twelve miles the gallantry of those three faithfull Commanders Sir Thomas Fairfax Lieutenant Generall Crumwel and Major generall Skippon deserves to be ingraven on the bed role of fame and their names to be kept in perpetuall remembrance The fight continued three houers the prisoners taken first and last were in all 4000 with many thousands of Armes the Kings own Pistoll where with he a Against those that love his Weal charged his papers and cabinet of letters himselfe hardly escaping for the achievement of this great Victory the praise properly and primarily is due to God and next to the instruments of his glory A List of the Commanders taken by His Excellencie Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX at Nasby Fight Foure hundred Officers of meane Quality as Lievtenants Sergeants Corporalls c. Foure Colonels Many Majors Sixty Captains There were taken in the field Eight Peeces of Ordnance whereof two were Demicannon one whole Culverin the rest of the carriages bag and baggage great store of provision The Souldiers brought to the Generall about 40 Standards and colours he to reward them for the past and to encourage them for the future gave each man a liberall reward The Colours taken were these 1 A Lyon Rampant with a Crown 2 A Lyon Passant with a Crown 3 A Dragon and a Crown 4 A Percullis and a Crown 5 The duke of York's Standard and six other Colours foure of the Queens colours white and double crosses on each of them 209 Ensignes with staves Slain on both sides Of the enemie according to the neerest computation 5000 On the Generals part 150. On Munday June the 16 Sir Thomas Fairfax lay before Leicester and sent in a Summons to the Towne to require the Governour to surrender it to him for the use of the Parliament and putting it to them to consider how the King was routed and shewing them what use they might make of that Clemency with divers other very gallant expressions to the summons to advertise them how much better it was for them to surrender then to force him to take it by storming To this summons the Enemy sent a negative Answer positively this that they would not surrender it whereupon Sir Thomas Fairfax called a Councell of Warre to consult about the Storming of it which was soon concluded on that they should prepare all things in readinesse to round it the next day which was done with all expedition not losing any time So they fell presently to raising of Batteries and doing all things that were necessary for the storming thereof according as they had appointed and continued providing every thing that was requisite for the doing thereof to be in a readinesse to batter it the next day and sent into the Country thereabouts for such helpes as were necessary for the worke which went on with great speed both night and day so desirous wee are to have a speedy end of the worke that there may be an end of these warres if possible On Tuesday the 17th of June wee drew downe our Ordnance and playd with our Peeces against the Towne we stormed it playing with our Ordnance very hot on the Newarke side which we conceived was their greatest strength And in short time we made a breach in their workes which strucke such a terror into the hearts of the Enemy that the Governour sent to us to desire a Parley and offered to surrender upon very faire termes as upon capitulation should be agreed upon To this request Sir Thomas Fairfax being willing to save the spilling of innocent blood as much as may be he assented and promised speedily to send in Commissioners for the treaty and called a councel of War and it was agreed that Colonell Pickering and Colonell Reinsborough should goe into Leicester to treat with the governour about the surrendering the said Garison to Sir Thomas Fairfax And accordingly a safe conduct was desired for them which being sent they went to Capitulate with the Governour about the surrender thereof In the meane time Sir Thomas Fairfax was not idle nor did he lose any time but went on providing and furnishing himselfe with Pittars Carts Hay Granadoes Ladders and other things necessary for storming resolving to fall on at their returne in case that they should not agree not knowing how things might fall out during which time there was both great paynes and care taken by all in their places for the going on in the sayd worke The ARTICLES for the surrender of the Town and Garrison of Leicester to Sir Thomas Fairfax for the use and service of the Parliament agreed on June the 18th 1646. Between Collonel Pickering and Collonell Reinsborough 1 THat the Lord