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A78053	A brief declaration of the severall passages in the treaty concerning the surrender of the garrison of Lundy, formerly commanded by Tho. Bushell Esq; Governour thereof for His Maiestie. Die Sabbathi 10. Julii 1647. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that upon the delivery up of the Isle of Lundy to the Lord Vicount Say and Seal, or his assignes, by Mr. Tho. Bushell, the delinquencie of the said Tho. Bushell be taken off, and all sequestration in respect thereof be discharged, and he and his assignes restored to all such rites as he or they had or ought to have in the mines in Devonshire, Wales, and Cornewall, and to all his other estates and rights whatsoever, and that the men that were with him in the island, being not souldiers of estate and fortune, be pardoned and freed from delinquencie. H. Elsing. Cler. Par. Dom. Com.	Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing B6240; Thomason E433_24; ESTC R206206	16,344	27

prejudice of any much lesse to your Lordship other then to live retired and see my poor Estate justly distributed towards payment of my debts as his Majesty can bear me witnesse And in regard your Lordship might discern the Candidnesse of my heart and innocency of my soul I have taken this great journey to kisse your hands that I may have the Honour to wait upon your worthy son back and secure the state of my fidelity to his Majesty and their Honours of any future trust reposed when I have given your Lordship reall satisfaction according to your just demands or take my leave of your Lordship and wish you a better Tenant I rest Your devoted Servant T. B. Commartin 24. March 1646. For the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Say and Seale To the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Say and Seale WE the Inhabitants of the Counties of Devon and Cornwall neerest borderers upon the Island of Lundy do in all humility certifie your Lordship that Mr. Bushell since his abode in the said Isle in the times of the late war hath been so far from oppressing us in any kinde that he hath been a means of some advantage to us by keeping the said Island and your Lordships inheritance out of the hands of some persons who as we are credibly informed would have made use of it to the prejudice of these and other parts of the Kingdom And further we are bold to certifie your Lordship that the said Mr. Bushell hath adventured great sums of money to recover the deserted and drowned Mines of Commartin which is strongly reported to be very hopefull by his means and by his continued industry may prove very exceeding advantagious to the common good and to these Western parts in particular now in regard some of our neighbors to whom he is indebted for certain sums lent to further him in his noble great design to recover the said Mines having received this annexed Letter from the said Mr. Bushell fearing that they we should be deprived of so good a neighbor and so industrious for the publike good do hereupon humbly intreat your Lordship if it may stand with your convenience and good liking still to admit of his continuance in the said Island that so by his care and charge we may live secure and by his knowledge and active diligence bring the great work of the said Mines from hopes to certainties This is our humble request in his behalf if it be not in the matter of it prejudiciall to the State or disadvantagious to your Lordship William Cary. George Cary Rector of Clovelly William Greenway Minister Henry Prust Rich. Kinsam John Pollard John Sanders William Lange James Lile Nic. Shapley Sen. Nic. Shapley Jun. Ruben Laurence Ric. Tombe Hugh Nicolas Aughter Lyle Sen. Aughter Lyle Jun. Tho. Snow Peter Lyle Jo. Shapley Ric. Cleverton George Mungoy Curate Jo. Crange Tho. Velly Hen. Iuell Jo. Bagilhole George Grigg Jo. Way Justinian Yeo. Ric. Bagilhole Jo. Nicholl Jo. Cook Jo. Band. Francis Rowe Peter Rowe Tho. Rowe Will. Mugford Ric. Crange Ric. Smith Jo. Husband Ric. Yeo. Ric. Trick Tho. Cooke Jo. Band. Antho. Luttrell Nic. Luttrell Will. Heardwick Jo. Bishop Tho. Luttrell Jo. Lynthorne alias Loy Nic. Pitton Jo. Skame Matthew Brooke Ric. Leach Abra. Bond. Jo. Friend Jo. Juell Hugh Deymond Jo. Cooke William Prideaux Charles Yeo. John Cocke With many hundreds more My Lord I Have found Mr. Bushell so much a Gentleman of his word in the surrender of your Island of Lundy to me according to his Excellency and your Lordships Order for the use of the Parliament That upon Thursday last being the 24th of February himselfe with his officers and souldiers tooke shipping for Ilford Combe with purpose to imploy them in his chargeable adventures of recovering the dejected works of Commartyne Mines and his other Minerals in Wales The reality of which actions together with the generall report of his Noble proceedings in his publique affaires without taking contribution from the Countrey or violence to any man all this while he hath kept the said Island and Garrison of Lundy although the last in surrender doth double oblige me to become an humble sutor to your Lordships that if any man shall go about to infringe the Ordinance of the Honourable House of Parliament and his Excellencies agreement made with Mr. Bushell and your Lordship for restoring him his Estate and taking off the delinquency of his souldiers whose names are here under-written that it may be lookt upon as an act tending to the dishonour bot of his Excellency and your Lordship and therefore that both himselfe and they be thus far taken into your Lordships care of protection which is the humble request of Your ever dutifull Son Richard Finnes Lundy 24th of February 1647. May it please your Excellency TO be informed that according to your Commands and Mr. Bushels promise both me and my souldiers met him at the Kay of Crovelly being the place appointed and the nearest harbour to take shipping for Lundy where we were forced to stay fifteen dayes for a winde before we could arrive into the Road of Lundy And his Lieutenant having notice that it was us by their Governour Mr. Bushels shooting off a pistoll gave us at our landing a salutation with all his Guns and a volle of shot as an entertainment of friendship and free welcome which made me so confident of his former profest fidelity in surrendring the same that both my selfe and my men marcht through his guard unto the Castle commanding his own men to remain in another house lest the ignorance of some men on both sides might beget a difference through exchange of language and mis-understanding of the truth but so soone as they had understood the Kings consent for a surrender to the right Owner and the Conditions made on their behalfe by their Governour Mr. Bushell with your Excellency and my Lord the morning tide following they tooke shipping for Ilford Combe where he purposeth to imploy them in his chargeable adventures of recovering the distressed works of Commartyn Mynes and his other Minerals in Wales The Garrison being thus freely surrendred with all things thereunto belonging for Ammunition of Guns and houshold-stuffe according to his engagement upon the word of a Gentleman but having demanded of his Lieutenant Mr. Richard Cock what store of provision was left in the Island he replyed with a deep protestation that for six monthes before Mr. Bushell went over to treat with your Excellency according to your letter sent by your Drummer they nor their Governour had not eaten a bit of bread in six monthes nor scarce drank a barrell of bear in two yeares alleaging the occasion was the Governours known losses by land and sea which caused divers of the souldiers to decline the service upon his proposall of eating horse-flesh And made the hearts of those that staied the more willinger to endure all hardnesse to obey his Commands without