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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2n<» S. VII. Feb. 19. '59. 



The Swordbearer and Cap of Maintenance, on horse- 

 back. 



Pages bare, on horseback. 



The King of Armas, in the like cote, on the right 

 hand ; the Mayo"' Vyner on the left, holding the sword, 

 both abreast ; the Mayo"" caryed the sword. 



Cromwell alone, in an olive-coloured cloth, with gold 

 buttons and loopes, and gold hatband; often pulling of 

 his hatt. 



Claypoole. his son-in-law, M"" of his horse, leading a 

 led horse, with a great saddle of red velvet embroydered. 



Divers led horses. 



Lambert, Leiftenant-general. 



The Officers of the army, 4 and 4. 



Divers serving men, 4 and 4. 



Some coaches. 



f This account differs in several particulars from those 

 printed in the Weehly Intelligencer and Perfect Ac- 

 count of Daily Intelligence, &c., Feb. 8-15, 1654.] 



At his returne by Arundel howse, he being in a coach, 

 which was rich, all guilt, one threw a stone of 6 pound 

 weight upon his coach. 



P. 21. One Majo^ Huntingdon having understood that 

 Oliver Cromwell had made articles with the King at 

 Hampton Court, and Nol tampering with this Hunting- 

 don, to execute some of his commands concerning the 

 King, Hunt, said to Nol : ' How can 3 ou doe this, being 

 contrarj' [to] your Articles and Agreement with the 

 King ? ' • What,' says Noll, ' keep Articles with a Tj'rant ! ' 

 — Coll. Phil. Honywood. 



P. 22. In the play at Cambridge calld Lingua, he acted 

 the part of Tactus, and stumbled at a Crowne, and tooke 

 it up and putt it on, and twas fitt, and askd if it did not 

 become him. — iSr W"^ Courtney. 



-July 23, 1654. One Southworth, a preist long con- 

 demnd to be hanged, the Portugal Emb[assador] went 

 to the Lord Protectour for a repreive. ' God forbid his 

 hand should be consenting to the death of any for re- 

 ligion ; ' and did promise a repreive. The next evening 

 [ he] sent the Emb. word, he was sorrj' he could not per- 

 form his promise; for since that, his Counsell had ad- 

 visd him that the lawes should be executed, to which he 

 had swore ; and he was hangd and quarterd, and the 

 quarters the Spanish Embassadour bought of the hang- 

 man for 40s. 



P. 23. At themariageof his daughter to Eich, in Nov. 

 1657, the Protectour threw about .sack posset among all 

 the ladyes, to foyle their rich clothes, which they tooke as 

 a favour, and also wett sweetmeafes; and dawbd all the 

 stooles, where they were to sitt, with wett sweetmeates; 

 and puUd of Riches his perucque, and would have throwne 

 it into the fire, but did not, yet he sate upon it. 



An old formall courtier that was Gent. Usher to the 

 Queene of Bohemia, is enterteyned among them. Sir 

 Thomas Billingsley, senza barba ; and he danced afore 

 them in his cloke and sword, and one of the 4 of the 

 Protectours Buffons made his lip black like a beard, 

 whereat the K* drew his knife, missing very little of kill- 

 ing the fellow. — T7iis Hatton Rich told his acquaintance. 



In the time of the long Parliament, a minister was 

 ready to be sequestred, and 0. C. being his freind, turnd 

 their intentions with these words: 'lam persuaded that 

 God has sett a seal upon his ministry, and there is a 

 stamp upon his professions, &c., and I must needs say, he 

 has lived up to the word of God.' — 3fr. Crisp. 



Afore the Parliament began, 17 yeare ago or thereabouts, 

 divers would meet with him [Cromwell] sometimes in a 

 barne, and other places; among the rest one Mr. Goad, 

 who was chaplin to Lord Say and brother to Dr. Goad, 

 father-in-law to Mr. J. Bj-ng, and their praj'ers tended to 

 pulling downe that goverment, and for a reformacion ; 

 and when he had prayed, this Goad (as beleiving it true) 



has told his said brother for certayne, that he has heard 

 a voice saying, as afar off, ' Verily it shalbe done, Verily 

 it shal be.' — Mr. J. Byng. 



