Disorder and military actions reported in Parliament notes
Reports describe debacle with Essex commanded army officers, orders against departure from charge, and feuds with trained bands. An incursion by 2000 to 3000 horse under Oe dipus Urry and others threatened Bedford, while Norris’s forces failed to defend. Plunder claimed across counties as Parliament mobilizes, with a war council hearing on Colonel Fives and petitions seeking public proceedings.