WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26th, 1656
The beares in the beare garden were by order of Major Generall Barkestead Kill'd, and the heads of the game cocks in the severall pitts runge off by a company of foote soulders.
The frigott of 42 guns riding in Portsmouth Harbour was by boatswaines sealing of a lettre fired and quite consumed.
Some hundred of women are commited to the Tower, not being able to give a satisfactory account of themselves.
The grate Craine on Tower Hill burnt by accident this weeke, and unhappily fired some gunns that lay charged thereby, which did some execucion.
The Councill have order'd this weeke that Mr. Phillip Meadowe bee sent agent to Portugal; that it bee offered to his Highness as the advice of His Councill to speake with the Judges to take notice of the great abuses in Martialls at Aasises in calling of causes at their pleasure to the great prejudice of the people.
A Committee is appointed to consider of what is most fit to be done for redresse of the abuse of allowing great costes where the damage by Jury is found to be small.
The establishment of the lifeguard passed, vixt. one Captain (Captian Beke) Lieutenant, Cornet and Quartermaster, 6 Corporalls (of the old lifeguard 20 made pensioners) 4 trumpeters, 160 souldyers.
They also ordered that an embargo bee laid upon all shipps for 21 daies. Vlce -Admiral! Bodilo thankefully received his commission. The fleete goes away speedily.
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