THE
LAMBE
Still
pursuing
the
WOLFE
:
As
may
appear
by
the
Four
within
named
LETTERS
truly
Duplicated
and
Printed
.
By
Tho
.
Elslyott
,
Armig
’
Arm.
Conq
;
WORTHY
SIR
,
AS
I
have
alwayes
known
you
to
be
a
worthy
Patriot
of
the
known
and
fundamental
Lawes
of
this
Nation
,
and
an
equall
Justicier
in
all
Civil
affairs
,
and
hearing
that
you
be
Chairman
of
the
Committee
appointed
by
the
Honorable
Parl
ament
of
the
Common-wealth
of
England
,
upon
the
great
businesse
now
in
agitation
betwixt
Mr.
Primate
and
Sir
Arthur
Haslerigge
.
I
a
member
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
of
this
present
Common-wealth
,
doe
civily
admonish
you
that
you
be
cautious
how
M.
Prideaux
,
a
person
impeached
of
high
treason
legally
,
and
Mr.
Blagrave
and
All●n
late
Members
of
the
Committee
of
Indempnity
,
and
appelled
for
unjustice
,
before
the
Honorable
Parliament
,
(
being
in
their
capacities
neither
(
probi
vel
legales
homines
)
by
the
Law
of
this
Nation
,
until
they
have
received
their
trials
)
doe
come
to
that
honorable
Committee
,
or
any
other
,
to
act
,
or
vote
,
as
Members
of
Parliament
,
the
Supreme
Judicature
of
this
Nation
,
until
they
be
legally
acquitted
of
their
several
crimes
,
and
lest
you
should
be
ignorant
of
the
truth
hereof
,
I
have
herein
sent
to
you
the
A●ticles
of
High
Treason
,
remaining
upon
Record
in
the
Capital
Office
against
the
one
,
and
the
true
Coppy
of
the
Appeal
remaining
in
Parliament
,
against
the
other
;
which
I
desire
you
to
communicate
to
that
Honorable
Commi●tee
;
if
either
of
the
malefactors
presume
to
come
to
that
Committee
,
that
your self
hereafter
be
void
of
blame
and
so
I
rest
.
Given
from
my
Lodgings
,
at
Mr.
Parson's
in
the
Woolstaple
.
Westminster
,
this
27
,
of
December
,
1651.
Your
humble
Servant
,
and
Member
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
of
this
Common-wealth
.
Thomas
Elsliot
,
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
.
Worthy
,
Sir
;
AS
I
have
always
known
you
to
be
a
worthy
Patriot
of
the
known
and
Fundamentall
Laws
of
this
Nation
,
and
an
equall
Justicier
in
all
civil
Affairs
,
and
hearing
that
you
be
a
Member
of
the
Committee
appointed
by
the
Honorable
Parliament
of
the
Commonwealth
of
England
,
upon
the
great
business
now
in
agitation
betwixt
Mr.
Primat
and
Sir
Arthur
Haslerig
;
I
a
Member
of
Jesus
Christ
and
of
this
present
Commonwealth
,
do
civilly
admonish
you
that
you
be
cautious
how
Mr.
Prideaux
a
person
impeached
of
High
Treason
legally
,
and
Mr.
Blagrave
and
Allen
,
late
a
Member
of
the
committee
of
Indempnity
,
and
appelled
for
unjustice
,
before
the
Honorable
Parliament
(
being
in
their
capacities
,
neither
(
probi
vel
legales
homines
)
by
the
Law
of
this
Nation
,
untill
they
have
received
their
Tryals
)
do
come
to
that
Honorable
Committee
,
or
any
other
,
to
Act
or
Vote
,
as
Members
of
Parliament
,
the
Supream
Judicatu●e
of
this
Nation
,
untill
they
be
legally
acquitted
of
their
several
crimes
;
and
lest
you
should
be
ignorant
or
the
truth
hereof
,
I
have
herein
sent
to
you
the
Articles
of
High
Treason
,
remaining
upon
Record
in
the
Capitall
Office
against
the
one
,
and
the
true
copie
of
the
Appeal
remaining
in
Parliament
against
the
other
,
which
I
desire
you
to
communicate
to
that
honorable
committee
,
if
either
of
the
Malefactors
presume
to
come
to
that
committee
,
that
your self
hereafter
be
void
of
blame
,
and
so
I
rest
;
Given
from
my
Lodgings
at
Mr.