Loughborough shall have quarter granted him and have protection for his Person to be safely conveyed to the Garrison of Ashby de la Zouch 2 That all field Officers Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Serjeants Majors and Captains and Lieutenants of Horse but not of Foot shall march away with their owne particular single horse and armes with protections for their owne persons 3 That all the rest of the Officers shall be conveyed safely to the Garrison of Lichfield with Staves only and no other weapons in their hand 4 That all common Souldiers have quarter onely for their lives and be conveyed to Lichfield without any other weapons save onely staves in their hand 5 That before 10 of the clocke the said morning Iune the 18. the Governour of the Towne and the Lord Loughborough and all the rest of the Officers and Souldiers march out of the Garrison according to the agreement aforesaid 6 That Sir Thomas Fairfax be permitted to enter in at 10 of the clock the said Wednesday morning aforesaid with his Forces and take possession of the Garrison 7 That all the Peeces of Canon great and small now in the Garrison of Leicester be left to Sir Thomas Fairfax 8 That all the Armes and Ammunition now in Leicester be left to Sir Thomas Fairfax save onely what is agreed to for the Officers of Horse aforesaid 9 That all the Provisions Colours Bag and Baggage be also left to Sir Thomas Fairfax 10 That all the Horse save onely those excepted for the Officers aforesaid that are in the Garrison of Leicester be delivered up to Sir Thomas Fairfax for the service of the Parliament 11 That all the Officers and Souldiers have quarter for their lives 12 That all the Prisones of Warre that are in Leicester at the same time be released and set free to serve the Parliament With these Articles the Commissioners returned to Sir Thomas Fairfax certifying further how joyfull that poore Towne of Leicester was at the hearing of the said agreement and that they should be rid of the Cavaliers Thus you see the Lord doth wonderfully for us above the reach of mans wisdome Truth we cannot but much admire the goodnesse of Almighty God tous in doing so great things for us we cannot ascribe it to any but to the hand of God Almighty
breach and some of the Towers as it may with reason induce you to surrender the place so it obligeth me in Honour to agree to no other conditions then quarter for your lives which I would be glad if you would accept that so the effusion of bloud which will inevitably follow upon a refusall might be prevented Sir It is against my nature to threaten or insult over your condition but I must tell you and I wish you may have an heart to believe it that if you refuse this my offer you and those with you must know I will heare of no terms for the future THOMAS FAIRFAX The malitious and wicked Governour hardned to his ruine would not vouchsafe to return an answer save with great and small shot that playd upon and wounded many of the Souldiers the Generall commanded for a storme the Souldiers resolutely fell on and placing their Ladders in a trice got over the Walls and Works which the desperate Enemy seeing snatcht down their Colours and with lamentable crys desired quarter which they had afforded them but not out of any zeal to save their lives but the Souldiers chose rather to cram their pockets with silver and gold of which there was store in the Castle rather then to sheath their swords in their Enemies bowels The Generall stayed there one day to settle things in order and after fortifying and mending the breaches placed another Garison of Souldiers to keep the Castle for the use of the King and Parliament A List of the Prisoners taken at Sherborn Castle Sir Lewis Dives Sir John Walcooth Col. Strangeways of Horse Col. Thornhill Lievtenant Colonell Strangeways of Horse Major Balton Cap. Hamon Cap. Bright Cap. Norris Cap. Hodinot Cap. Speed Cap. Strangeways of Horse Cap. Bond. Cap. Hoddar Cap. Brisco Lievtenant Jenings Lievtenant Mallet Lievtenant Tayler Lievtenant Rogers Lievten Townsend Lievtenant Joliffe of Horse Coronet Devonet Reformado Ensigne Gale Ensigne Hoyes Ensigne Harris Ensigne Toole Ensigne Collins Ensigne Mullins Ensigne Tod George Walker Provost Marshal Chyrurgions these M. Stuckey M. Payley M. Robinson Ministers Doct. Cockson M. Wild. M. Townsend M. Ford. Gentlemen these M. Chaffine M. Buckland M. Barns M. Brown M. Griesley M. Forsell M. Richlands M. Wiborn M. Huchins M. Carleton Three hundred forty foure common Souldiers The Generall having gained Sherborn Castle as aforesaid