Remarks and collections of Thomas Hearne Volume 43 - Softcover

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. 1902 Excerpt: ...of next week for his visit.. Yesterday I was at Heddington with Mr. Dyer, who communicated to me the following Articles about the Surrender of Fort-Charles:--Articles agreed on between Sr Edmond Fortescue, Governer of FortCharles, of the one partie, and Major Pearce and Capt. Hale, of the other Partie, for the Surrendring of the said Fort into the Hands of Col. Ralph Weldon, Governour of Plymouth, for the use of the King and Parlament; to which Articles the said Col. Weldon fully agreed, as witness his hand and seal to these present Articles, the 7th day of May, 1646, as hereafter followith. 10 Imprimis, That Sr Edmund Fortescue, the Governer, and Sr Christopher Leuknor, with their servants, and all and every of their officers now in the said Fort-Charles, shall have and injoy, in their, and every of their, respective places, capacities and degrees, full liberty in their profession of the true Protestant Religion, profest and vowed by both Houses of this present Parlament in their first Grand Protestation, and shall not act any time hereafter by letter, or censure, in their, or any of their, places or aboads for persuing in the practise or exercise of Popery; so it is agreed that if any Papist be there, he shall forfait the benefit of the Articles. 2. That the Governer and Mr. John Snell, his Chaplain, and all Officers 20 and Soldiers belonging to the said Fort, shall have free liberty to go to their own respective homes, in any place or County within this Kingdom, or places beyond Seas, and they not to be molested for the future, they submitting themselves to all Orders and Ordinances of Parlament. 3. That the Fort may not be known by any other Name than Fort-Charles, as now it is: or any coat of Arms in the Dining Room be defaced, or any thing belonging t...