in other boats and barges. In this way the accused members made their triumphant return to Westminster, a body of the trained bands marching at the same time by land to form a guard around the two houses. The poor distrusted king, alto¬ gether discomfited by his own folly, had, in the mean time, left London, never to return to it until his death had been resolved upon. (Rushworth, part iii. vol. i. 484.) ] [56^ sheet.'] WEDNESDAY, 12TH JANUARY 1641. [a GUARD SET UPON THE TOWER.] A command to leftenant [of the] tower and master of ordnance, there deputies and under officers, that noe provision of victuall, or military amunition, bee ishued out without the kings command signified by both houses of parliment. And that non bee taken into the tower without the sam directions, nor noe increase of warders. That a guard bee set uppon the tower, by land and water, to see this comand performed, and this to bee under the command of Skipperne. An intimation to the common councell what care is taken about the tower.
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