Reliquiæ Baxterianæ, or, Mr. Richard Baxters narrative of the most memorable passages of his…

For now all that were against them being gone, they filled up their Places with Men of their own Mind, and so were ever after the more unanimous.

§ 88. Upon this Cromwell and his Obedient Lambs (as he called them) advanced in the Prosecution of their Design, and drew nearer London, and drew up an Impeachment against Eleven Members of the Parliament, forsooth accusing them of Treason; viz. Sir Philip St•pleton, Sir William Lewis, Col. Hollis, Sir John Maynard, Mr. Glyn, &c. and among the rest Col. Edward Harley (a sober and truly ⟨p. 60⟩religious Man, the worthy Son of a most pious Father, Sir Robert Harley). And when thereby they had forced the House to seclude them as under Accusation, they let fall their Suit, and never prosecuted them, nor proved them Guilty.

§ 88. Upon this Cromwell and his Obedient Lambs (as he called them) advanced in the Prosecution of their Design, and drew nearer London, and drew up an Impeachment against Eleven Members of the Parliament, forsooth accusing them of Treason; viz. Sir Philip St•pleton, Sir William Lewis, Col. Hollis, Sir Iohn Maynard, Mr. Glyn, &c. and among the rest Col. Edward Harley (a sober and truly ⟨p. 60⟩religious Man, the worthy Son of a most pious Father, Sir Robert Harley). And when thereby they had forced the House to seclude them as under Accusation, they let fall their Suit, and never prosecuted them, nor proved them Guilty.

Thus begun that Pride to break forth into Rebellion, which grew up from Successes in impotent Minds, not able to conquer so great a Temptation as their Conquests. When they had cast out these Members, they thought that the House would have done as they would have had them, and been awed into Obedience, but still they continued to cross them, and came not up to the Conformity expected. A while after the City seemed to take Courage, and would defend the Parliament against the Army, and under Major General Massey and Major General Pointz they would put themselves into a Military posture: But the Army made haste, and were upon them before they were well resolved what to do, and the hearts of the Citizens failed them, and were divided, and they submitted to the Army, and let them enter the City in triumph. Whereupon Massey and Hollis, and others of the accused Members fled into France, of whom Sir Philip Stapleton died of the Plague near Calais; and now the Army promised themselves an obedient Parliament; but yet they were not to their mind.