THe Right Honourable Alderman War­ner, Lord Mayor of the City of London, being pressed by divers from the Divines, and the inhabitants thereof, to take some course for the stopping of the hainous sin of Sab­bath-breaking, by gaming, and drinking, as hath bin usual in most parts, about the skirts of this famous City of London, to the great dis-honour of God, and incouragement of wickednesse and vice.

His Lordship had some treaty with the Justices of the Peace for Middlesex, for their concurrence to the effecting of a suppression thereof. And on Saturday April 8. 1648. It was concluded to begin the said Reformati­on.

On the Lords day April 9. His Lordship sent some Officers, with watchmen, and others, and after them Mr. Marshall, the Martiall for the City, who entring Moore-fields about three a clock in the afternoon, found the foure quarters within the freedome pretty cleare.

But presently after they were entred they under­stood of a party of the Trained Band for Middlesex to be about Findsbury, where they had some oppositi­on, by divers loose fellows that they had found play­ing at Cat, drinking, and other dis rders, in the Ser­mon time. They were said to be Apprentises, but the London Apprentises scorn to own them.

The Trained Band had made several shots at them, but it was onely with powder, hoping that would have apprased them.

But boyes, and others throwing stones at the Train Band, did so provoke them, that they marched up a­gainst them in a whole body, which caused them to retreat towards the City Officers, by which mean [...]s two of them were taken, (with stones in their hands) by the Marshall.

But they (afterwards) rallied again, and fell on the Trained Bands with such violence (more being come in to them) that they were faine to retreate towards the City-officers, and having a little made good a passe at the steps in Moore-fields, they retreated into Long-Alley, and made that place good against them. And in this retreate the Trained Bands had charged with bullets, and shot one of them, who was slaine.

After this the mutiniers marched some to White-Chapell, and tooke the Captaines Coulours, and o­thers marched into Smithfield and other places, some broke open houses, and plundred mony, plate, and [Page 3]other things, much hurt was done in severall pla­ces.

In the meane time the Lord Mayor had called a Committee of Militia, and given out warrants for raising of the Trained Bands, but it being late, and the action suddaine, little was done that night in op­position to them.

In the night the mutiniers went into Milke-streete, and broke into the great Armerers shop kept by Ma­ster Webster, where they tooke 20 li. in monyes, neere 80 li. worth of Plate, and above 400 Armes.

On Munday morning about one of the clock they marched to the Lord Mayors, where the Commit­tee of the Militia was then siting, and two Drakes placed at his Lordships gate, with some of the Train­ed Bands for a guard

They offered to make an attempt, where they had opposition, but advertisements being given to the Committee of the Militia, the two Sheriffes and o­thers came both out to parley with them, but no a­greement was concluded, though a pacification much laboured for by them.

Whereupon the mutineres cryed fall on, fall on, which they did, one of the Sheriffes being then be­fore the former Drake, so that it could not bee dis­charged without danger to have slaine him, and so that Gun was seized on, and after a short skirmish marched away.

There was at this time slain, one of the Trained Band, who was a Joyner neer Bi­shoplgate, and two of the Mutiniers. The Committee retreated in safety.

After this the Mutiniers marched to New­gate, and seized on the Gate, and took the keyes from the Porter, both of Ludgate and Newgate. Suffering none to passe either in or out: there being of them armed about 500 and divers Malignants following after them to incourage them.

Divers of the Staires were stopped by wa­ter, and a Drum beaten for the raising of for­ces under the name of, For GOD and King Charles.

Then they divided themselves into two bodies, besides some sub-divisions, and one of their bodies stood at Ludgate with one of the Drakes which they had taken at the Lord Mayors. Divers Country people were con­strained to keep Market in Smith-field, Hol­borne, and other places without the Gates, most of the Chaines were drawn about the City.

The other body of the Mutiniers march­ed up to the Royall Exchange, with the other Drake, and an Ensigne, shouting, and with great noise, offering affronts to many.

The Inhabitants of the City, desiring to [Page 5]guard their own houses, Collonel Rich was sent to for some Horse from the Mewes, and Collonell Baxter for some Foot from White-Hall.

About seven a clock Major Husbands with some Horse, and Lieutenant Collonel Cobbet with Foot, entred at Aldersgate, &c. And a party of those horse and foot, pursued those that had passed through Corne-hill, and over­took them at Leaden-hall, where they charged them.

The Mutiniers let fly at them again, and discharged the Drake which was loaden with small shot, besides other shot made as them. But gallant Major Husbands, Captain Merri­man, Lieutenant Lisle, with the Horse, and Captain Poole of foot, with the rest of the Of­ficers and Souldiers, fell on with courage vi­olently, they killed the Gunner, and another. A woman (which stood at the breech of the Ordnance) was slain, and divers hurt. And they seized the Drake, which they turned o­ver into the channell, and took their Colours, with the Ensigne, and divers other prisoners, some shot at the Souldiers through windows [Page 6]but being answered with shot again, that was soon over.

Of the Lord Generalls men, Captain Mer­riman is shot in the Arme, Lieutenant ones is shot in the groyne, and a Trooper wound­ed.

And when they came to Ludgate, the Mu­tiniers fled, and threw down all, but divers are taken. Many are in prison about it, and like to be made examples of terrour.