THE

PARLIAMENTARY

O R

CONSTITUTIONAL

History of England,

From the earliest TIMES,

TO THE

Restoration of King CHARLES II.

COLLECTE D

From the RECORDS, the ROLLS of Parliament, the JOURNALS
of both Houses, the Public LIBRARIES, Original MANU-
SCRIPTS, fcarce SPEECHES, and TRACTS; all compared with
the several Contemporary Writers, and connected, through-
out, with the Hiftory of the Times.

By SEVERAL HAN D S.

THE SECOND EDITION.

IN TWENTY-FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL.

XXII.

From the Disturbances in October, 1659, to the Restoration of the King;
and an Adjournment of the Convention Parliament in September, 1660.

LONDON,

Printed for J. and R. TONSON, and A. MILLAR, in the
Strand; and W. SANDBY, in Fleet-ftreet.

MDCCLXIII,

THE

PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY

OF

ENGLAND.

HE Army being now once again Inter-regnum, entire Lords and Mafters of all, had

T

many Confultations how they fhould
new model the Government; and

1659.

October.

firft they declared Fleetwood to be The Army fend their Commander in Chief. They Letters to the next difpatch'd Mellengers to the Armies in Scot-Forces in Scot

land and Ireland, to acquaint them with what they

had done; knowing well, That it was of great Importance to fecure thofe Forces in their Intereft. The Council of State met very feldom, and that privately; at one of which Meetings, Ludtow informs us, Col. Sydenham made a Speech, in Vindication of the late Proceedings of the Army; and undertook to prove, That they were neceffitated to make ufe of this laft Remedy by a particular Call of the Divine Providence. But, that the Lord Prefident Bradshaw, who was then prefent, tho', by long Sickness, very weak and much emaciated, yet, adds our Author, being animated by his ardent Zeal and conftant Affection to the Common Cause, VOL. XXII. upon

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land and Ireland,