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A90542	Master Peters messuage from Sir Thomas Fairfax, delivered in both Houses of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled: with the whole state of the west, and all the particulars about the disbanding of the Princes and Sir Ralph Hoptons army. Also the totall routing of Sir Jacob Ashley himselfe, and 1500. taken prisoners, their carriages and ammunition also taken by Colonell Morgan and Sir William Brereton. Commanded to be printed at the desire of divers members of Parliament, and published according to order.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.	1646 (1646)	Wing P1710A; Thomason E329_2; ESTC R11290	7,262	17

they might fear him and love him and be acquainted with his Son who is theirs and our life The County is all cleerly reduced except Pendennis Helford and the Mount which the very Countrey I hope will bee willing to reduce themselves Feymouth Harbour is free to us we have taken St. Mawes Castle with Twelve peices of Ordnance in it and one called the Roaring-Meg a choice peice of brasse the Generall is sending Eastward some of his forces towards Barnstable and Exeter and intends having blockt up Pendennis to return himself There came two out of Exeter to us who caried in Propositions with them and of Barnstable we hope to give a good account shortly At Foy upon Munday last we took a ship called the Greene Knight having 16 peices of Ordnance and richly laden they being ignorant that the Harbour was ours Your Affaires have a good complexion upon them at present and doubtlesse whilest you imploy good men they will be good for you I have observed in the whole Tract of this Western Work divers promises fulfilled As that the Lord would send an Hornet amongst them that is a Spirit of fear and that they shall fly when none pursues them wee could seldome make them stand anywhere they never offered to beat up a Guard of ours at any time though they had Four Thousand ●ighting Horse I had been tould in their quarters where I lay as 3. times my lot was to lie in Hoptons own quarters in bed where they tould me upon everie Alarme the sh●●kings of Belshazer was up on them one passage aboue the rest was this 40. of them lieing in an house at Saint Auste● two Coults that were feeding upon a Common in a could night came for shelter to the side of the house ●hey took● an Alarme within charged the Coults to stand but they not understand the Language kept on their way put them to such a fight that they tumbled one upon the back of another to get away Sometimes I thought of that promise in the first Psalme that they shall be scattered as Chaffe before the winde they are gone into severall Countries Sometimes the Lord saith he will bring his wheele upon them and break them we saw their power broken their Councells broken their intrests broken their expectations broken who would have broke the verie Axeltree of the State Sometimes I thought of the Prophesy when the Lord saith he would powre contempt upon Princes especiallie when I read writings from t●e Prince thus dated at our Court at Sillie And though he be unwilling to play with words ye● I could wish that that place and name might ever be the portion of those that councell Princes to their own Ruin Jncedit inscilam cupiens vitare quietem Manie of such like punishes have been fulfilled in our fight And now I must be thankfull to those Gentlemen of this House that have beene carefull for Moneyes Cloathes and Ammunition for the Army being the Sinewes of Our Worke and yet must complaine that after many Letters written from place to place we have not had one ship from the Parliament upon the Coast to joine with us in any Designe or to meet the Enemie vvhen they vvent avvay vvith their Welsh onely Captain Plunkets Ship lying at Plimmouth was willing to do their utmost and Sir George A●scugh that commands the expedition brought us the last money to Foy and is earnestlie seeking out vvhich way to serve us to the uttermost I would say something for my selfe and yet so prove an At●mbe as not worth a minute of your time though you have been pleased to bear with my rudenesse Since my last being in the City I have beene by some represented as one scandalizing of others which as it hath no truth in it so I blesse God that there is a Parliament to appeale unto and I know not the cause hereof but from my forwardnesse and faithfulnesse to the Work in hand This I am bold to say Though it should be accompted a Crime to serve the Parliament and I might be sory for the Despiers w●ich it shall never make me weary of my Duty nor my Masters If in my death the State might be a gainer I have sometimes thought I might be willing to come to that trial if my life may serve you you may command it for I must make the same profession that he did to Caesar that your former favours have done me that injurie that I must live and die ungratefull These are my last Requests and the very sithings of my soule that First since the Spirit of God hath done all your Workes for you that Spirit may never be sadded by you that glads yours It hath been an old Jesuiticall practise to beat Religion with Religions I say no more Secondly that you may live to see that Top stone laid to which you may all cry grace grace Thirdly And lastly That when your soules shall sit upon your trembling lips and take care of your bodies your accompts may be as comfortable as your pains have beene in defatigable and more So prayes HUGH PETERS We hear for certain that Greenvill Culpepper Sir Nicholas Crisp and divers others are in France Hopton and Wentworth and divers others were going from Penthancts thither on Tuesday last the French and others have leave to take shipping at Plymouth 20 or 30 are allowed to go t● the King divers Irish and Welsh are gone into Pendennis where there are many distractions and Sir Henry Killegrew most vilde and violent who upon Sunday last burnt the ancient house of that name called Arwennock now belonging to Sir Peter Killegrew The Prince remains still in Scillie expecting what end his Father will make with the Parliament The same day a Letter was sent to Mr. Peters as followeth Mr. Peters THE House of Commons have commanded me to give you notice that they have appointed a Day of Thansgiving for these blessings upon our Armies upon Thursday come Sennight and that they have desired your selfe and Mr. Carel to Preach upon that Day at Christ-Church Your affectionate Friend OL. St. JOHN Satterday the 21. of March 1645. Mr. Peters being to preach at Brides Sunday the 22. of March a paper was delivered to him of News which Major Temple who was in the fight brought of the routing of Sir Jacob Ashley of which here followeth a Copie This morning March 21. Col. Morgan his Forces with the Forces of Sir William Brereton who were joined the night before fell upon Sir Jacob Ashley and all his Forces intended for Oxford to joine with the King and at Stow in the Oulds in Gloucester-shire after a sore conflict on both sides Sir Jacob was totally routed himfelf and 1500. taken prisoners and their Cariages out word was God be our guide the word of the Enemies was Patrick and George Stow March 21. 1645. FJNJS