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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92098	A declaration of His Highness Prince Rupert. With a narrative of the state and condition of the city and garrison of Bristoll, when his Highnesse Prince Rupert came thither: of the actions there during the siege, of the treaties, and rendition thereof.	Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1645 (1645)	Wing R2294; Thomason E308_32; ESTC R200409	18,995	36

quantities of Lead to be cast into Bullet and the manufacture of match was quite downe and set up by his Highnesse during the Siege His Highnesse having made all possible preparations consulted with all us the Colonels of Posts for our opinion concerning the tenablenesse of the Line our judgment generall was that notwithstanding the Workes and Line were very defective the circuit large our numbers few yet if we could repell one generall storm the enemy would be discouraged from attempting the second time and the season of the year might advantage us and incommodate them Upon this uncertainty his Highnesse made offer that for his own person he would attempt to break through with his Horse with such Officers as could be spared leaving such as were requisite for the Fort and Castle This by all us the Colonells of Posts and Officers was thought neither safe nor honourable In the second place he offered to put himselfe upon the defence of the Castle and Fort all the Officers were cleare of opinion against this that in regard of the Nobility and Gentry and such of the Town as had appeared well affected and the horse and foot which the Fort and Castle could not receive had thereby been left to the Sword of the Enemy and in regard the Fort and Castle in our opinions were not tenable against their army In the third place seeing that neither of the former wayes could be taken we were all resolved to fall upon the best generall defence that could be made of the whole wherein we might all share alike These were the resolutions of all we Colonells and Officers of the Posts Castle and Fort his Highnesse leaving the free debate unto us himselfe not being by upon our owne desires These were the results at a councell of war only I do not well remember that the weaknesse of the Castle and Fort was at that instant while I was present taken into consideration Signed F. Hawley John Russell Somerset Fox Will. Murry Hen. Osburne Hen. Tillier Mat. Appleyard The State and condition of the Line of fortifications about the City of Bristoll as likewise of the great Fort as appeares by the subscriptions of the Engineers who had taken an exact survay of them were as followes THe Line generally was three foot thicke The height of it five foot where it was highest The graffe commonly six foot broad and where it was widest but seven The depth in most parts foure foot and five where deepest Between Pryor-hill-Fort Stokes Croft-gate and beyond the little River towards Laffords-gate in which places the Enemy entered not five foot high The graffe five foot broad and all that part of the line much decayed The ditch of the great Fort on the right hand the gate before the face of the Bulwork was not foure foot deep and eighteene foot broad so that horses did go up and down into it The highest worke of the Fort was not twelve foot high and the curtens but ten Within one hundred foot of the Fort there was a deepe hollow way where the enemy might lodge what numbers hee pleased and might be in the graffe the first night and in that part the Fort was minable Brandon-hill Fort was about twelve foot above the levell of the great Fort and that being not able to make any long resistance the Enemy gaining it would command the other The Hedges and Ditches without the Line were neither cut nor levelled so that they lodged their men securely near our workes at their first approach We doe here under our hands attest the particulars above written to be true B. De Gomme Engineer Generall John Mansfield Engineer The resolution being then taken for a generall defence his Highnesse disposed all the Colonells to their severall Posts and Forts upon the line His Highnesse being thus sollicitous for the securing of the place the Enemy upon the 22 of August appeared before the Town upon Pine-hill to the South side To encounter them his Highnesse sent a party of horse commanded by Sir Richard Crane who in that action receaved his deaths wound a little before that Bedminster was fired upon intelligence the Enemy intended that nigh● to quarter 2000 men in it and notwithstanding the fi●● the Enemy drew thither and ply'd their small shot all ●●ght August 23. his Highnesse caused a traverse or blinde of earth to be made within the draw-bridge without Temple gate and the same day a battery was raised in the Marsh for securing the River and scouring the fields beyond it The Enemy began some brestworkes and a battery on the hill without Temple-gate with a traverse crosse the way to hinder our sallies In this time the enemy omitted no opportunity to sollicite the minds of the Inhabitants Trayned-bands and Auxiliaries and to that purpose sent secretly in these lines following Signed and sealed by Sir Tho. Fairfax and Oliver Crumwell as likewise further instructions to the Citizens of Bristoll for the delivery of Bristoll to the Parliament We doe hereby promise and engage our selves that all such Citizens of Bristoll now Inhabiting within the said City which shall from henceforth forbeare to resist the Army under our command in the attempting to enter the said City and the Lines of defence and Forts made about it and shall appeare to do their best endeavour for the delivering in of the same into our hands for the use of the Parliament shall in case the said City be delivered into our hands be secured and protected by the authority of the Parliament in the enjoyment of their Lives Liberties and Estates as freely as in former times and as any other persons under the obedience of the Parliament notwithstanding any past Acts of hostility or any other thing by them done in the former delivering up of the said City to the Enemy or maintaining of it against the Parliament or otherwise in assistance of the Enemy For assurance and in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seales this 25 of August 1645. Subscribed and sealed by Thomas Fairfax Oliver Crumwell Further instructions to the Citizens of Bristoll that shall endeavour the delivering up of the City to the Parliaments forces 1. THat if any doubtfull expressions or defects be conceived to be in the notes sent in under our hands the said Citizens shall have any other draught to the same purpose signed and sealed by us in as full and ample rearms as themselves shall devise and send forth to us 2. That what liberty freedom or immunity the said Citizens shall find needfull to promise to any common Souldiers or Officers of the Enemy within the Garrison not exceeding the degree of Colonells for the more sure and speedy delivering up of the said City unto us shall be fully made good by us 3. That they fall to some speedy resolution and attempt for the purposes aforesaid because else we shall fall to some attempt by our owne Forces and if thereby through Gods blessing it