MPs returned to Westminister, greeted with rumours of Catholilc Irish rising, reports of 200,000 Protestants killed (grossly exaggerated)
Pym introduced a doc that outlined criticisms of CI's reign. Key points included a demand that P should have more control of the military (belief that CI could not lead an army to quell the Irish Rebellion).
Commons approved the doc but the closeness of the cote showed that P was divided between conservatives and radicals.
Haselrig presented a Militia Bill to provide an army under the control of P to tackle the Irish Rebellion; caused outraged moderates to flock to CI's side.
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