Fragmented Puritan Petition Debates and Military Orders
The document records a House debate over a petition by Sarchamber and others challenging oppression by Prelates and Courts. Antwerp approval emerges, Lilburne’s attempted trial and pay arrears discussed, funds allocated for troops and arms, an ordinance to seize Burchy Lancafer, and a military command appointment for the Eastern Association amid reports of plunder by royal forces in Lincolnshire and surrounding counties.