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A93103	The yeare of jubile: or, Englands releasment, purchased by Gods immediate assistance, and powerfull aiding of her renowmed Parliament and the forces raised by them: under the command of the right valiant, prosperous, and pious generall, Sir Thomas Fairfax. Being a summarie of all the atchievements, victories, and remarkable procedings of the armies aforesaid, from the late famous battail of Nasby, fought Iune 14, 1645, to the late reducement of Oxford and Faringdon. Together with a true and perfect list of the prisoners, arms, and ammunition, taken at each fight, and in each garison. And published at the desire of many worthy persons of this kingdom. / By S. Sheppard. Printed according to the order of Parliament.	Sheppard, S. (Samuel); England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing S3172; Thomason E343_8; ESTC R200945	38,616	71

Lievtenant the Lievtenant to go before with five files the Captain to second him with other seven files the 200 men that are appointed to second the storm to furnish each party of them 20 Pioners who are to march in their rear the 200 men to be commanded each by a field Officer and the Pioners each by a Serjeant The manner of the storme being thus contrived the Generall to incourage and animate the Souldiers saw the Commissioners pay to each of them six shillings which they accepted very thankfully Tuesday September 9 at twelve of the clock at night all the Armie Horse and Foot surrounded the City to fall on Bristoll stormed at two of the clock in the morning the storme began and for a while on both sides many fell the one party striving with their utmost might to enter and the other to repell them Major Rainsborough's Brigade that stormed the P●iors Fort by reason of the unnecessiblenesse of the place spent neer three howers in desperate sight but at length maugre their enemies they wan it and entering the fort cut in pieces the Souldiers giving no Quarter to Major Price and became Master of the Town that Brigade under Collonel Welden fell on on Somersetshire side but their ladders being set to the works proved too short and unserviceable so they onely gave the enemie a sound Alarme The losse of men on Sir Thomas his part was not in all above forty Collonel Taylor wounded mortally Captain Ireton sore wounded Prince Rupert seeing this with some force tooke the Castle for shelter against which the Generall planted his Ordnance intending to batter when loe the Prince sent out for a parley which the Generall accepted and after some few howers these Articles were produced 1 THat his Highnesse Prince Rupert and all Noblemen Commanders Officers Gentlemen and Souldiers and all other persons whatsoever now residing in the City of Bristoll the Castle and Forts thereof shall march out of the said City Castle and Forts with Colours Pikes and Drums Bag and Baggage the Prince his Highnesse all Noblemen Gentlemen and Officers in Commission with their Horse and Arms and the servants with their horses and swords and common souldiess with their swords the Prince his Life-guard of Horse with their Horse and Arms and two hundred and fifty Horse to be disposed by the Prince and his Life-guard of Fire-locks with their Arms and each of them one pound of Powder and a proportion of bullet and that none of the persons that are to march out on this Article be plundered searched or molested 2 That such Officers and Souldiers as shall be left sick or wounded in the City Castle or Forts and shall have liberty to stay till their recovery and then to have safe conduct to go to his Majesty 3 That the persons above-mentioned who are to march away have a sufficient convoy provided for them to any such Garison of the Kings as the Prince shall name not exceeding fifty miles from Bristoll and shall have eight days allowed for their march thither and shall have free Quarter allowed them by the way 4 That all the Citizens of Bristoll all Noblemen Gentlemen Clergy-men and all other persons residing in the said City and Suburbs of the same shall be saved from all plunder and violence 5 That in consideration hereof the City of Bristoll the Castle and all other Forts thereof without any slighting or defacing thereof and that all the Arms Ammunition and all other provisions of War except what is before allowed be delivered up to his Ezcellency Sir Thomas Fairfax without any diminution or imbezeliuent his Highnesse Prince Rupert then naming to what Army or Garison of the Kings he will march 6 That sufficient Hostages be given to Sir Thomas Fairfax such as he shall approve who are to remain with him till the City be surrendred 7 That upon the delivering of the Town sufficient Hostages be given for the performance of the Articles on both sides Signed by us the Commissioners in the behalf of Prince Rupert John Min William Tillyer William Vavasor Signed by us the Commissioners in the behalf of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Edward Mountague Thomas Rainsborough John Pickering Turn over all the volumes of Histories reciting the Battails besiegings and gainings of Towns by storme and see if it be● recorded in any one place that so strong a City manned by so powerfull and numerous an enemie hath