I Made you promise, faithfully to give you the account of what my observation in the Court and Campe might hold worth your intelligence; you may justly expect the perfor­mance: The King, whom alwayes the greatnesse of his Spirit and Resolution holds undaunted, beares it firme above the injurie of Threatning, and remains unterrified: however, Major Scot, an Independent Member (yet deserves something to hang on) lately, & in the presence of the King, being asked by Major G. Browne, what good end they would make in the House, made a des­perate sudden resolution, They could never make a good end, till they took [Page 2] off the Kings heads that stood there to whom Major Gen. Browne replyed; I had thought, Sir, you had come to have kissed the Kings hand: Sir, said Major Scot, I had rather follow him to the Gallowes; and I think he spoke the sense and intention of the Armie▪ and what is ordinarily belcht out in their Drink, when men in over-charged sto­macks vomit out truth in the naked­nesse of their hearts. The Ma. General immediatly addresseth himselfe to his Majestie, made him knowing of that desperate language, takes Scot by the shoulder, saying, Sir, this is the man: the King, whom ever highest Provi­dence and his own innocence with mi­racle protects, slights the madnesse and malice of so poysonous a tongue.

Sir, I shall adde one thing more, since I have so good occasion to name a man of so much integritie and Honor. You [Page 3] may have heard imperfectly the quar­rel between Major Gen. and Col. Wha­ley; I shall give you a perfect relation, and which Whaley himselfe dares not denie: The Commissioners and Col. Whaley being set at Dinner, Whaley took an occasion to tell the Major Ge­nerall, he knew well he was an enemie to their proceedings: indeed he reply­ed he was, and must openly declare to the world, he hated the basenesse of their intentions. Sir, said Whaley, had Sir Tho. Fairfax been ruled by me, our Army should have marched up to the Citie, and have shaken their Gold Chaynes: then, Sir, said the Major Generall, you intend by this to plun­der the Citie, as you have droven away the Members; but if they were all of my minde, and at unitie within them­selvs, we would not care for five times your Army (and as we are, we regard [Page 4] you not) we would draw out, and fight with you in the field: What, said the Colonel, with a companie of Coblers, Tinkers, Tapsters, & Tankard-bearers; I know not, said the Ma. Gen. but you may have such in your Army, & there is none but hath: to whom Whaley an­swered, but Runners for their Officers; Essex and Mass [...]y's reformers: Sir, said Ma. Gen. Browne, let me tell you, there are as gallant brave gentlemen among them as any in your Army, and have fought as bravely & gallantly: you wil expect some, said Whaley; to whom the Ma. Gen. replyed, None: yes, one or two, said Whaley; not your Generall, quoth Ma. Browne: I tel you, said Wha­ley, they are Runners. Ma. Gen. at the repetition not a little moved, replyed, By God, Sir, you lye, and I will make it good with my sword; and know you, that nothing but your sword shal give [Page 5] me satisfaction: and whereas you think your Command will countenance you to affront men (for he had just told him he would remove him from his place) I will fight with you in the face of your three Regiments. Sir, I am a Ci­tizen & a Reformist, and hold my self concerned in your language, and will maintaine those Gent. as gallant as any in your Army, and will my selfe fight with your Generall; let him draw up his whole Army and engage that not a man do me violence but himself. The contention was high, Col. Whaley not over-forward to draw, yet his hand on his hilt, was easily with-held by the company, and certainly Ma. Gen. was not behind-hand: the King had notice of it, & took up the difference betwixt them. You shall doe well, to let those Gen. know, how much they are ingaged to the courage of that gallant & honest [Page 6] man, seriously as hee carries on every thing with high regards to his honor; in this he did not out doe himselfe. His gallantry and Resolution is emi­nently known, and though his courage flye high, yet never to lessening, so un­daunted and well tempered a minde he beares. Sir, I hold you too long, I beg your pardon, give me leave to tell you, I expect no good from this Army but by accident, intentionally destru­ction to the K. & P. the liberty they take of language, the unreasonablenes of their demands, & all for themselvs, give small encouragement to hope a good end by them, yet I wonder they should so openly speak their thoughts of destroying the King, as if Monar­chy were ended in him, whose nume­rous Royall Issue gives enough to un­derstand, we can be happy in no other Government.