THE
Perfect Weekly Account!
CONTAINING
The daily proceedings in Parliament, and the Councell of State;
the Results of the General Councel of the Army, with other choise
Intelligence from severall pasts of Great Britain.
Containing these ensuing Heads, viz.
A Message from the Princes Court, to prince Rupert, and the Marq. of Ormond[unr]
a Letter be sent from the Parliament of England, to the Embassadors of forraign
Princes, concerning Prince Charles A Declaration of some Troopers against
the Parliament, Col. Jones his message to the Marq. of Ormond, two new Oaths to
be taken, A Letter from the Lord Gen to the Lord chief Justice of England. The
Proceedings and discharging of the Lord Goring, Sir John Owen, Major General
Laughorn and col. powel An Act for discharging Delinquents; a letter from one
of the Prince his Agents intercepted, discovering their intent ons concerning England,
Scotland, and Ireland.
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Creplegate, MOCXLIX,
From Wednesday May 2. to Wednesday the 9. of May, 1649.
Beginning Wednesday May. 9.
A PEtition was this day presented to the House
from many well affected in the County of
Stafford, Wherein they make their humble
Representations and desires. 1 That the
House wil be pleased to proceed in execution
of Justice, impartially upon the principall
Actors and Abettots, of all treasonable
Malignants, yet 10 as mercy may appear in
all such proceedings. 2. That all actors,
and abettors, in such treasonable ingagements
may speedily be put out of all places
of power and trust, and conscientions men
fearing God, and hating covetousness, advanced
into their places. 3. That the
Militia, of the severall Counties may be put into the hands of such persons.
4. That the Lawes of the Nation may be compendiously set forth in our native
Imgnage, that all may know law. 5. That the crying oppression of free-Quarter
may be taken of the Ordinance of Excize so regulated that the poore
may not be burthened there with, 6. That all Officers imployed Collecting of