And to that purpose, he draws forth a paper that did purport that they were bound in honour, and justice, and conscience, and I think Loyalty, to maintain him in his just rights, if he would go and join with the Covenanting party in Scotland; and that he had no other way under God, but that; which if he did, they took themselves bound in Conscience to help him to his just rights. Upon this L. Col. Bains makes objection to it, and said, it was a Malignant business; and did fear there was no good design in the thing, and thereupon they did break up. I cannot tell whether it was sent or no, for they were afraid he would betray the business.
After that I was told by Major Alford, that Bains told them, he was very sorry he should meddle in that business, and that they would never prosper, that had any thing to do with him, for that the sins of him and his Father were so great; whereupon they were very wary and afraid he would discover the business. And he, I think, knew no further. After this, I did understand this letter was sent to the Prince, and I was told so by M. Alford, that it was sent in the name of the secluded members, and Ministers, and Citizens, and soldiery, and Noblemen; I remember it fetched a great compass: whereupon when the Prince saw this letter, and had it from my Lord Percy, he stormed at it, & said, Who are these Noblemen, and the rest? What can they do for me? can they raise me ten thousand men? Whereupon there was nothing done, but Titus retired himself to his mothers house, & there lived about three quarters of a year, and came to town after, & did solicit his own business. A little after this, I heard (upon the business of the Scots) that there was another letter sent that did begin the thing again, and now the Prince had considered of the thing, and sent over the letter, and I heard, that it was to the Ministers of London. I did not see the letter, but Alford and Drake told me it was so. After this Titus was sent away, and that with a sum of money, as I heard; who lent the money, J cannot tell, and what sum J know not: but presently after this, J coming to town out of the West, in March 1649. in the beginning of March, the day of my coming to London, after J had been here one or two days at most, J ⟨p. 33⟩met with Hollis his man in Fleet-street, I do not know his name, he met me, and I asked him what news?
And to that purpose, he draws forth a paper that did purport that they were bound in honor, and justice, and conscience, and I think Loyalty, to maintain him in his just rights, if he would go and joyn with the Covenanting party in Scotland; and that he had no other way under God, but that; which if he did, they took themselves bound in Conscience to help him to his just rights. Upon this L. Col. Bains makes objection to it, and said, it was a Malignant businesse; and did fear there was no good designe in the thing, and thereupon they did break up. I cannot tell whether it was sent or no, for they were affraid he would betray the businesse.
After that I was told by Major Alford, that Bains told them, he was very sorry he should meddle in that businesse, and that they would never prosper, that had any thing to do with him, for that the sins of him and his Father were so great; whereupon they were very wary and affraid he would discover the businesse. And he, I think, knew no further. After this, I did understand this letter was sent to the Prince, and I was told so by M. Alford, that it was sent in the name of the secluded members, and Ministers, and Citizens, and souldery, and Noblemen; I remember it fetch'd a great compasse: wherupon when the Prince saw this letter, and had it from my Lord Piercy, he stormed at it, & said, Who are these Noblemen, and the rest? What can they do for me? can they raise me ten thousand men? Wherupon there was nothing done, but Titus retired himself to his mothers house, & there lived about three quarters of a year, and came to town after, & did solicite his own business. A little after this, I heard (upon the businesse of the Scots) that there was another letter sent that did begin the thing again, and now the Prince had considered of the thing, and sent over the letter, and I heard, that it was to the Ministers of London. I did not see the letter, but Alford and Drake told me it was so. After this Titus was sent away, and that with a sum of mony, as I heard; who lent the mony, J cannot tell, and what sum J know not: but presently after this, J coming to town out of the West, in March 1649. in the beginning of March, the day of my coming to London, after J had been here one or two days at most, J ⟨p. 33⟩met with Hollis his man in Fleet-street, I do not know his name, he met me, and I asked him what news?