been taken by assault with the losse of so few and so small a number of men as this famous City was and what is more to be admired the Prince and his Souldiers were provided within with all sorts of necessaries accommodated also for the defensive with fortifications of the best sort victuals in abundance foure score or an hundred run of beer bread sufficient for an hundred thousand men a day and in a word all things abling a people to hold out a long siege but it was the Lord the Lord God of Hosts strong and above all that strengthened the one party and disheartned the other The Prince made choice of Oxford for his refuge Garison where being arived he was entertained with slow regreet the King not vouchsafing to see him and what was surely to him unlookt for confined him to his chamber and it was motioned by some Lords neer his Majesty that he should be tryed and examined by a Counsell of War why and upon what termes he so easily surrendred Bristol some said fear and timerousness of heart made him yeeld up others judged that gold had corrupted him and that he plaid Legerdimain receiving a sum of money to surrender the Town but all concluded that through his proper default was occasioned that great and weighty losse but the King contrary to the minds and Counsell of his Lords accepted him again to grace and favour The end of the first Book THE YEARE OF JUBILE The second Book CHAP. I. Sir Thomas Fairfax taketh by storme the strong Castle of Tiverton overthroweth and routeth two Ragiments of the Kings Horse neer Bowytracy IT may perchance appeare to some men folly and The Authours Apology want of judgement in me that I doe not set down in order all and singular every Battail and Overthrow given the King whether by Sir Thomas Fairfax or any other inferiour Officer and that I break and mayme my History by overpassing many remarkable Victories attained by Col. Gen. Pointz and others I answer Be pleased to take notice that this is not an oversight in me but a thing done wittingly and willingly yea of set purpose and that for three Reasons First the scope of my intensions when I began this Worke was wholly to set down in order the Atchievements and prosperous proceedings of our thrice renowmed Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax and to passe by and take no notice of the Deeds of any other were they never so glorious and meriting Secondly that in so doing I might the more delight and solace my Reader

of himself these viz. Colonell Ireton Colonell Lambert Colonell Aubin Comissary Generall Stane Captain Edward Herle Richard Dean Comptroller of the Ordnance On the behalf of the Lord Hopton these Col. Charles Goring Col. Marcus Trevor Col. Thomas Panton Col. John Bovill Sir Richard Prideaux Major Got●●re During the Treaty and before the Articles were confirmed and ratified by the Commissioners on both sides these Gentlemen came to the Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax and desired to be under the protection of the Parliament 33 Lievtenant Colonels Sejeant Majors and Captains Forty Gentlemen of quality The Gover. of Mans C●s●● Also the Cornish souldiers prostrating their arms and 〈◊〉 at the Generals feet protested that they would never be wrought or perswaded by any whatsoever for the future to fight against the Parliament The Lord Hoptons souldiers especially the Forreigners hearing of the noble proffer that the Parliements Generall Sir Thomas Fairf●● had made prest on Hopton and urged him with vehemency to accept of the rare offer which hee did not or to say truth Durst not gainsay but sending another Letter to Sir Thomas desiring him to hasten and that the Articles being penned might be ratified and confirmed the Generall though if he would have been rigorous and implacable considering the former fury and rage of the enemy he might at his pleasure have killed or taken them yet he would not give way to passion or revenge esteeming it a disparagement to his Honour to insult over a dejected or disabled foe the Heathen could of that noblest of beasts Magnanimo satis est praedam prostrasse Leoni Pugnasuam finem cum jacet hostes habet Paraphrased The noble Lion doth his power lay by And counts it glory if his foe he hath Brought low and scorns to hurt his enemy If he submit he will not harbour wrath The Articles between the Lord Hopton and Sir Thomas Fairfax were these 1. THat the Army and Forces under the command of the Lord Hopton shall within six days after the date hereof be wholy disbanded and discharged by the Lord Hopton and the Generals Colonels Captains and allother Officers according to the severall charges hereafter expressed 2. That all Troopers Corporals of Horse Farriers and Sa●lers shall bring in and deliver up their Horses with bridles saddles and all the arms unto his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax or whom he shall appoint that all Troopers and Corporals that shall appeare Gentlemen of worth shall be allowed to carry with them their swords 3. That upon performance hereof they shall receive 20 shillings a man and shall have passes if they please to go beyond Sea 4. That those Commission Officers of Horse under the Lord Hopton and all Trumpetters belonging to them shall have liberty either to goe to