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History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 (Volume 3)

History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 (Volume 3)

Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

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ISBN10: 1152299379
ISBN13: 9781152299375
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 374
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.83 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...Protector's judgment. How fairly and reasonably the Council had acted may be gathered from the fact that, instead of responding to Barrington's proposal that the mayoralty should be filled by the Protector himself, it had left that office in the possession of the leader of the party most distasteful at Whitehall. It may have hoped that the relegation of the case to local commissioners would expedite a settlement. Nov. Towards the end of November, however, the death there-of Barnardiston brought matters to a crisis, as it became necessary either to force upon the town a successor in the recordership, or to submit to having a Eoyalist like Shaw2 established as a life-holder of that important office. Moreover, by this time the cordcr. 1 Order in Council, Sept. 26, S.P. Dom. c. 153. a Shaw had been chosen recorder when Barnardiston was turned out. Petition of the mayor and others, ib. xcviii. 21. Major-Generals were at work in their districts, and Chap. the minds both of the Protector and of the Councillors-XL1IIi. were turned in the direction of more authoritative 1655 action than they would have countenanced in the summer. On December 4 Oliver no longer hesi-Dec. 4. tated, but, assuming that Barrington's interpretation 'pent of his letter was the right one, proceeded to order elections. Haynes, the deputy Major-General of the district, to visit Colchester, and to give directions to the mayor not merely to hold the election of a new recorder, but also to carry out the elections of other officebearers in place of those chosen on September 3; Haynes himself being required to remain in the town till this order had been executed. Yet, unless the mere presence of Haynes were sufficient to cow the hitherto determined opponents of the Barrington party, little would h...

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