and about to advance news came that the Leaders of the Clubmen were met together at Shaftsbury to consult and give counsull how they might best thrive in their Designes whereupon the Generall sent a strong party of Horse commanded by Colonell Fleetwood to apprehend them who accordingly comming to Shaftsbury compassed the house where they were took every man of them and brought them to Sherborn where his Excellency yet abode their names I shall give yov ere I finish this Chapter this being the Lords Day On Munday morning the Generall received Intelligence that the Clubmen had appointed severall meetings which moved Sir Thomas to send Lievtenant Generall Cromwell with foure Regiments of horse to trace them and to spy out whether they intended who being on his march towards Shaftsbury they might descry flying Colours surrounded with a numerous company on the top of an exceeding high hill a Lievtenant was sent with a party of horse to know the reason of their unlawfull assembling whereupon their Leader one Newman descending the hill said that the reason of the meeting was to know where they had disposed those Gentlemen wete taken at Shaftsbury the Generall returned this Answer That he held it not fit to inform them of the reason what was done being done by authority but that they might know a reason of their surprizall those persons so met were the occasioners and stirrers up of Commotions and unlawfull Assemblies destructive to the peace and safety of the Kingdom Mr. Newman desired to go and inform the people of the Answer the Lievtenant Generall thought it convenient with a party of horse to accompany him where being come he had some conference with the seditious the substance that they did very ill to disturbe the peace of the County upon small or no ground and that whereas they pretended they armed themselves to save their goods themselves would occasion the losing of them by absenting themselves from their dwellings and hee further promised and protested unto them that justice should be done one any that had done them wrong as for their Leaders taken at Shaftsbury they were laid hold on and were to be kept in custody onely till they should cleer themselves of some accusations charged on them and then they might return again to them the Bores were all well satisfied and promising never to assemble again each man departed to his home AFter this matter so well handled the Lievtenant Generall with his party set forward to Hamilton still neere Strawton on this hill were assembled a numerous multitude of Clubmen having for their defence an old Roman work deeply trencht the Lievtenant Generall sent a Lievtenant with a party of horse to demand the cause of their meeting who was answered by the rude and barbarous onely with a dozen of shot whereupon the Lievtenant Generall sent once again to them requiring them to lay downe their arms or hee would fall upon them they refused his message with scorne thereupon order was given for the Generals Troop to fall on them who did so and were repulsed not without some losse and that by reason of the disadvantage and unaccessablenesse of the place the Clubmen shot as thick as hail from the bank and defended the passage very valiantly then the valiant Major Disbrough with his Troop adventured and with much difficulty got up the Hill and charging their Reare they began to run throwing down their arms in the pursuit sixty were slain two hundred wounded foure hundred of them taken and brought to Strawton and kept all night in the Church for the next morning the Generall commanded them to be brought forth and after examination the Lievtenant Generall advertized them to live peaceably was most conducing and available for them and wished them to live peaceably at home they saw the calamity that their Risings had brought upon them and moreover he gave them license to oppose any that should goe about to plunder or annoy them and so dismissed them each to his home The names of their Leaders and the principall Sticklers in this businesse were these Gentlemen Master Iohn Saints M. Richard Buckeridge M. William Smith M. Thomas Gervis M. Iohn Lovell M. Iohn Eastmond M. Francis Craddock M. Edward Davis M. Henry Haynard M. Lawrence Hyde M. Thomas Benet M. Iohn Pope M. Thomas Rosse M. Henry Gouge M. Iohn Every M. Iohn Carty M. Edward Boore M. Nicholas Bingham M. Thomas Rolph M. Robert Squire M. Richard Alborn M. Charles Symmes M. Francis Abbot M. Robert Gapit M. Thomas Marvell M. Robert Hollis M. Samuell Forward M. William Fireall M. Charles Studley M. Thomas Brooke M.