their on homes in England or beyond the Seas with their bag and baggage and shall have such number of Horse and Equipage as is hereafter allowed according to their severall qualities 5. That is to say For those that shall chuse to go beyond the Seas the full number of horses and five arms if they have so many of their own To Trumpetters one horse a piece and their trumpets To Quartermasters two horses and one case of Pistols To Cornets three horses and two case of Pistols To Lievtenants foure horses and three case of Pistols To Captains Majors and Lievtenant Colonels six horses apiece and foure case of Pistols To Colonels eight horses and six case of Pistols To the adjutant Generall six horses and foure case of Pistols To the other adjutants of Brigades three horses apiece one case of Pistols To the Major Generall twelve horses and six case of Pistols To the Scout-master Generall six horses one case of Pistols To the Quarter-master Generall four six horses two case of Pistols To the Martiall Generall four horses one case of Pistols To the Comissary Generall of horse-provisions three horses and a case of Pistols c. Every Officer having Arms and Horses more or lesse according to his degree which were needlesse and tedious to expresse being subscribed unto by the Commissioners on both sides and hestages given and received for the true performance the Lord Hopton disbanded The news whereof so much discouraged Col. Trevanton Governour of the Fort and Harbour at Pe●rin that hee sent to the Generall desired to surrender and prayed that hee might be included in the Treaty with the Lord Hopton and enjoy the benefit of the Articles agreed or for the dissolving of Hoptons Army by which means the West was cleered of a Field Army and the hearts of the Royall Party did quail CHAP. II. Sir Thomas Fairfax receiveth the famous City of Exceter by composition and begirteth the City of Oxford with a strong siedge HAving brought our famous and renowrned Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Walls of the chiefe and grand Garison of the enemy the City Oxford hee having by Gods assistance all others of worth and validity So that now the cause of God and the Defenders of his Truth are exalted and his enemies subdued and brought low It is meet I should give thanks to God and laud his name for his so great mercies An Hymne to GOD. O Thou who art Etern from whose bright eye nothing can hidden lye Who rul'st the things above and oke below And all mens hearts dost know Enter my frozen brest and let there be A warmth infus'd in me That I may laud thy Name as it is meet Extoll thy mercies sweet First that thou Lord wert pleased for to give An heart to some to strike And seek thy glory when alas we thought In bondage to be brought And when we trembled these things for to see Adhered to Popery Next that thou hast been pleased for to blesse And crown with good successe Their just endevours so that now we may Serve thee without gainsay And hast subdued thy foes so that theirs non● Thy truth to tread upon Go on our God we pray and crown the and Thy goodnesse still extend So shall those that hare thy ways convicted be To see how wondrously Thou hast supported us through dangers great And troubles that didst threat But let not us we thee entirely pray Be not brought unto decay By Davids Division but so order thou And such prudence allow Unto the State of England that they may Be able for to stay Ayded by thee all ills that else would hap Are laid us to intrap That having setled thy true worship We May have CONFORMITIE We spake afore in the fourth Chapter of the second Book how the Generall having left a strong party to block up Exceter advanced after Hopton into Cornwall and having obtained a bloudlesse Victory over him and setled Cornwall under the Parliaments protection he returned with his whole Army from the West and finding the City of Exceter not yet reduced to the obedience of the Parliament he drew up his Army before it and sent the a Sir Iohn Be●kley Governour this Summons

Sir being retured with my Army from the West where it pleased God to bestow a dry and bloudlesse Victory upon mee to the great peace and quiet of those parts and conceiving it my duty likewise to endevour the good of this County which by occasion of your Garison is necessarily obstructed I thought fit once more to send you a summons to deliver up to me the City of Exceter with the Castle Forts Armes and Amunition believing by this you are satisfied of the relief you expected of the Princes Army may equally be of any reliefe to come from any other place if your intelligence and knowledge were the same with ours there is nothing more induceth me hereunto then an unfained zeale to save any further bloudshed and as much as in mee lyes to preserve that City which hath already suffered deeply in these unnaturall distractions though I shall not boast of my number or strength yet I must needs tell you that I doubt not but the same power which hath formerly made difficult things easie will answer this and will quit mee from being counted the occasioner of those inconveniences and miseries that will necessarily ensue upon your refusall Sir I shall expect your speedy and positive Answer I rest your Servant Thomas Fairfax