Turmoil and Delegated Command Amid Civil Strife
Amid unrest instructions are drawn to punish misdemeanours and to dispatch forces to Portsmouth and Dorset. Reports from Sherborne note the Marquess’s movements and clashes near a fortified castle, with captains captured and hostilities spreading. A petition to the House seeks relief for Me Price, a decayed Cheshire gentleman, claiming unfair annuity terms and seeking equity.