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Colonel Grosvenor, as quarter-master general, four-hundred, nineteen pounds, ten shillings per annum; and, it is said, hath captain of horse's pay. And, the better to carry it in the choice at Westminster, the soldiers were bid pull off their red coats, and put on others, and to give their vote for him; which is contrary to article the eighteenth of the old decayed instrument of government, which allows none, that is not worth two-hundred pounds, to choose parliament-men.

George Downing, as scout-master general, three-hundred and sixtyfive pounds per annum; as one of the tellers in the exchequer, five-hundred pounds; in all, eight-hundred and sixty-five pounds per annum. It is said he hath the captain's pay of a troop of horse; formerly scoutmaster against cavaliers and moss-troopers, but now against the saints, and sends spies amongst the churches.

Mr. Marieth, as judge-advocate of the army, two-hundred seventythree pounds, fifteen shillings per annum.

Captain Blackwell, as treasurer of the army, six-hundred pounds per

annum.

Colonel Ingoldsby, as colonel of horse, four-hundred and seventy-four pounds, ten shillings, per annum, besides other advantages in the regi ment; he is protector's (so called) kinsman, and will, make no scruple to do whatever he will have him.

Colonel Hacker, as colonel of horse, the same pay, and advantages in the regiment.

Colonel Winthrop, of horse, the same,

Colonel Robert Lilburn, as colonel of horse; and six-hundred sixtysix pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence, as one of the major-generals; in all, one-thousand, one-hundred, and forty-one pounds, three shillings, and four pence.

Colonel Berry, as colonel of horse, and one of the major-generals, the like pay.

Major Packer, as colonel of horse, and major-general, the like advantage.

Colonel Goff, as colonel of horse, and major-general, the like. This is he that, with Colonel White, brought the soldiers, and turned the honest party, remaining behind in the little parliament, out of doors.

Colonel Bridges, as colonel of horse, and a major-general, the same advantage with the others. This is he, who, it is reported, dealt treacherously with his Colonel Okey, to get his place.

Major Hains, as Major of Fleetwood's regiment of horse, three-hundred fifty-eight pounds, eighteen shillings, and four pence; and, as a major-general, six-hundred sixty-six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence; in all, one-thousand, twenty-five pounds, eleven shillings, and eight pence per annum.

Major Butler, of horse, and, as major-general, the same advantage. Major Wareing, if not major of horse, he is captain of the county troop, and a farmer of the excise in the country.

Captain Baines, as captain of horse, two-hundred seventy-three pounds per annum, besides other advantages in the troop; as one of the committee of preservation of the excise and customs, three-hundred pounds; in all, five-hundred seventy-three pounds per annum.

Captain Fox, captain of horse, and governor of Pehdennis castle; he married the protector's, so called, kinswoman.

Captain Scotten, captain of horse, two-hundred seventy-three pounds per annum, besides other advantages in the troop.

Captain Lilburn, of horse, the like advantage.

Major Jenkins, so called, captain of a troop of horse, the like advantage.

Officers belonging to the regiments of horse in Ireland.

COLONEL REYNOLDS, as commissary-general of horse, twohundred seventy-three pounds per annum; as colonel of horse, fourhundred seventy-four pounds, ten shillings; in all, seven-hundred fortyseven pounds ten shillings per annum; and is now general of the English army under the dispose of the protector's brother and confederate, Cardinal Mazarine in France, and is one of the new made knights.

Colonel Zanchy, as colonel of horse, four-hundred seventy-four pounds, ten shillings per annum, besides other advantages, and lives much in Fleetwood's house.

Sir Theophilus Jones, as major of horse, three-hundred fifty-eight pounds, eighteen shillings, and four pence per annum, besides other advantages.

Major Morgan, of Fleetwood's regiment, the same.

Major Owen, as major of horse, the same.

Major Redman, as major of horse, the like.

Colonel Abbot, colonel of dragoons.

Officers belonging to the regiments of foot in England, that sat in the house.

COLONEL BAXTER, as captain of a foot company, one-hundred forty-six pounds per annum, besides other advantages in the company; as major-general of Middlesex, six-hundred sixty-six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four-pence; as lieutenant of the Tower, two-hundred and fifty pounds. The benefit of ten warders pay, who had a livelihood by it; he having so procured, that, as they die, or are otherwise laid aside, the two-hundred pounds per annum, which paid them, comes into his pocket, besides a fee, or fine, imposed upon all persons, brought as prisoners into the Tower, according to their quality; and hath the benefit of the wharf, and letting of houses in the Tower, and several other advantages, which are oppressive, amounting to, in all, as is conceived, about two-thousand pounds per annum. He is one of the new made knights, and one of the commissioners for suppressing the printingpresses, as the bishops panders in the King's days; one that makes men offenders, and casts them into prison, for words he hath drawn forth from them in examining against themselves. A lyar, one that deals more injuriously with the Lord's people, keeping, many times, their nearest relations and friends from coming to them, witness that faithful friend to the cause of God and his people, major-general Overton, amongst others, then heathens, Acts xxiv. 23, and yet, since this is he

taken in to be a member of Mr. Griffith's church.

Colonel Pride, as colonel of foot, three-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum, besides other advantages; and hath also great advantage by brewing for the state; one of the simple and new made knights, and his daughter married to the protector's nephew.

Colonel Clark, as colonel of foot, three-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum; as a commissioner of the admiralty, five-hundred pounds per annum; in all, eight-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum; and one of the committee of the army; he married Thurloe's sister, and is deeply engaged to uphold the court-interest.

Colonel Salmon, as of foot, and commissioner of the admiralty, eighthundred sixty-five pounds per annum.

