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Parliament Sacks Walter as General and Passes New Commission

The Commons report that Sir William Walter surrendered his commission after a debate about dual arm y authorities. The Lords and Parliament affirm support for Essex and Walter, plan to muster forces at Hounslow Heath, and pursue unity with the Parliament’s cause. A new papist conspiracy is alleged with bishops and priests named, intercepted letters to Rome, and a nationwide archbishopric plot. An ordinance empowers the Earl of Leicester to levy sequestrations across five counties while Lords are urged to set a Covenant vote date.