Sir Iohn Berkley upon receit of this Summons called a Councell of Warre who after long debate concluded that Commissioners should be chosen to treat whereof one part should be for the Gentry another for the Souldiery a third part for the Clergy and the fourth part for the inhabitants of the City the Commissioners nominated they sent their intentions to Sir Thomas he yielded thereto and appointed a place of meeting to be at Poultermore house three miles from Exceter the Commissioners on the behalfe of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax were these Lievtenant Generall Hamond Colonell Sir Hardresse Waller Colonell Lambert Colonell Harley Colonell Pry. Commissary Stane The Governour Sir John Berkley appointed these Sir Henry Berkley Sir George Carry Col. Will. Ashburnham Col. Godolphin Cap. Fitzgarret Master John Weres Mr. Robert Walker Mr. Thomas Knight Mr. Thomas Kendall Mr. Thomas Foord Sir John Berkley The day appointed the Commissioners met at the place aforesaid two for the Gentry two for the Soulderie two for the Clergie and two for the Inhabitants of the City and Sir Thomas his Commissioners aforenamed Articles were performed as agreed on and the City delivered unto His Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax there were found therein 30 Peeces of Ordnance 3 Murthering peeces 100 Barrels of powder 500 Muskets 100 Pikes 80 Tun of wine Sir John Berkley marched out of Exceter with 200 of the enemie towards Oxford which place he had nominated for his refuge Garison The Parliament knowing that the Princesse Heneretta Maria with her Governesse resided in this City gave the Generall notice shee should goe with a sufficient convoy with their plate money and goods wheresoever her Governesse pleased the King hearing hereof desired shee might be at Richmond which was assented to From Exceter Sir Thomas Fairfax was desired by the Houses of Parliament to advance for Oxford and to lay siege to it and God assisting to take it at that present his Majesty being in person there the reason he had no place of strength else to be in some Lords exempted from mercie in the propositions to be sent to the King for peace desired the King to passe with them out of Oxford ere the siege was planted Answer was returned by some other Lords that the King needed not to feare so sodain a siege yet but notwithstanding when they saw Sir Thomas in truth intended the siege all of them were desirous to have him gon peradventure hoping thereby to make the better conditions for themselves However the King left Oxford it was said by some hee went towards Wales and so for Ireland others for the North and so towards Montrosse but the House of Commons Apr. 9. received intelligence that the King in a private manner departed out of Oxford his beard shaven close and not after his wonted manner his own hair turned up and a periwig on his head of a black colour accompanied onely with three and one of them his Majesty wayted on after the manner of a Serving-man His bosom friend the Duke of Richmond the Earle of Lindsey the Kings Cup-bearer Sir William Fleetwood The Kings Standard-bearer and Knight Marshall Sir Edward Sydenham and Mr. Carew of the bed chamber came to Colonell Ramsborough and cast themselves on the mercie of the Parliament who ordered they should be committed as prisoners to Warwick Castle CHAP. III. Sir Thomas Fairfax receiveth Bostell Garison by composition likewise Oxford and Farrington the Articles agreed on for the surrender of each of them NOw gins the impetuous shock of War to abate its strength and fury and as the tyred Garisons yet untaken do faint and quail so gathers England spiret and new life thou that hast honoured those that honour thee and those that regarded thee not thou hall lightly esteemed what dull and Lethargick humour puzels our sense that yet wee fare as those Israelites who having vanquisht their foes fled from their own shadows why sing wee not Hymnes to the highest and out-joy joy it self knowing that what our forefathers durst not imagine our selves some yeers past despaired to attain is now accrued and God assisting like to continue to the incredible good of our posterity What spirit of diffention tyrannizeth over the minds of some that they instead of giving Thanks they have not been devoured by the All-devouring Sword murmur and repine that they are impedited from following after their Ignes fatuus which will lead them to the whirl-poole of decay and as if they envied their own happinesse Some instead of honouring and putting their hands under their feet to do them good who have under God been the savers of their lives and states I say instead of so doing some stick not to accuse those worthy and ever to be renowmed Patriots the House of Peers as desirous of Illegall and Tyrannicall power rail against their Sovereigne whom though he hath been led away to the hurt of his people by his and their enemies yet we hope that the spirit of disaffection abandoned hee may yet comply with his and their Countries lovers and put to his helping hand for the repairing of Sions breaches and make them stronger then before but all this time I shall but delay the Reader from more pleasing discourse Sir Thomas Fairfax having sent a Summons to the Governour of Bostoll Garison Sir William Campion Britanicus once tearmed him the brother of Campion the Jesuit whether or no is not materiall at first hee was some thing peremptory in his answer but by degrees he declined and began to talke of accommodation Commissioners on both sides were appointed to treat and to agree on Articles for the surrender of the Garison The Commissioners for Sir Thomas Fairfax were Quartermaster