Feb. 1657. When he had beat up the Parliament, one 

 night in bed could not sleep, and rose, and of a sud- 

 den struck his bedchamber man, and called him Presbi- 

 terean rascall. He went out to his fellow servants, and 

 when they came in, they found 0. crying and howling.— 

 Idem. 



P. 24. Nol sent one Major Claytor of the army into 

 Ireland (as CI. told Mr. Crisp), with great pretences of 

 love to him and for his preferment, and told him that in 

 the bowels of the Lord Jesus he had a tender affection to 

 him ; and tooke him by the sholder, and wept over him, 

 giving him letters to his son Harry in Ireland, telling 

 him those letters would doe his buisnes. Claytor goes, 

 and having at Chester a mynd to open the letters, found 

 that there was expresse order to hang him. Then he 

 skulckt up and downe, living private and obscure. — Mr. 

 Crisp, Mr. Jo. Temple. 



When the King was beheaded, and the body and 

 head putt into a coffin, and set in the banquetting howse, 

 Oliver Cromwell came, with one Bowtell of Suffolk, neare 

 Franingham, and tryed to open the side with his staffe, 

 but could not ; then he tooke Bowtells sword, and with 

 the pummell kncckt up the lid, and lookt upon the King, 

 shewing him to Bowtell. Then at that time this Bowtell 

 askt him what government wee should have? He said, 

 ' the same that is now.' — ^ This Bowtell told Coll. Rolston, 

 who at first was his great enemy, and persecutor of Rolston, 

 hut after this left off the service. Coll. Rolston. 



P. 25. One Mr. Robert Compton had playd at dyce or 

 cards with Oliver Cromwell, afore the warrs, and Oliver 

 having some of Sir Simeon Steward'siands j'et left un- 

 sold, his conscience told him of the cheat he made 

 upon this Compton, who was a genteele lad, and his 

 father was a draper, or some other tradesman in London ; 

 and this Compton, being at an ordinary in London, or 

 the suburbs, was told that some bayliffs wayted without, 

 to arre.st him for a debt of his, of 20/. or thereabouts, [and] 

 would not stirr out of the ordinary roome, least they should 

 attacque him ; it hapned that Oliver had in that very point 

 of time sent a gent, with a letter to this Compton, and order 

 to restore him his money, so gayned in paj"^ [play], being 

 toucht in conscience concerning the manner of acquiring 

 it. This money came so luckily to this Compton, that he 

 paid his debt, for which those bayliffs waited, and went 

 away with about 100/. in his purse. — Mr. Jo. Byng, 

 Jan. 1659. 



P. 81. An old man told one Harvey of Nol Croni- 

 wel's Court, and advised him to leave his place, telling 

 him that Nol should shortly dye, and his son Richard 

 should come in his place, but should not continue. Then 

 there should [be] other changes which should not last. 

 Then King Charles .should come in, and governe, but be 

 slayne. Next him .should rule the Duke of Yorke, which 

 also should be slayne, and then the Duke of Glouc. who 

 should hold his goverment 4 yeares, but with much 

 trovvble, and then the Romish goverment shall sway this 

 nation. — Mrs. Coggan. told me, 21 Octob. 1659. 



P. 88. Henry "Cromwell, 2d son to Oliver, our Pro- 

 jectour (sic) might have kept the goverment of Ireland, 

 for [he] wanted no meanes to accomplish it. But a let- 

 ter from Fleetwood's wife wheedled him into England, 

 and leave that goverment ; and landing at Chester, he sent 

 to . . . {-lank), a gent of quality neare, to borrow his 

 coach and horses, to carry him to London. The gent, 

 sent him word that a Cart was fitter for him. — Mr. 

 Elhenhead, brother-in-law to Si'' Henry Chichhy, that lives 

 hi Ireland, told it [<o] divers in presence of Coll. P. Hony- 

 wood. 



P. 94. " 0. Cromwell. When he sent his son Henry to 



