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to be one of the nine, who by their vote, were to command the nine 

 regiments of Horse then only to be continued for the defence of this 

 nation. 



That by reason of the premisses the Earl of Newcastle caused his 

 wife and children to be turned out of doors, and his house, lands, 

 goods, and stock at four Iron Works to be taken from him, to the 

 value of 2,000 ; for which he never had any recompense. 



That Lieut*. -Gren 1 . Cromwell finding the said Colonel Copley 

 would not become subservient to his ambitious ends (which then 

 were under the curtain, but since discovered) caused him to be un 

 deservedly questioned upon articles (which before he had waived), 

 and after he had fully cleared himself, did, notwithstanding his said 

 service, contributions and sufferings, cause him to be put out of the 

 Catalogue presented to be continued in 1647 ; whereby his regiment 

 was taken from him, and given to Colonel Lambert, contrary to the 

 said vote ; the Parliament, as is conceived, not then remembering it, 

 nor their engagement by their letter afore-mentioned. 



That though he thus lost his command, yet he did not resist (as 

 others of late) but acquiesced in the pleasure of the house, and sub 

 mitted shortly after to a Commonwealth Government set up ; yet 

 hath been kept out of all employment, both civil and military ever 

 since ; to his reproach and the ruin of his estate, contrary to the 

 declaration of the 20th January 1643, while he hath seen many 

 others (who never at all, or not considerably, either served or con 

 tributed to, or suffered for the Parliament) from mean conditions, 

 preferred to, and continued in great commands and employments by 

 their compliances with the many changes of this evil age, and the 

 lusts of ambitious men, to the hazard of the ruin of this Common 

 wealth. 



That he did disapprove of the usurpations of the Protectoral, and 

 the longings after the regal power; but when the Parliament was 

 invited to return to the discharge of their trust, and were about the 

 restitution of the commands to such, as by the usurpations were dis 

 possessed, he tendered his service. And after the late interruption, 

 he declared his readiness to raise a regiment, and to run the hazard 

 of his life and fortune, to reduce the army to the Parliament s obedi 

 ence ; and received a Commission to that end. 



His humble request, therefore, is, that your Honours will be 

 pleased upon due consideration of the premisses to confer upon 

 him his own regiment of Horse, late under the command of the 

 said Colonel Lambert, and now about 12 years withheld 

 from him, according to the justice of his case above-mentioned, 



