Lambert had taken care of that by posting regiments in an outer ring round Morley's and Mosse's, so as to block all accesses.

Speaker Lenthall, trying to pass in his coach, was stopped by Lieutenant-Colonel Duckinfield, and turned back with civility to his house in Covent Garden; and so with the members generally.

A few did break through and get in, among whom was Sir Peter Wentworth, who had come by water with a stout set of boatmen.

This was in the morning; and through the rest of the day Lambert was riding about, coming up now and then to Morley's men or Mosse's and haranguing them.

Would they suffer nine of their old officers to be disgraced and ruined?
There were waverings and slidings-off towards Lambert, perhaps a general tendency to him; but for some hours the opposed masses stood within pistol-shot of each other, Morley and Mosse refusing to yield their trust, and neither side willing to begin a battle.