. David's (afterwards Salisbury), and
other eminent divines of his time.

With this MS. was inclosed another, in more modern writing; but, from the
orthography, copied from an older paper, headed "Private Amours of Oliver
Cromwell." It is very short, and also without date. It is at your service
if desired.

S. H. H.

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A NARRATIVE CONCERNING CROMWELL'S DEALINGS WITH THE D----L

"On y^e 3d of Sept., in y^e morning, Cromwell took Colonel Lindsey, his
intimate friend, and first Capt. of his regiment, to a wood side not
far from y^e army, and bid him alight and follow him into that wood, &
take particular notice of what he saw & heard.

"After they had both alighted & secured their horses, & walked some
small way into the wood, Lindsey began to turn pale, & to be seiz'd
with horrour, from some unknown cause; upon wch Cromwell askt him how
he did, or how he felt himself. He answered, that he was in such a
trembling & consternation that he never felt y^e like in all y^e
conflicts and battles he had been engaged in: But wether it proceeded
from the gloomyness of y^e place, or y^e temperament of his body, he
knew not. 'How now?' said Cromwell. 'What! trowbled with vapours? Come
forward, man.' They had not gon above 20 yards before Lindsey on a
sudden stood still and cry'd out, by all that's good he was seized with
such unaccountable terrours & astonishment that it was impossible for
him to stir one step further. Upon which Cromwell call'd him
faint-hearted fool, & bid him stand there & observe or be witness: and
then advancing to some distance from him, he met with a grave elderly
man, with a roll of parchment in his hand, who deliver'd it to
Cromwell, who eagerly perused it. Lindsey, a little recover'd from his
fear, heard severall loud words betwixt them: particularly Cromwell
said, 'This is but for seven year. I was to have it for 21, and it must
and shall be so.' The other told him positively it could not be for
above seven; upon which Cromwell cry'd with a great fierceness, it shd
be, however, for 14 year; but the other person plorily declared it
could not possibly be for any longer time: and if he woud not take it
so, there was others that woud accept of it: Upon which Cromwell at
last took y^e parchment, and returning to Lindsey with great joy in his
countenance, he cry'd, 'Now, Lindsey, the batt