Parsons
in
the
Wolstaple
,
Westminster
this
27
of
December
1651.
Your
humble
Servant
,
and
member
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
of
this
Commonwealth
.
Tho
.
Elsliot
,
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
.
These
Letters
were
delivered
to
the
two
above
named
persons
,
about
12
of
the
Clock
upon
Saturday
,
the
same
27
of
December
,
1651.
By
William
Arwaker
,
in
presence
of
Mr.
George
Brag
,
and
Mr.
John
Caudler
.
Thus
indorsed
to
Mr
,
Hill
,
a
worthy
Member
of
Parliament
,
and
Chairman
of
the
select
Committee
for
the
businesse
between
Mr.
Primate
and
Sir
Arthur
Haslerigg
,
these
present
forthwith
:
And
the
other
inindorsed
to
Mr.
Lilliborn
Long
,
a
worthy
Member
of
Parliament
of
the
select
Committee
for
the
businesse
btweeen
Mr.
Primate
and
Sir
Arthur
Haslerigg
,
these
present
,
By
Thomas
Elsliot
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
.
Mr.
Speaker
,
WITH
my
duty
and
humble
service
presented
hereby
to
your
Honour
,
and
the
Honorable
Parliament
of
the
Common-wealth
of
England
,
the
Supreme
Judicature
of
the
people
of
this
Nation
;
I
having
alwayes
known
your
Honours
to
be
the
most
just
Patriots
,
of
the
known
and
fundamental
Lawes
of
this
Nation
,
and
just
and
equal
Justiciers
in
all
the
civil
affairs
of
this
Common-wealth
,
and
hearing
that
(
Mr.
Prideaux
,
a
person
impeached
long
since
of
High
Treason
legally
,
and
that
Mr.
Blagrave
,
and
Mr.
Allen
,
late
members
of
the
Honorable
Committee
of
Indempnity
appelled
by
my self
in
my
several
capacities
for
unjustice
before
your
Honours
in
Parliament
,
and
so
now
being
neither
(
probi
vell
legales
homines
)
of
this
Common-wealth
,
in
their
capacities
,
until
they
have
received
their
trials
,
and
be
legally
acquitted
for
their
several
crimes
)
yet
do
still
persume
to
repair
to
the
Honorable
Parliament
,
and
do
sit
among
the
worthy
members
of
that
great
Assembly
,
and
Vote
,
and
Act
amongst
them
(
as
if
the
one
had
never
been
impeached
,
and
as
if
the
other
had
never
been
appelled
)
to
the
great
dishonour
of
Almighty
God
,
scandal
to
the
Honourable
Parliament
of
England
,
and
offence
to
my self
,
and
divers
others
freeborn
persons
of
this
Common-wealth
,
who
conceive
they
have
as
good
an
interest
in
the
Parliament
of
England
,
as
any
others
that
have
either
elected
them
,
or
engaged
with
them
,
Therefore
worthy
Sir
,
as
a
member
of
Jesus
Christ
;
and
of
this
present
Common-wealth
,
I
thought
civilly
to
admonish
your
Honour
,
as
Speaker
of
the
Honorable
House
,
to
communicate
this
letletter
to
the
Honorable
Hous
,
&
lest
your
Honours
should
be
ignorant
of
the
truth
of
the
premises
(
as
upon
Saturday
I
did
intimate
thus
much
to
Mr.
Hill
,
Chair-man
to
the
Honorable
and
select
Committee
,
sitting
in
the
Exchequer
Chamber
,
appointed
for
the
hearing
,
examining
of
the
great
business
between
Mr.
Primate
,
Sir
Arthur
Haslerig
,
and
to
Mr.
Lilliborn
Long
a
worthy
member
of
the
same
,
and
sent
to
them
the
true
Goppy
of
the
Articles
of
High
Treason
,
against
the
one
and
the
true
Coppy
of
the
Appeal
against
the
other
)
so
I
now
likewise
herein
inclosed
send
to
your
Honor
the
like
to
be
also
communicated
to
the
Honourable
House
,
which
I
do
expect
that
your
Honor
do
faithfully
perform
,
as
your
duty
to
the
Parliament
and
Common-wealth
of
England
,
and
for
avoiding
of
future
blame
or
question
that
may
happen
to
arise
,
in
case
it
be
neglected
:
and
so
I
rest
,
your
Honors
most
humble
Servant
and
Member
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
of
this
present
Common-wealth
,
Thomas
Elsliot
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
.