Iohn King M. Edmund Clarke M. Martin March M. Thomas Bun. M. William Saunders M. William Blunt M. Iohn May. M. Iohn Corbet M. Richard Craddock M. Iohn Pill M. Robert Fry M. William Ford. M. Matthew Mar●in M. William Laining M. Henry Goodwin M. Rock M. Williams M. Hollis men chiefly noted for malignancy M. Young men chiefly noted for malignancy M. Ieloff men chiefly noted for malignancy CHAP. V. Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX gaineth the famous City of Bristoll the Articles of agreement between the Commissioners appointed on the behalfe of the Governour Prince Rupert and his Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax for the surrendring of the City Ruperts Entertainment at Oxford THe victorious Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax being Sir Thomas layeth siege to Bristoll commanded by the Houses of Parliament to siege and God assisting take the City of Bristoll out of their Enemies hands the Generall to command obedience advanced with his numerous and couragious Army to Bristoll and what by valour and policy incroached each day neerer and neerer their out-works and in many places got within Pistoll shot and had many desperate and hot firings with the Enemy who often made divers furious but fruitlesse sallies to their own losse and disadvantage the strong Port called Portshead Point was taken by assault to the great discouragement and disheartning of the Enemy the Generall perceiving the potency of the Foe and the strength of the works and knowing to too well the pittilesse and implacable inclination of the Governour Prince Rupert to prevent the inevitable ruine that would else happen on both sides sent him this Summons which for the elegancie and excellencie thereof is worthy to be read by posterity which was this To his Highnesse Prince Rupert SIR For the service of the Parliament I have brought their Armie before the City of Bristol and doe summon you in their names to render it with all the Forts belonging to the same to their use Having used this plain language at the businesse Requires I wish it may be effectuall with you as it is satisfactory to my selfe that I a little expostulate with you about the same which I should not have used but in respect to such a person and such a ploce I take into consideration your Royall birth and relation to the Crown of England your honour courage and fidelity and the strength of that place which you may think your selfe bound and able to maintain Sir the Crown of England is and will be where it ought to be and we fight to maintain it there But the King misled ☞ by evill Counsellors or through a seduced heart hath left his Parliament and his people under God the best assurance of his Crown and family the maintaining of this Schisme is the ground of this unhappy war on your part and what sad effects it hath produced in all the three Kingdoms is visible to all men to maintain the rights of the Crowne and Kingdome jointly a principall part whereof is that the King in supreme Acts ☞ concerning the whole State is not to be advised by men of whom the law takes no notice but by his Parliament the great Councel of the Kingdom In whom as much as man is capable of he hears all his people as it were at once advising him in which multitude of Counsellors lie his safety and the peoples interest and to set him right in this hath been the constant and faithfull endeavour of the Parlioment Note and to bring those wicked Instruments to Justice that have misled him is a principal ground of our fighting Sir If God make this clear to you as he hath to us I doubt not but he will give you a heart to deliver this place notwithstanding all the other considerations of honour and courage because of their consistencie and use in the present businesse depends upon the right or wrongfulnesse of this that hath been said and if upon such conviction you shall surrender it and save the losse of bloud and hazard of spoyling such a City it would be an occasion glorious in it selfe and joyfull to us for the restoring of you to the indeared affection of the Parliament and people of England the truest assurance under God to your family But if this be hid from your eyes and through your wilfulnesse this so great so famous and ancient a City and so full of people be by your putting us to force the same exposed to ruine and the extremities of War which yet we shall in that case as much as possibly in us lies endeavour to prevent then I appeal to the righteous God to be Judge between you and us and to require the wrong and let all England judge whether the ruining of its Cities burning of its Towns and destroying its people be a good requitall from a person of your family which hath had the prayers tears and purses yea and the blouds of its Parliaments and people and if you look on either as