By W. W. Ravenhill, Esq. 



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" 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. 



11 Colonel Penruddock by way of making a speech addressed himself to Lord 

 Holies, 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, 1 



"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 e 27th day of this instant April at 9 

 of y e Clock in y e forenoone, and warning to be given thereof by y e 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. 



