1. That the Earl by his constant backwordnesse to action, and unwillingnesse to ingage with the enimys, hath lost many faire advantages and opportunityes, and hath neclected the commands of Parlement and booth Kindomes in matters of importance.

1. Ha. that ther weare propositions made to the Earl when he came from Yorke to beleauger Newarke, which was a thing very feasable, but the Earl wold not consent unto it.

2. Ri. that after the Earle came from Yorke he found him allwayes backward to putt his armye to action.

3. Wa. that when ther wear propositions made to the Earl to putt his army into action he was very backword, and, beeing advised to build a fort a[t] Musham Bridge to block upp Newark, he refused it, and when ther wear propositions sent to march into Cheshire he refused to goe.