The committee willingly accepted this fallacious offer.
Meanwhile these military sovereigns found themselves surrounded on all hands with inextricable difficulties.

The nation had fallen into total anarchy; and by refusing the payment of all taxes, reduced the army to the greatest necessities.

While Lambert's forces were assembling at Newcastle, Hazelrig and Morley took possession of Portsmouth, and declared for the parliament.

A party, sent to suppress them, was persuaded by their commander to join in the same declaration.

The city apprentices rose in a tumult, and demanded a free parliament.