Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow (Volume 1) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1698. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... and Instructions to treat with the King, who principally insisted on that Article concerning Bishops, whom he accounted to be by Divine Right, or rather essentially necessary to the Support of Arbitrary Power 5 whereupon Ministers? of each side were appointed to dispute touching that Subject, in order to satisfy the King's Con DEGREES science. But the Army having now wonderfully dispersed their Enemies on every part, began to consider how to secure themselves and the Common Cause against the Counsels that were carried on in opposition to them, under pretext of making Peace with the King, and to that end drew up a Declaration at St. Albany dated the 16th of November, 1648. shewing, that the Grounds of their first Engagement was to bring Delinquents to Justice; that the King was guilty of the Blood shed in the first and second War, and that therefore they could not trust him with the Government. Thi? Remonstrance they presented to the Parliament On the 10th of November, 1648. The King and Parliament seeing this Cloud beginning to gather, endeavoured by all means possible to hasten their Treaty to a Conclusion. The Army also were not wanting to fortify themselves against that Shock, sending some of their own' Number to those Members of Parliament, whom they esteemed most faithful to the Common Cause, to invite them down to the Armyv after they should in a publick manner have expressed thejr Dissatisfaction so t, he Proceedings (, . . 'Pc of those who had betrayed theTrustreposed in them by the good People of England, and declared, that finding it impossible to be any farther serviceable inParliament, they had resolved to repair to the Army in order to procure their Assistance in settling the Government of the Nation upon a just Foundation. At a Meeting of