[109] It is necessary to be explicit on this point, for, on the authority of the writer's MS., a statement that the church of Grasmere was broken into by the Parliamentary forces appeared twice in print in 1910, without any reference being given to the actual source of information, or its ambiguity.
[110] Shaw, in his Church under the Commonwealth, says that the scheme was already working in Northumberland and Durham at the close of 1645, and that it seems to have been put in force in Westmorland early in 1646. This letter explains the delay.
[111] MSS. Tanner, 60, fol. 527, Bodleian Library, Oxford.
[112] The secret messengers who passed with despatches between the king and his army endured great perils and sometimes lost their lives.
[113] Communicated by Mr. J. A. Martindale.
[114] Dr. Magrath's Flemings in Oxford.
[115] Shaw's Church under the Commonwealth.
[116] Ex. Deps., 15 Chas. II., Mich. 33, Westmorland.
[117] Book of Quarter Sessions Indictments, Kendal Corporation.
[118] Fox's Journals. He says that he had "large meetings" in Westmorland.