Given
from
my
Lodging
at
the
House
of
Mr.
Parsons
in
the
Woolstaple
.
Westminster
,
this
30.
of
December
1651.
Mem
.
that
the
Original
of
this
Letter
was
delivered
to
Mr.
Speaker
,
going
it
to
the
Parliament
House
,
by
Mr.
Stephen
Sidenham
,
in
the
presence
of
Mr.
John
Candler
,
and
Mr.
Thomas
Rudston
,
the
30.
of
December
,
1651.
between
eight
and
nine
a
clock
in
the
morning
,
and
was
immediately
faithfully
Communicated
to
the
House
;
witness
Sergiant
Birkhead
.
Thus
indorsed
,
to
the
Honorable
Speaker
of
the
H●nourable
Parliament
of
the
Common-wealth
of
England
,
the
supreme
Judicature
of
the
English
Nation
,
to
be
faithfully
communicated
,
to
the
Honorable
Assembly
in
the
Parliament
Hous
;
with
speed
&
care
these
present
forthwith
.
By
Thomas
Elsliot
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
.
My
Lords
,
AS
I
have
from
my
infancy
known
your
Lordships
to
be
just
and
honest
Gentlemen
of
the
English
Nation
,
and
Learned
men
in
the
Laws
of
this
Commonwealth
;
and
as
for
my
Lord
Whitlock
,
Sir
,
I
knew
your
Father
,
who
was
a
Reverend
Judge
of
this
Nation
many
years
,
and
knew
the
Common
Law
of
the
same
;
but
had
he
lived
untill
this
Age
,
he
would
have
blushed
,
as
well
as
his
Scarlet
Robes
,
to
have
seen
such
gross
injustice
done
in
a
Commonwealth
of
English
men
,
who
be
a
wise
and
an
ingenuous
People
;
and
I
am
confident
,
that
as
he
was
a
worthy
Patriot
of
this
Commonwealth
in
his
age
,
and
died
a
good
man
and
a
Christian
,
so
Sir
,
I
hope
that
your
Honors
and
Dignities
coming
to
a
higher
and
more
eminent
pitch
of
preferment
in
this
Commonwealth
,
will
not
make
your
Honor
to
swerve
in
the
least
from
his
Vertues
,
but
rather
strive
to
excell
them
(
as
in
your
Honors
,
several
Relations
and
Capacities
,
as
being
both
a
Member
of
the
Honorable
Parliament
of
England
,
and
a
Councellor
of
State
,
and
one
of
the
Lords
,
Keepers
of
the
Great
Seal
of
England
)
and
as
for
my
Lord
Keble
,
his
Vertues
,
Abilities
in
the
Laws
of
this
Nation
,
and
fidelity
to
the
Commonwealth
,
is
sufficiently
known
to
all
honest
and
Godly
men
of
this
Nation
,
but
especially
to
the
Soldiery
,
who
be
my
Superiors
:
Nevertheless
my
Lords
,
I
give
your
Honors
to
understand
,
and
I
beseech
your
Honors
to
take
notice
hereby
,
That
I
a
Member
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
of
this
present
Commonwealth
,
can
but
wonder
and
admire
,
how
two
such
Honorable
persons
and
sage
Judges
of
the
people
of
this
Commonwealth
,
and
worthy
Patriots
of
the
known
and
Fundamentall
Laws
of
this
Nation
,
do
daily
permit
(
one
Edmond
Prideaux
and
his
Complices
,
persons
impeached
of
high
Treason
,
as
may
appear
by
the
Records
of
the
Capitall
Office
the
last
day
of
the
last
Michaelmas
Term
)
legally
exhibited
to
come
into
your
Honors
presence
(
as
I
hear
)
or
do
suffer
to
plead
before
your
Honors
any
of
the
Causes
of
the
Free
born
persons
of
this
Nation
,
when
as
in
truth
,
in
their
Capacities
,
they
neither
be
(
probi
vel
legales
homines
)
of
this
Commonwealth
,
until
they
have
fairly
received
their
Trials
,
and
be
acquitted
of
their
crimes
they
stand
charged
withall
;
and
lest
your
Honors
should
be
ignorant
thereof
(
as
I
have
done
and
intimated
to
Mr.