now divided hath ever had that same party both in Parliaments and amongst the people most zealous for their assistance and restitution which you now appose and seek to destroy and whose constant griefe hath been their desires to serve your Family have been ever hindred and made fruitlesse by the same party about His Majesty whose Counsel you act and whose interest you pursue in this unnaturall War Your Highnesses humble Servant THOMAS FAIRFAX THe Prince having received this summons returned no Answer but desired he might have leave to send to His Majesty But Sir Thomas returned answer that he might not fulfil his desire in that point of sending to His Majesty and desired a speedy and positive answer but the Prince desirous to hold the Generall in suspense and to gain time hoping of reliefe from the King would not return an answer as was required but sent some Propositions to the Generall the most essentiall whereof were to have exception from sequestration Cathedrall men to continue the works to be demolished and no Garison hereafter by which the Generall perceiving his aversenesse and policie and having experience of his wonted wiles gave order to storme the Town the manner of storming was agreed on which was to be after this manner Colonel Welden with his Brigade Col Twooldbies Col Fortescues and Col Herberts Regiment whose posts were to make good Somersetshire side was ordered to storme in three places viz 200 men in the middle 200 men on each side as forlorne hopes to begin the storme twenty ladders to each place two men to carry each ladder and to have five shillings a piece two Serjeants that attend the service of the ladders to have twenty shillings a man each musketteir that follows the ladder to carry a faggot a Serjeant to command them and to have the same reward twelve files of men with fire armes and pikes to follow the ladders to each place where the storme is to be those to be commanded each by a Captain and

of the malicious and cruel enemie even then I say who was hee that truly and sincerely humbled himselfe under the afflicting hand of God were not then the ale-benches pressed with the weight of Drunkards till they groaned who mixing oaths with Ale made an ingredience which quaft of might surely destroy the health both of their bodies and souls Did not that capitall sin of pride reign as kingly and was borne in as magnificent pompe on the backs of men and women as ever before or since Was not the Sabbath as frequently and wickedly prophaned as before And in a word were not all sins obnoxius and destructive to a Nation then predominant and since it hath pleased God to take his hand off from us and to burn the rod wherewith he erst so sorely scourged us Who is he that rendereth thanks as hee ought are we not frozenin our dregs and abide in our wretchednesse stil well let us take heed and look to our selves least it happen to us as whilome to that now scattered b The Iews Nation whom neither judgemements would convince nor mercies allure AFter the taking of Dartmouth the Generall advanced to Powtheram Castle situated within three miles of Exceter and having sent a Summons to Major Fletcher the Governour he accepted thereof and surrendred the Castle on these terms that every man should goe to his own home armed with swords onely the other Armes Ammunition and whatsoever else was in the Castle to be delivered up to the Generall There were in it 1200 Souldiers Taken 1400 Armes 4 Horses Match and bullet proportionable FRom Pawtheram Castle the Generall advanced towards Exceter with a resolution to reduce that City but here the Souldiers undrwent much sorrow a scarcity of all things necessary for the enemie having been but a little before them here had eat up the Countrey and as their manner was and still is left nothing of worth behind them so that the Generall was forced to purvey for his Armie and to fetch provisions from places and Towns far distant from them the Governour of Exeter doubting of the fidelity of the Townsmen and of their coherence with the Parliament to make all sure and strengthen himselfe as he thought framed and imposed on all the Inhabitants this Oath I AB do freely from my heart sweare vow and protest in the presence of Almighty God that I wil use my best ondevour to mayntain and defend the City of Exceter against all Forces raised or to be raised without his Majesties consent and perticularly against the Forces new under the command of Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX or any other that shall command them or any other Forces against this City all Forces which do or shall adhere to them or their Party and I will neither directly or iudirectly give nor as much as in me lyes suffer to be given any intelligence advice or information to the Army or any of those Forces under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax or to any other Forces not raised by the Kings consent which shall now or hereafter come against or lye before this City but will from time to time discover to the Governour of this City all treacherous Plots Designes Conspiracies or Attempts which I shall know heareof or probably suspect to be plotted against his Majesties person and this City or any of his Majesties Armies Towns or Forces