| Description | 'I believe you are not without alarms in the country - the common enemy is very busy in many places in the nation - as yet we do not hear of any open disturbance - the places most suspected are Kent, this city, the West and Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, but there are means used that will obviate the design - Lord Bradshaw* yesterday sat in the Council of State - an attempt is expected within 4 days or a week - our enemies give out great brags - I hope the orders that come to Derbyshire will be put into effectual execution - many arms are secretly bought and some discovered and seized on - I have had some free discussion with Lord Fleetwood - he was very well satisfied with my being in the army and he promised to write to Lord Monke*, both to pass absent officers in the musters and re. the staying of my troop in England - I spoke to Major Creed about colours and he makes strange of it, as if he had none but his own - some observe that he is not so frolic as he was - I have had a struggling business re Lichfield Militia for it is not a time to dally with the enemy - I shall be glad to hear how affairs go in the country. Monke writes that there is never an officer with that troop that was Captain Hope's and has therefore commanded me to write to Captain Izod and the other officers to be gone forthwith - I desire you would speed away Captain Colson and Cornet Hope with what other officers are with you - it will be necessary that Lt Bourne if not Captain Prime should go immediately with the others, for there is no officer but Cornet Pole - Lt Bourne need not stay for his commission - today the Lord Mayor and other officers of the London Militia received their commissions - the House sits late tonight about the Militia Act (85) |
| Administrative History | *John Bradshaw (1602-1659) - regicide - president of the court that tried Charles I - president of the Council of State 1659
* George Monck (1608-1670) - Lieutenant General of Ordnance in Cromwell's army in Scotland 1651 - commander in chief of Scotland 1651 - General of the Fleet, 1652, - command in chief of Scotland 1654 - General in Chief of land forces in England, Scotland and Ireland 1660 - created Duke of Albemarle, 1660 |