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
where at push of pike they continued long in disputation but at length God assisting them they beat their enemies from their Works who flying they entred with them the middle of the Towne where they endured a hotter skirmish with the horse then erst with the foot who charged them very resolutely insomuch that they were almost forted to forsake the Works again but that Colonel Hammond with a new party entred to their assistance rallyed anew the scattered party Major Stephens with his Forlorne hope comming up to second them charged the enemy againe and put them to flight the enemies horse making good their Retreat out of the Town towards the Bridge a place was very advantageous for them and occasioned their preservation the Bridge they went over lying so beyond the Towne as the Generals horse could not reach them but through the Town which by reason of straight passage through severall Baracadoes was very tedious by means whereof and of the continued straight lanes the enemy had to retreat by after they were over the River as also by the advantage of the night and by their perfect knowledge of the Countrey and Sir Thomas his souldiers utter ignorance therein they could do little or no execution upon the pursuit but parties sent out severall wayes did the best they could and took some prisoners There were taken in all about 600 common souldiers the enemies horse with the foot that were not taken or killed fled into Cornwall A List of the Prisoners taken Lievtenat Colonell Wood. Captain Prideaux Captain Cowley Captain Bowne Captain Minne Captain Mount Captain Bennet Captain Moulinâ— Captain Weeks Commissary Bovey Lievtenant Hoakie Lievtenant Kirton Lievtenant Morris Lievtenant Green Lievtenant Mason Lievtenant Gering Cornet Wels. Ensigne Fielding Ensigne Huggins Ensigne Williams Allen Mackmalen Serjeant Boswell Serjeant Trevor Serjeant Pewelly Serjeant Sheffield Generall of the Princes Lifeguard 68. Troops of the Lord Hoptons Life-guard Of Culpppers 7 Of Stukleys 3 Of Colonel Webs 2 Of Colonel Huntington 2 Of Colonel Slingsby 2 Of Colonel Hoptons 2 Of Colonel Hoopers 3 Lievtenant Cleulands 2 Of Colonel Crisps 1 Of Colonel Gettings 2 Lord Capels servants 5 Colonel Champeroons 1 Colonel Collins 8 Colonel Shelleys 9 Colonel Slaughters 3 Colonel Arundels 5 Colonel Trevamors 5 After the taking of Torrington the Generall having placed a strong Garison of souldiers in it whom he bound by an oath to keep for the use of the King and his Parliament hee advanced with his whole Army into Cornwall of whose proceedings read more in the next Chapter CHAP. V. Sir Thomas Fairfax with his Army ariveth in Cornwall hath divers Skirmishes with the enemy there the Lord Hopton having recruited himself committeth many out-rages The Cornish Petition to His Excellency who having surrounded the Lord Hopton summons him to yield on Honourable conditions Hoptons Answer FRom Torrington his Excellency advanced to Launceston where hee abode two days to refresh his wearied men and then advanced six miles further to Bodnam and sending out a forlorn hope they hapned to encounter with the enemies Scouts whom they tooke not one man escaping and being brought to the Generall confessed that they belonged to a Guard of 300 horse that kept on a passe within three miles of Bodnam whereupon the Generall gave order to advance neer that place who on their journey descryed where this body of the enemies horse stood who faced them for a while but when they saw them make up to them they retreated back to Bodnam Intelligence came now to the Generall that the two Companies of Dragoons that were sent towards Camelford the day before to gain the possession of an house to the intent that they being there might not fail of Intelligence whether or no the enemy intended to break through Eastward I say Intelligence came that these Dragoons were in danger of surprisall by a great body of the enemies horse who had watched their opportunity and got betweene them and their Rendevouz hereupon the Generall sent a thousand horse to relieve them but before they came the valiant Dragoons had repulsed and put the Enemy to flight and returned with the Horse aforesaid The next morning the Generall drew up his Army upon a Heath within two miles of Bodman and sent a party to discover whether the enemy were yet in the Town or not who brought word they had quit the Towne the night before both horse and Foot the Lord Hopton bringing up the Reare himself the people of Cornwall were generally possest with feare of Sir Thomas arrivall but when they saw his clement and faire carriage and that hee so ordered his Army that not the least outrage or villany was committed they changed their minds saying They found them Friends and not Enemies The Lord Hoptons souldiers after their quitting of Bodman committed many violent outrages and forced the Country before them plundering all of Ability to nothing so that now they began to be abhord and stink in the nostrils of the Cornish who now intended to break their yoake and free themselves from the Egyptian bondage they erst sustained they therefore unanimously agreed to put themselves under the protection of the Parliament and for them and their cause to live and die The Generall having received Bodman thought it fit in his journey to reduce mount Edgeombe and for that end sent a Summons to the Governour willing him to surrender the said Mount into his hands for the use of King and Parliament the Governour at that exceedinly straighmed for provisions gladly accepted his