Reasons delivered by the Right Honourable the Earle of Manchester: for nulling the forc’d votes, and against the high and visible insolencies of those that forced the Houses.
The speech of the Right Honorable Edward Earl of Manchester, lord chamberlaine of His Majestie’s houshold, delivered at the Guild-hall London, on Thursday, being the first day of Dec. 1664
Whereas divers troopers, dragooneers, and foot-souldiers belonging to the army under my command, raised for the defence of the associated counties, have lately absented themselves from their colours and the army, and are gone to the places of their former abode, and to other towns and places within this association, to the great prejudice of the service for which they were set forth, and bad example of the whole army
According to His Majesties especial command to me signified for avoiding the great dangers happening by fire