neither will I nor shall any other by my procurement directly or indirectly by words or otherwise disswade or discourage any of the Souldiers or Inhabitants of this City from ingaging themselves or persisting in his Majesties service or the defence of this City against the Forces aforesaid and this I vow and protest according to the usuall sense and meaning of the words hereof without any equivocation or mentall reservation so helpe mee and by the contents of this Book Thus this cruell and tyannicall Governour not content to force divers honest and godly men which were known to be in that City to expose their lives for the defence of those who complead and furthered all means and ways destructive to reformation but also by this did his utmost to kill their souls by imposing upon them an unconscionable an wicked oath but in such cases it is doubtfull whether wee may or not cheere our selves saying votum extortum non esse servandum CHAP. IV. The Generall forsaking Exceter advanceth at Torrington meeteth with the Lord Hoptons Forces whom after abloudy fight he vanquisheth and routeth and after advanceth for Cornwall THe Parliaments Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax hearing of the execrable proceedings of the enemy about Torrington resolved to march thither and either by fight to impair their strength or by the terrour of his approach to force them out of those parts the Leader and Commander in chiefe of the enemy was the Lord Hopton a man more rash then valiant he commanded an Army of foure thousand horse and two thousand foot who being come to Ring-rash there pitched his Camp resolved to fight should the Generall ingage with him Sir Thomas having left the City of Exceter begirt with a strong siege appointing Colonel Hamon to block up the East and West side of the River and to raise some Sowthams to lye about Totnesse for the securing of the Coungrey drew his Army towards Torrington with purpose to fight or dislodge the Enemy as aforesaid the Lord Hopton had all his horse drawn together about Torrington and with his foot prepared to defend the Town which he fortified strongly the Generall drawing neer within two miles of the enemy received intelligence that a hundred Dragoons had possessest the lodge in the Park and were fortifying it who upon the Generals neerer approach forsook the house and fled the Forlorn Hope perceiving took many of them prisoners and so eagerly chased them that unawares they came so neer the Town they could not retreat whereupon the Generall sent a strong party to bring them off whose approach the enemy perceiving they fell upon them and they on them so that there hapned a bloudy skirmish betwixt them the Generall fearing the enemy would ore-power them and hemming them in cut them to pieces sent a Colonell with three Regiments of foot and some horse to lye for Reserves unto them who after long fight quitting themselves like men put the enemy to flight and returned the next day the Generall apprehending by certain evident signes that the enemy doubting their strength intended to quit their place if it were possible without fighting wherefore the Generall sent forth small parties to the end of the Towne to make a certain discovery who incroaching neer their Works and being viewed by the enemy they entertained them with a volley of shot the Generall hearing it and thinking they were ingaged sent a strong party to assist them and after three Regiments more after a long fight and many hot firings Sir Thomas his Souldiers prevailed and maugre their enemies came up even to the Barracadoes and line

Generall Gravener Major Harison Major Huntington Major Shilborn The Commissioners for Sir William Campion were Sir George Anglingby Captain George Kingsbey Captain David Wyrell Edward Campion These Commissioners being met after sometime of Debate they came to a conclusion and agreed on Articles for the surrender of the Garison with all the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition the heads of the Articles these 1 THat the Garison of Bostoll with all the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition and all other provisions and furniture of War be delivered to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax 2 That the Governour with his proper servants and all Officers in Commission and Gentlemen shall march away with their Horses Arms and Goods properly belonging to them 3 That all those that desire to make composition with the Parliament shall have the Generals effectuall recommendation 4 That all those that are desirous to go over beyond the Seas shall have the Generals passe for that purpose To the Schollers of the now surrendred Oxford RAve not nor be discontented ye men of Art Mars hath a long time usurped even the Muses Bower Clio and her sisters have sate weeping Apollo having thrown away his Harp despaired ever to strike on his Lyre but now the surly Musick of the Drum horrid to female cares leaves talking they will resume their pristinate order and chant as loud as ever before Why should you lament or wearing your gowns onely on one shoulder your arms folded with all to see you shall enjoy your ancient rights and receive not the least damage by being under the power of Parliament What