74 life of lord scudamore. 
present himself there at his own convenience, and the following Pass was made out for his journey : 
“ These are to will and require all souldiers to permit the Lord Scudamore with his traine, to passe their guards; and for 
theire soe doing this shall be theire warrant. Given under my hand, at Hereford, this 29th April, 1643. 
William Waller.” 
The original Pass is now amongst the Scudamore MSS., at St. Michael’s Priory. There 
also is the following letter written by Lord Scudamore to Sir Robert Pye immediately after his 
arrival in London. The letter pays a high tribute to the courtesy of Sir William Waller, aud gives 
Lord Scudamore’s own view of the circumstances: 
“ For my noble friende Sir Robert Pye, Knt., at his house in Westminster.” 
“ Sir, 
It was my fortune to bee in Hereford when Sir William Waller took it ; and being a person that abounds in civilitie, he 
did mee the honour to come to mee to the place where I lodged, and after some passages of noble respect, hee desired mee to 
consider him as the Centurion’s servant, who was to doe as he was commanded ; that hee was governed by instructions, and 
according unto them was to intreat mee to apply myself, in what convenience I might, to goe to London to the Parliament. 
The answer I made him was, that I should be readie to obey his commandments. And speaking to him concerning the way, 
and time, of my going up, hee was pleased to leave mee to myself to goe how I would, and to take my word that I would be 
heere by last night. After this I waited upon him at his Quarters, and carrying with mee a copy of the Treaty 
upon which the town was rendered, I observed to him, by the sixt article of the Treaty, I conceaved both my 
person and goods to bee free for anything past, as being a citizen, and having had the happiness long since to serve 
under that quality, as an unworthy member of the honourable house of Commons. And, therefore, I desired that I might 
enjoy the justice and benefit of that article, and if there was no other reason than my being in Hereford when the town 
was rendered up, I presumed it was in his power to excuse mee from the journey to London. He made answere, that hee 
had already written up how that he had found mee in Hereford, and that I would be shortly in London, and that he had 
taken my word for it ; and that besides he had represented how much I had suffered, and how little I had acted, and that 
having gone thus farre, it would not be decent for him to thinke upon freeing mee in the country, but that he did not doubt 
but I should find so easy a passage in the parliament as would be even beyond my expectation. Whereupon I continued my¬ 
self to my former engagement, and am accordingly come hither. It was yesterday in the evening before I arrived heere, so 
that I cannot make offer of myself to the parliament till to-morrow morning that they sitt. But then my request, Sir, to you 
is, that you will favour mee so much as to acquaint the honourable house of Commons, both with the contents of this my 
letter, and that I am arrived, and doe attend heere with all humbleness, to receive and submit unto their pleasure and com¬ 
mands. 
“ Being come, I finde the house I lived in lately, in Petty France, and the goods in it, are newly sequestered upon a 
general Ordinance of Parliament. I trust and humbly move, that since I have brought my person hither, the house will be 
pleased to give order that this sequestration may be taken off, or otherwise to refer it to a committee. And I hope further, 
that when a thorough search shall have been made of mee, it will be found that neither bitterness of mind against persons, 
nor greedy desire of any worldly thing, have moved mee to or fro in the carriage of my self amidst these dismall distractions 
and divine judgments, upon my deare mother England, but that I have desired and laboured to keep a good conscience, 
according to the best of my understanding; and though it should prove to bee an erring conscience, yet it had been sinne in 
mee to goe against it, being mine. 
So, Sir, I take leave and rest 
Your affectionate friende 
To serve you 
Petty France, May 14th, 1643. Scudamore. 
The 6th Article of the Treaty on which his Lordship relied for his freedom was as follows : 
“ That the Mayor, Aldermen, and Cittizens, shall be freed from plunder and their persons left at liberty for anything past.” 
but he soon found that he was too rich a prize to be let off so easily. 