Hill
Chairman
of
the
Honorable
Committee
sitting
upon
Saturday
last
in
the
Exchequer
Chamber
,
appointed
by
the
Honorable
Parliament
to
hear
the
great
Cause
between
Mr.
Primat
and
Sir
Arthur
Haslerig
,
and
to
Mr.
Lilliborn
Long
a
worthy
Member
thereof
,
and
did
the
like
upon
Tuesday
morning
last
by
my
Letters
unto
the
honorable
Mr.
Speaker
of
the
honorable
parliament
of
the
Commonwealth
,
and
sent
unto
each
of
them
the
true
Copies
in
Print
(
Errataes
of
the
Printer
excepted
)
but
I
am
sure
the
Record
with
Mr.
Broughton
is
perfect
,
and
such
as
I
and
the
Traitors
will
and
shall
abide
with
our
lives
and
fortunes
(
they
in
their
capacities
,
and
I
in
mine
)
And
I
let
your
Lordships
know
further
,
that
whereas
the
Traitor
Prideaux
(
to
hide
his
and
his
complices
treasons
,
from
the
Parliament
,
Army
and
Commonwealth
,
did
stop
the
impress
of
the
Records
of
their
Treasons
,
and
other
crimes
,
by
means
whereof
the
Originall
Copie
came
to
be
adulterated
;
yet
there
be
now
one
thousand
more
printed
and
sent
and
dispersed
into
the
Commonwealth
and
Army
,
Scotland
and
Ireland
,
albeit
this
inclosed
is
of
the
first
Impress
:
And
my
Lords
,
I
charge
your
Lordships
in
my
several
Capacities
,
That
your
Lordships
as
Keepers
of
the
great
Seal
of
England
under
the
Keepers
of
the
Liberties
of
England
by
Authority
of
Parliament
,
and
on
their
behalf
,
and
on
my
own
behalf
,
and
on
the
behalf
of
every
free
born
person
of
this
Commonwealth
,
that
hath
ingaged
with
the
present
Commonwealth
;
as
also
on
the
behalf
of
the
whole
Army
and
Soldiery
,
now
under
the
Command
of
Oliver
Cromwell
Esquire
,
Captain
General
of
all
the
Parliament
and
English
Force
,
and
Lord
Governor
of
Ireland
,
that
your
Lordships
do
your
honors
uttermost
indeavours
to
secure
the
persons
of
the
said
Traitors
,
and
cause
them
to
be
delivered
to
the
Marshall
of
the
upper
Bench
Prison
,
to
the
end
that
in
the
beginning
of
the
next
Hillary
Term
,
they
may
be
forth
coming
before
the
Honorable
Lo●d
Chief
Justice
Roll
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Reverend
Judges
of
the
upper
Bench
Court
,
before
the
Keepers
of
the
Liberties
of
England
by
Authority
of
Parliament
,
to
answer
their
Treasons
and
other
Crimes
(
the
particulars
this
inclosed
will
duely
inform
your
Lordships
)
And
that
your
Honors
may
know
that
I
expect
an
Account
hereof
in
my
several
Capacities
;
I
let
your
Lordships
know
that
I
have
sent
the
true
Duplicate
hereof
to
my
Superiors
,
as
also
to
the
press
,
together
with
Mr.
Speakers
,
Mr.
Hills
and
Mr.
Longes
Letters
written
by
me
to
them
:
and
so
I
rest
,
Given
from
my
Lodging
in
the
Woolstaple
,
Westminster
from
Mr.
Parsons
house
,
this
present
first
day
of
January
1651.
(
called
New-years
day
)
Your
Lordships
most
humble
Servant
and
Member
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
Member
of
this
present
Commonwealth
,
THO
.
ELSLIOT
.
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
;
.
To
the
Right
honorable
the
L.
Whitlock
and
L
:
Keble
,
two
of
the
Commissioners
of
the
great
Seal
of
England
,
to
be
delivered
to
the
Lord
Whitlock
only
to
be
communicated
to
the
Lord
Keble
with
care
and
trust
forthwith
.
This
was
delivered
by
Esq
;
Lewes
Poyntz
,
Sergeant
Deudyes
brother
according
to
the
direction
on
Friday
the
second
of
January
1651.
By
Tho
.
Elslyott
.
Ar.
Ar.
Conq
;
.
FINIS
.