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would deliver up the King to his Enemys & this was chearfully comployed with-- The Parleamentray Commissioners conveyed him to Holdenby Castle in the Country of Northumberland whence he was strictly confined--his ancient servents dismissed and all communication with his Friends or Family prohibited--The Army now began to consider themselves as a body destined from the commonwealth--In opposition therefore, to the Parliament at Westminster a Military Parliament was formed, composed of the Officers and common Soldiers of each regiment--The principal Officers formed a council to represent the body of peers--The soldiers elected two men out of each company to represent the house of commons and these were called the Arbetrators of the Army--Cromwell took care to be of the number and contrived under-hand conducting the sedition of the Army, and as he secretly conducted all the measures of the army resolved to seize the King's person--Accordingly a party of five hundred horse appeared at [[catchword]] Holmby Castle [[/catchword]]
