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Civil War Dispatches Report Parliaments Fleet Actions
A parliamentary summary reports ships stopped on the East Indies route and referred for committee review. It notes Lord Onaway deserting Oxford for Parliament forces and further mentions the Earl of King Pone with others. The King conscripts troops, laments slow enlistment, and declares support for those aiding the Standard before troops return to garrisons. Coals shipments and Scots loyalty shifts are also noted amid assault on Wareham and Poole. A reform on maimed soldiers’ stipends is debated by the House.
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Lords
Commons
East Indies
Oxford
Pone
Sunderland
Newcastle
London
Wareham
Poole
Selby
Espalages