Perfect Diurnall in London, Middlesex

Army Changes and Local Forcings in Early Civil War Debates

The Commons discuss forming a new southern army with officers Cols Hoberne Fortescue Middleton Barkley and others. They plan arrears payment and affeement taxes, commend Lord General Essex and Sir William Belfore, dispatch Col Lmfert to North to coordinate Fairfax forces, and report Holborne’s successes against Sydenham House with around 100 prisoners and actions near Devonshire and Exeter. Prince Maurice named general for Worcester Hereford and Shropshire with fortifications at Camden House and Eutham.