Haselrig

Haselrig (otherwise HESILRIGE or HAZLERIGG), SIR ARTHUR, one of the Five Members (q.v.), commanded a noted regiment of cuirassiers called the 'Lobsters' on the side of the Parliament, took an active part in the House of Commons in connection with the militia and other bills, and was governor of Newcastle. In 1660 he half acquiesced with Monk in the Restoration, but died a prisoner in the Tower, 7th January 1661.