. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641 : with the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . quiet > put up thy felf into thy fcabhard^refi, and be JIM, Ezek. XXXIV. 2. Woe be to the Shepherds oflfrael, that do feed them-felves-, Jhouldnotthe Shepherds feed the Flocks > |H E Actions of the laft Year were at-tended with fo many difmal Accidentsand Events, that there were no feedsof hope left to fpring
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641 : with the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . quiet > put up thy felf into thy fcabhard^refi, and be JIM, Ezek. XXXIV. 2. Woe be to the Shepherds oflfrael, that do feed them-felves-, Jhouldnotthe Shepherds feed the Flocks > |H E Actions of the laft Year were at-tended with fo many difmal Accidentsand Events, that there were no feedsof hope left to fpring up in this en-fuing ill year; for it was enough dif-cernd how little fuccefs the Treatywith the Scots would produce; whichyet the King did not defire to put aperiod to, otherwife than by politive*ly declaring, that he would never confent to the alterationof the Church Government, but was willing enough thatthey fhould entertain any other hopes, and was not himfelfwithout hope, that by fatisfying the Ambition, and Intereft ofparticular Men, he might mitigate the rigour of the Presbyte-rian FaCtion; and to that purpofe Monfieur Montrevil wasgone from London to the Scotifh Army, then before Newark,having taken Oxford in his way, and fo given an Account Part r. B the. The Hiftory Book X. the King of his obfervations, and receivd from him fuch Infor-mation and Initruction as was neceflary for the work in hand. I n the mean time no ways were left untryed to draw fucha Body of an Army together, as might enable his Majefty tomake fome attempt upon the Enemy; and if he could, by allpoffible endeavours, have drawn out of all his Garrifons left,a force of five thoufand Horfe and Foot (which at that timefeemd a thing not to be defpaird of) he did more defire tohave loft his life, in fome fignal attempt upon any part of theEnemys Army, than to have enjoyed any conditions whichhe forefaw he was ever like to obtain by Treaty j and he wasnot out of hope of a Body of five thoufand Fo
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