offer on this condion the Fort surrendred to disband his Regiment and depart to his own dwelling There were taken these Gentlemen whose names are here inserted who desired to be under the protection of the Parliament The Lord Mohan Sir John Trelâ—â—ny Sir Nicholas Lower Pierce Edgcombe Esquire William Scawer Esquire Master Corriton William Bond Esquire Richard Edgcombe Esquire Master Glanvile Esquire Major Nicholas Saul Captain William Bond Captain Bourne Alexander Lower Esquire M. Francis Saul Esquire Nathaniel Trevanion of Tregerthen Esquire Major William Trevisa of Crookdon Esquire John Batershy Esquire Richard Spur Esquire John Roe Esquire Master Rashly Master John Trevery Master Bagley Master Walter Hele. Lievtenant Col. Fortescue Major Warren Sir Richard Prideaux High-sheriff of the County Also M. Arrundell the Papist a man of meanes desires to be under the Parliaments protection I spake a little before of the intensions of the Cornishmen to submit themselves to the Parliament proffering to rise in arms for them and to serve under their Noble Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax now as a witnesse of their reall intentions they sent one Master Vivian and others with a Petition to the Generall the contents whereof were these To the right Honourable Sir Thomas Fairfax Captain Generll of the Forces raised by the High Court of Parliament under his command and other the renowmed Worthies of the Armie Right Honorable WE though not an acceptable number of a more
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 Gotâ—â—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 Câ—sâ—â— 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 Fairfâ—â— 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 Saâ—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 Peâ—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 nonâ— 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 Beâ—kley Governour this Summons
at Huntington and of the carriage of his Armie there HIS Excellencie the Parliaments Generall intending the reducement of Bristol a Town of great concernment after some dayes easie march ariving neer Sherburn Castle blocked up Sherborn and resolving to use all the means of man not doubting of Gods assistance to put a period to the sad and to be bewailed civill war resolved to send one party to Sherborn to block it up at least til time and ability served to proceed more violently against it he therefore appointed Collonel Pickering a man right valiant and pious to prosecute the intention as aforesaid A Councel of War being called to consult what designe would be most advantagious most safe and speedy for the reducing of Bristol it was concluded that the taking of Bathe which would else be an obstacle was first most requisite and if not made a Garison yet it might serve for a strong Quarter and be much assistant to their Designe The Generall approved the advice and resolved to prosecute it and the next day with his whole Army advanced to Wels where being arived he heard news very much unexpected to wit that their trouble of besieging or danger of storming the Town of Bath would not be required for the Enemy had quitted the place and unconstrained the reasons these The Townsmen not willing to bear Armes nor yet to harbour Souldiers that came from Bristoll dreading infection the plague being then and had been before a long time there very hot and raging the souldiers they had of their own being too few to man the Works the Governour Sir Thomas Bridges resolved to quit it which thing hee had surely done had there not arived at that present an 100 men from Prince Rupert with orders willing him to stay and defend the Town Sir Themas upon probability of quitting it thought fit to spare his Foot an unnecessary march and sent two Regiments of Horse commanded by Col. Rich and two Troops of Dragoons with Col. Okey to take a view of the condition of the Town that he might do as occasion served They came neere the Towne and were opposed when they presently Summoned but the Summons slighted they resolve to enter by force the Dragoons encountring the Enemy on the Bridge prevailed against them and gained it and setting on fire the South west gate burnt it down which the Governour seeing was willing to surrender conditionally that hee and his Officers might have liberty armed to march to Bristoll which was granted them and they speedily departed leaving behind them many souldiers prisoners Twenty barrels of powder Three hundred arms A Tun of match Six Iron Peeces of Ordnance Col. Rich and Col. Okey having entred the Town sent the Generall notice of their prosperous proceedings and desired him to repair to them which hee accordingly did and comming to Bathe having bestowed some time in setling thereof and having placed a strong Garison returned back to Wels. About this time his Majesty being in a strait and doubting of the ability to engage with the Parliaments Forces whom he unworthily and caulesly brandeth with the names of Traytors and Rebels commeth as in Progresse into Huntingtonshire though in truth to levy force and to borrow or to take summes of money of which he was in much want and comming to Huntington a Town notorious for Malignancy and averinesse to Reformation The Major of Huntington and two Bailiffs of Godman-chester a Town neer adjacent as being wrapt and to congratulate the Kings arrivall taxed their Towns at ten and fifteen shillings a man some of them mean men poor housholders who were constrained to borrow the money and to work hard and fast withall to regain their impaired