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964:" ...for really I thinke that the poorest hee that is in England hath a life to live as the greatest hee; and therefore truly, Sir, I thinke itt's cleare, that every man that is to live under a Governement ought first by his owne consent to putt himself under that Governement; and I do think that the poorest man in England is not at all bound in a strict sense to that Government that he hath not had a voice to put Himself under." (Putney Debates record book 1647, Worcester College, Oxford, MS 65. Spelling and capitalisation as in the original manuscript.) 553: 1079: 895: 1184:, Rainsborough argued "I do not find anything in the law of God that a lord shall choose 20 burgesses, and a gentleman but two, or a poor man shall choose none. I find no such thing in the law of nature, nor in the law of nations. But I do find that all Englishmen must be subject to English laws; and I do verily believe that there is no man but will say that the foundation of all law lies in the people; and if it lie in the people, I am to seek for this exemption.". 989: 399: 714: 686: 602: 644: 672: 658: 560: 574: 700: 630: 588: 616: 967:
Convinced the Levellers threatened army discipline and unity, on 8 November the Grandees shut down the debates, ordered all Agitators back to their units and dissolved the General Council, quickly reformed as the Council of Officers. In a series of assemblies held on 15 November, all New Model
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took up arms in 1642 to ensure the king ruled in partnership with Parliament, not to remove him, and viewed radicals like Rainsborough as a greater threat than the Royalists. Largely Presbyterian in religion, the moderate faction held a majority in Parliament, and were supported by the London
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as his flagship. However, much of the fleet resented having an army officer imposed on them without discussion, especially one with his political and religious views; there was very little support for either the Levellers or religious Independents within the navy.
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sought to agree on a unified Army position in their dispute with Parliament. The talks were dominated by Ireton, speaking for the Grandees, and Rainsborough, representing the Leveller case. Ireton dismissed universal suffrage as "mere anarchy"; Rainsborough responded:
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navy meant the fleet was largely employed supporting coastal operations or cutting supply lines, and accompanied by his brother William, who had returned from North America, Rainsborough spent most of the first year of the war on patrol duty in the
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As the political situation deteriorated amid rumours of an imminent Royalist rising, the Council of Officers needed a reliable man in charge of the navy, currently headed by William Batten, a Presbyterian supporter of the
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By early 1647, the New Model Army was owed more than Β£300,000 in wages, an enormous sum for the period, while Parliament was struggling with a shattered economy, an outbreak of the
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In April 1645, Rainsborough was made colonel of an infantry regiment in the recently formed New Model Army, although his appointment was initially opposed by the moderate
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Some years before his death, Thomas married a woman called Margaret about whom little is known, other than that they had a son, William, and at least one other child.
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After a funeral ceremony organised by his brother William and attended by around 3,000 Leveller sympathisers, Rainsborough was buried next to his father at
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for all men over 21 years of age. Both ideas were opposed by the Grandees, who were alarmed by the growth of Leveller influence within the New Model.
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It is also suggested Cromwell and other Grandees feared a free election based on universal suffrage would result in a royalist Parliament.
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, p. 398 . British Museum. Department of prints and drawings (London), 1870.
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increased demand for experienced captains and despite being in his sixties, William Rainsborough was among those selected by the
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regiments were required to sign an oath of loyalty to their officers; most did so without question, but there was a minor
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Like his father, Thomas Rainsborough joined the Levant company and became part of a close-knit group of
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on 19 August made further resistance pointless, and Colchester surrendered at the end of August.
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The Verso Book of Dissent: Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance
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In August 1647, Rainsborough and his regiment were ordered to suppress pro-Royalist riots in
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of one of its ships with the help of his family connections. The absence of a significant
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Their dislike was heightened when Independents within the New Model, such as Colonels
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Ships, money, and politics: seafaring and naval enterprise in the reign of Charles I
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and was appointed governor of the town in July 1646. He was also elected
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Pestana, Carla Gardina (2004). "Rainborowe , William (fl. 1639–1673))".
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Rainsborough's commission was approved in time for him to fight at the
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His influence and reputation meant Rainsborough was co-opted onto the
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Quintrell, Brian (2008). "Rainborow, William (bap. 1587, d. 1642)".
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of the Parliamentarian navy, an appointment Parliament now revoked.
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in January 1647, but retained his military commission despite the
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in June 1645, where his regiment helped prevent a breakthrough by
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In May 2013, a plaque commemorating Rainsborough was unveiled by
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Pestana, Carla Gardina (2008). "Winthrop, Stephen (1619–1658)".
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began in February 1648, the result of a coalition between Scots
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The New Model Army in England, Ireland and Scotland, 1645-1653
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Military personnel from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Parliamentarian military personnel of the English Civil War
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began in August 1642, most of the Royal Navy declared for
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merchants and sailors, many of whom were also members of
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He is now most famous for his participation in the 1647
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Gentles, Ian (2004). "Rainborowe , Thomas (d. 1648)".
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He left the navy in summer 1643 to join the besieged
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Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638–1660
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The Second Part of England's New Chaines Discovered
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English religious and political radical (1610–1648)
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Index


Parliamentarian
Captain of Deal Castle
Droitwich
Parliamentarian
Worcester
Wapping
Middlesex
Doncaster
Yorkshire
St John's Church, Wapping
William Rainsborowe
Ranter
William Rainsborough
Parliamentarian
Vice-Admiral
Colonel
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Siege of Hull (1643)
Crowland Abbey
Battle of Naseby
Leicester
Langport
Bridgwater
Siege of Bristol (1645)
Berkeley Castle
Siege of Oxford
Siege of Worcester
Siege of Colchester
Pontefract Castle

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