Nottinghamia vetus et nova. Or an historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham / Gather'd from the remains of antiquity and collected from authentic manuscripts and ancient as well as modern historians. Adorn'd with beautiful copper-plates; with an appendix, containing besides extracts of wills and deeds relating to charities, diverse other curious papers. By Charles Deering, M.D.

  • George Charles Deering
Date:
1751
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Credit: Nottinghamia vetus et nova. Or an historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham / Gather'd from the remains of antiquity and collected from authentic manuscripts and ancient as well as modern historians. Adorn'd with beautiful copper-plates; with an appendix, containing besides extracts of wills and deeds relating to charities, diverse other curious papers. By Charles Deering, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    difficult to bring it, many things being yet ivanting to prepare and form it for marching 5 neverthelefs he had given out many commiffions and ordered his forces to repair to Nottingham ^ he expefied them inthattov/n* tho’ not without danger, the parliament having at Coventry 5000 foot and 1500 horfe. T H E king was certainly in great danger at Nottingham^ the town v/as not in a condition to refill: long, the king having fcarce any forces and the parliament troops were not above twenty miles ©If, which had they marched direflly to Nottini^kang the king mull either have retired with di/honour to Torkyor elfe have hazarded his being made prifoner 5 this danger was evident, and yet quitting Nottingham could not but be very prejudicial to him : He was therefore advifed to fend a melTage to both houfes with fome overture to incline them to a treaty ; the king refufed it, was offended at it, and broke up the council 5 the next day the fame motion wasrenew^ed, but under a different view, i.e. it was advifed to fend a meffage to both houfes only to gain time, the king was ftill reliiflant, but upon it being reprefented to him that very likely both houfes would reje6l the offer, they would thereby render dhemfelves ^ odious to the people, who were dehrous of peace, and who would be the more in¬ clinable to ferve his majeffy for,his endeavours to procure it, that if the overture was ' accepted, the king would have an opportunity of demonllrating that the war his part was purely defenlive ; in fhort, that the bare offer of peace would of [courfe re-= tard the preparations of the parliament, becaufe men’s minds would be in fufpence, whim the king’s levies might be continued by virtue ofthe commiffions already fent out: The king yielded to thefe reafons and on the 25th of 'Augafi three days * after the fetting up of the llandard {/within the cajik'] a meffage was fent by Thomas WriotheJky Q^el oi Southampton^ Su-yohn Ctilyepper, the earl of Dorfet and Sir WiUiam Uvedak^ knight„ THE king’s deputies were but ill received, the earl oCSouthampton iv&$ called upon by the lords to withdraw, they being offended at his boldnefs, and ordered him to fend his meffage in writing, and wait for an anfwer out of London. The com¬ mons obligeff to deliver his meffage at the bar, at which' the king took great offence. THE King’s meffage was ° T H A T fome perfons might be by them enabled to treat with the like num- her authorized by him, in fuch a manner and with fuch freedom of debate, -as might befl tend to the peace ofthe kingdom 5 and he affured them, that nothing “ fhould be wanting on his part, which might advance the proteffcant religion, op- pofe popery, fecure the laws of the land, and confirm dl jufl power and privileges of parliament j if this propofition Ibould be reje6led he protefled he had done his duty fo amply, that God would abfolve him from any of the guilt of that blood whieff mufl be fpilt.” T H E Parliament’s anfwer was to this effe£l s - «£ TH'AT notwitbflanding their endeavours to prevent the diilra^led flate of '«« of the kingdom, nothing had followed but proclamations and declarations againfl both houfes of parliament, whereby their aflions were declared treafonable, and ' their perfons traitors 5 fo that until thofe proclamations were recalled, and the ilandard