though you part with your Organs whose enchanting melody you whilome so highly advanced the harmony of your well tuned voyces will equall if not excell the other and God will be better pleased there with What though the gorgeous Copes be out of fashion and men are so far enlightned that they desire not to see one representing Caiphas kneeling before an Altar by Taper-light and mumbling to himselfe Mattins not worth the hearing Is it not worth the hearing is it not better to see on kneeling clad in plain black cloth making an oration to God pithy and pious What though your Crosses are demolisht and the pictures of dead Saints removed alas this will occasion you no damage at all never doubt but crosses enough will cleave to you more then you would for as that holy Apostle the Holy Ghost witnesseth saith he that bonds and afflictions attend me so I and you and you may say that experience teacheth that poverty is the patrimony of the Muses and that troubles and neglect contumelies and vilifyings attend the learned but bark on you Wolf-fac'd worldlings as the heighth of the Moone surpasseth the earth so far different are you in worth from the knowing handsome pictures walking shadows and indeed comely beasts but I run the hazard of severe censure from some shallow Critick Now to my History Sir Thomas as aforesaid having begirt the City of Oxford with a strong siege his wisdom in managing Military Affairs for the reducement thereof is to be admired to speak of Oxford it was very strongly fortified should I erre if I said impregnable the chiefest Town of strength the King had a summons being sent into the Governour Sir Thomas Glemham but slight ed the Generall called a Councell of warre to consult what course would be most expedient for the present some talked of storming others of starving them out but the prudent and renowmed Generall maturely considering the strength of the Town which he knew was so fortified that it was almost unaccessible next their provisions of victuals in the Towne which he was certainly informed would last them six months And thirdly considering that the propounding honourable terms might save the bloudshed would inevitably follow by assauking the Town and impede the ruine and destruction of so famous a City I say on these considerations the Generall with the consent of all his Officers in chief sent them Articles and an exhortation to yield on terms the Governour accepted the proffer of treating and Marston was the place appointed where the Commissioners were to meet and treat the Commissioners on both sides met and after some days spent in pro and con at length these Articles were assented to and hostages given on both sides for their true performance the Articles these 1 THe Duke of York is to have liberty to come to London with attendance and necessaries fit for his Highnesse his Majesty is to have notice of it and his Highnesse is to remaine at such a place with such attendance as the Parliament shall appoint within the compasse of fourescore miles of London 2 The two German Princes to have Passes to go beyond Sea not to come within 20 miles of London nor remaine in England above foure Monethes nor do no act against the Parliament 3 Sir Thomas Glemham and all other Commanders Officers and Souldiers to march out with Horse Armes Colours Trumpets Drums Matches light and Bullets in their mouths every Souldier to have 12. Charges of ponder and their proper Goods and so to march 15. miles whither Sir Thomas Glemham will and there to lay downe their Armes and deliver them to his Excellency or to whom he shall appoint and as many as will are to go to the owne dwellings 4 That all Officers and Souldiers and others that shall go to their own homes shall act nothing to the prejudice of the Parliament and are to have Passes for their protection c. That they shall have free quarter in their march to their own dwellings That each man shall carry with him that which is his proper goods that any Officer or Souldier that shall have desire to serve any forraigne Prince shall have passe to go and free quarter for 28 dayes That such shall have liberty to passe to London to treat with any forraigne Ambassador and have liberty to come in equipage suitable to his degree That then they shall have passe and to be transported c. That none of the Souldiers shall be reproached or abused nor forced to serve against their will That those that are sick or wounded have liberty to stay and care taken of them till they be recovered That whosoever they have taken as lawfull prize since the siege was before Oxford shall continue in the hands of the possessor That the Lords Gentlemen Officers Clergie men shall have liberty to compound for their estates and not exceed two years revenue That all persons whatsoever during the time agreed upon for their stay in England may have liberty to stay in Oxford or with other friends as they will and without prejudice to there friends that receive them Let God have all the glory for this mercy and all other infinite mercies which after a speciall manner hee hath showred upon our unworthy heads this last and never to be forgotten yeare and let the name of the worthy Instrument of his glory Sir Thomas Fairfax be had in perpetuall honour FINIS