Lieutenant-colonel Kelsey, as commissioner of the admiralty, fivehundred pounds per annum; as one of the major-generals, six-hundred sixty-six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence; in all, one-thousand, one-hundred, sixty-six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence, besides the government of Dover castle.

Colonel Biscoe, as of foot, three-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum ; this is he who stood at the parliament-door, with Colonel Mills, to keep all the members out who had not tickets.

Colonel White, of foot, the like pay, besides other advantages in the regiment, as the other; this is he who, with Colonel Goff, brought soldiers, and turned the members, left behind in the little parliament, out of doors.

Captain Howard, formerly captain of the life-guard, as colonel of foot, three-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum; and, as captain of a county-troop, one-hundred pounds; in all, four-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum; besides the government of Berwick, Carlisle, and Tinmouth; a printed book says he is a major-general.

Major Sanders, of foot, and governor of Plymouth-fort, and Iseland. Captain Wagstaff, as captain of foot, one-hundred forty-six pounds, besides the advantage of his company, and as captain of a countytroop, one-hundred pounds; in all, two-hundred forty-six pounds per

annum.

Officers belonging to the regiments of foot in Scotland, that sat in the house.

COLONEL FITZ, as colonel of foot, three-hundred sixty-five pounds per annum, and governor of Inverness.

Colonel Mitchel, the like pay, besides other advantages in the regiment.

Colonel Talbot, colonel of foot, the like.

Colonel Cooper, as colonel of two regiments of foot, one in Scotland, the other in Ireland, seven-hundred and thirty pounds per annum, besides other advantages in the regiment; and the government of Carrickfergus, and a great part of the country in the north of Ireland; it is reported he hath three or four places.

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Judge-advocate Whaly, of the army in Scotland, two-hundred seventythree pounds fifteen shillings per annum, besides other advantages; he is commissary-general Whaly's brother.

Officers belonging to the regiments of foot in Ireland, who either did or might sit in the house; and such as are in civil employment there.

SIR HARDRESS WALLER, as major-general of the army, threehundred sixty-five pounds per annum; as colonel of foot, three-hundred sixty-five pounds; in all, seven-hundred, thirty pounds per annum, besides other advantages.

Colonel Huson, colonel of foot, and governor of Dublin, with other advantages.

Colonel Fooke, colonel of foot, and governor of Drogheda.

Colonel Henry Ingoldsby, a colonel of foot, besides other advantages, and is the protector's, so called, kinsman.

Colonel Sadler, colonel of foot, besides other advantages.

Sir Robert King, commissary of the musters, a place of good advantage; he is lately deceased.

These following persons for Ireland, but one, have the names of officers,

but are none.

COLONEL BRIDGES, captain of a foot company.

Lieutenant-colonel Newbrough.
Lieutenant-colonel Berrisford.
Lieutenant-colonel Treyle.
Major Asten.

Captain Halsie.

Persons not thought meet to be in command, though they much desire it; and are of such poor principles, and so unfit to make rulers of, as they would not have been set with the dogs of the flock, as Job speaks in another case, Job xxx. 1. if the army, and others, who once pretended to be honest, had kept close to their former good and honest principles.

COLONEL JEPHSON, a man of no better principles than the former; but, for his good service in voting for a King, is lately sent ambassador to Sweden.

Mr. Vincent Gookin, one of the letters of land in Ireland, threehundred pounds per anum.

Mr. Ralph King, the like place and salary.

Mr. Bice, Recorder of Dublin.

The names of those colonels, Lieutenant-colonels, majors, captains, and governors of towns, that are not of the marching army, which sat in the house.

COLONEL NORTON, a regiment, or some companies of foot, and governor of Portsmouth.

Colonel Rogers, governor of Hereford, captain of a county-troop; what company of foot, and other advantages, it is not certainly known. Colonel Bingham, governor of Guernsey.`

Colonel Coppleston hath a county-regiment, made high sheriff for three years together, supposed worth to him three or four-hundred pounds per annum, one of the new made knights, and a great cavalier formerly.

Colonel Cox, captain of a county-troop, for that one-hundred pounds per annum.

Colonel Ireland, captain of a county-troop.

Colonel John Gorges, captain of a county-troop.

Major Hawksworth, governor of Warwick-castle, one or two companies of foot, besides other advantages.

Major Bowreman, deputy governor of the Isle of Wight; he hath command of Sandown and Weymouth-castles, one or two companies of foot: his other advantages not certainly known.

Captain Fiennes hath a county-troop.

William Braddon, the same command and pay.

Capfain Crofts, the like.

Captain Whitegrave, the like.

Captain Ludlow, the like.

James Heely, lieutenant to that troop.

Captain Mason, lieutenant to Hereford-troop, and would get higher, if he could; a poor inconsiderable creature, that says, his Lord must bestow some good place upon him, or else he cannot serve him.

The names of the governors of towns, castles, and commanders of the militia forces in Wales, and such as have civil employments, who sat in the house.

COLONEL DAWKINS, governor of Caermarthen, one of the depu ty major-generals, captain of a militia-troop.

Evan Lewis, captain of a county-troop.

Hugh Price of Guernsey, captain of a militia troop, and governor of Red castle.

John Price, receiver-general of South-Wales, and a great treasurer formerly, now one of the admiralty, or a commissioner of appeals.

Bennet Hoskins, deputy, or puny judge in Pembroke, Caermarthen, and Cardigan shires.

Griffith Bedward hath a great place in the wine-office at Westminster.

Colonel John Carter, by Judge Glyn's interest, had lately three-thousand pounds voted him by the house, for old arrears, to be paid out of the prize goods.

Colonel James Phillips, one of the committee of the army; what other place is not known at present.

The names of such, who did or might sit in the house, that belong to the admiralty and navy.

GENERAL BLAKE, as general at sea, one-thousand ninety-five pounds per annum, besides other advantages; lately deceased.

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