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By W. W. Ravenhill, Esq. 127 
“Colonel Penruddock pretended great friendship for the Sheriffe, and sent 
him a horse and man to wait upon him and sent word hee should dine with him 
that Monday. Observe, the last words hee made good.” 
At the Market Place, according to another paper “ The Faithful 
Scout,’ March 16th, 1655. 
‘Colonel Penruddock by way of making a speech addressed himself to Lord 
Rolles, assuring him that Major-General Wagstaffe, Commander in Chief had 
given orders that they should receive no harm to their own persons, and then 
proclaimed King Charles saying the Duke of York was coming from France 
with 10,000 men,” 
or, according to another account,! 
“that Lord Fairfax had 8000 and Sir William Waller 4000 in London, ready 
to join them, and there was to be a rising in every county.” 
The good people of Salisbury who it had been thought would 
join them at once, joined them not. Cautiously they stayed within 
doors, except where compelled to come out, peeping at the disruption 
of order, and fearful perchance that a little active indiscretion on 
their part might reduce their city to ashes. The Parliamentary if 
not the Protector’s party were in the ascendant amongst them. 
They wished for better days, and the absence of forced loans, 
and other discomforts of the late King’s government. I gather 
from their corporation books, that the corporation business at any 
rate was in abeyance at this time. On the 19th of February they 
met and gave Colonel Dove a rundlet of sack, and transacted other 
matters. During the last days of that month the feeling that 
troubles were impending increased. They had adjourned to the 5th of 
March following. On meeting that day the only business transacted 
was adjournment to the 2nd of April. Before this the rising was 
over, but complete calm had not come to them April 2nd. 
“The Councell met and adjourned to y* 27th day of this instant April at 9 
of y° Clock in y* forenoone, and warning to be given thereof by y* officers three 
daies before.” * 
There is no mention of the Corporation having anything to do 
with the rising. 
1 Perfect Proceedings, March 15th to 22nd, 1655, 
* Ledger D., Salisbury Corporation Books, 
