Perfect Diurnall in London, Middlesex

Ordinances and Letters Shape English Civil War Efforts

The House debates and passes an Ordinance to raise money for the Scots Army marching South. A letter from Sir William Waller prompts a request for power to compel obedience of soldiers bound for the West. Lords and Commons clash over disqualifying Covenant refusers from future service. Messages to the French king and orders on Earl of Carlisle’s sequestration proceed, with appointments to sheriffs and treasury accounts. A notable report praises Major Bridges for capturing Stoke-under-Guard in Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.