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38 ANCIENT AND<br />
us as long as there remains an altar, or that oblation is<br />
offered on earth. The most devout <strong>and</strong> fervent prayers<br />
of your majesty's dayly votarys, the poor citizens of <strong>York</strong>,<br />
are, <strong>and</strong> ever shall be, that the sceptre of King Charles,<br />
may, like Aaron's rod, budd <strong>and</strong> blossom, <strong>and</strong> be an eter<br />
nal testimony against all rebels ; <strong>and</strong> our most cheerfull<br />
<strong>and</strong> unanimous acclamations are, that King Charles may<br />
long live <strong>and</strong> triumphantly reign, <strong>and</strong> that this kingdom<br />
may never want a King Charles over it." On the 24th<br />
September, in the following year, a great council of peers<br />
meet at the Deanery ; <strong>and</strong> eight earls, <strong>and</strong> as many<br />
barons, were appointed to treat with the Scotch commis<br />
sioners at Ripon ; the Scots refusing to go to <strong>York</strong>.<br />
Having come to a final rupture with the parliament, King<br />
Charles repaired to this city, where he immediately issued<br />
a proclamation for the payment of tonnage <strong>and</strong> poundage,<br />
although the act had expired. The parliament published<br />
a declaration, forbidding all persons to obey the king's<br />
proclamations, as being contrary to law. Charles sum<br />
moned the gentry of <strong>York</strong> ; <strong>and</strong> raised a guard for the<br />
defence of his person, which consisted of a troop of horse,<br />
comm<strong>and</strong>ed by the Prince of Wales, <strong>and</strong> one regiment of<br />
the trained-b<strong>and</strong>s. The king also ordered General Skippon<br />
to attend him at <strong>York</strong> ; but he declined doing so as the<br />
parliament gave him contrary directions. It was the king's<br />
intention to have removed the courts of justice from<br />
London to <strong>York</strong> ; but the parliament prevented their<br />
removal ; <strong>and</strong> ordered the sheriffs to stop all arms<br />
going to this city. They likewise voted that those who<br />
should serve or assist the king in raising forces were<br />
traitors ; <strong>and</strong> proceeded so far as to send their sergeant to<br />
<strong>York</strong>, to apprehend, as delinquents, some gentlemen who<br />
attended the royal person. After some fruitless negotia<br />
tion, the ship Providence arrived at Bridlington Quay,<br />
under the convoy of Admiral Van Trump, <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>ed<br />
10,000 st<strong>and</strong> of arms, with thirty-eight pieces of ordinance,<br />
besides mortars <strong>and</strong> ammunition, which were immediately
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