ability the Major and Bailiffs and forty three of his Brethren presented his Masty with a great sum of their extorted money who whether misdoubting their fidelity or some great ones about him spleening them or what other reason might be I know not but sure I am they were constrained as prisoners to passe in the conduct of the Army so soon as the King came Proclamation was made that no souldier upon pain of death should plunder which peradventure might be a watch-word to warn them thereto for no sooner was it proclaimed but souldiers fell to plundering on heaps carrying out of shops and houses whole loads of Goods and Wares and in some houses left nought to adorn them but barewalls the Townsmen were forced to billet some twenty some thirty in one house and to afford both horse and mans meat for twelve pence a day and to give all the World a true character of them they knockt off all the Irons from the Prisoners and Fellons in Huntington Goale many of them condemned for murther who all took up arms for the King and is this the mayntaining of the Laws so frequently protested and here let the Reader take notice that the Cavaliers and Royall party Fight neither for God nor for his Majesty as they pretend would they else deal so hardly and tyrannically with his Friends that favour his proceedings in all parts where they come as in perticular this Town of Huntington plundered by them without distinction or exception of any carrying with them many known Royallists as Prisoners for that they denied those sums of money which their unconscionable and uncharitable selves demanded so that it is or What the Cavaliers fight for may be apparant to all not wilfully blind that they fight to mayntain and uphold so long as they may their pleasure and rapine their debausht and luxurious living to which they are so accustomed and bewitcht that they are resolved with it their lives shall terminate but they have but a short time I trust now the wheels of the Chariots are taken off so that they march but slowly and in Despair against GOD. CHAP. IV. Sir Thomas Fairfax taketh the strong Castle of Sherborn a List of the Arms and Ammunition taken in the said Castle He fighteth with and discomfiteth the mutinous Clubmen taketh their chief Leaders A List of their names HOw hath the Lord assisted the Forces fighting for his Cause this memorable and never to be forgotten year Sir Thomas Fairfax resolving for the Reducement of Sherborn Castle Drew out his Officers and Souldiers in despight of the Enemy to their very walls and works and prepared to undermine battering Peeces arriving from Portsmouth which they wanted before a Battery was raysed and they began to play very fiercely before night had made a large breach in the Castle on the East part thereof after the breach so made the Generall out of his noble inclination to prevent the effusion of bloud sent another Summons to the Governour willing him to surrender or to expect the worst extremity the Summons this Sir I have been as willing to gratifie you as any man with honourable conditions having expressed so much Gallantry in defending your self but the advantage I now have by being possessed of the
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 Pâ—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 beâ— 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
unaceptable County have by Gods blessing so faire an advantage of giving our due respects to your Honour do with them present our persons also which we most unfainedly protest have been hitherto by us most unvoluntarily separated as our former readinesse and frequent endevours to advance this service besides imprisonments fines or other most miserable sufferings can evidently testifie and therefore we humbly blesse the great Lord of Hosts by whose providence you are made such victorious Instruments of our deliverance from such intolerable bondage and next to our great and wise Counsell by whose publike care and mission wee have the happinesse this day to see you conquerours for the preservation of our religion so long violated and restitution of our liberty so long inthralled neither may wee omit a gratefull acknowledgment of the unattempted valour and vigilancy which hath been so magnanimously exercised for the reducing of this unhappy Kingdome from the wofull condition of a blody war to so faire hopes of an assured and happy peace and since it hath pleased God thus to blesse us we presume not to motion through difference their future care of his glory and of the Common-wealths good having so many rare examples of your readinesse to defend both however give us leave as a people that to our great grief and misery have a long time wanted the happy influence and equity of the Laws to mention our desires of their reparation whereby also to distinguish our selves from those who have with an high hand endevoured to subvert them and as hitherto have not wanted our prayers to God for a blessing on your Counsels and actions So now your Honour shall not want the ready though weak assistance of our lives and fortunes c. The wonderfull and admirable providence of God in so short a time to turn the hearts of an averse and diversovelent people and to make them become plyable conformable and desirous of that good of that good which before they contemned and abhorr'd the renowmed Generall Sir Thomas Fairfax having pursued ore taken and almost surrounded the enemy commanded by the Lord Hopton who since his last discomfiture at Torrington had recruited and made up a more numerous Army then before thought it good no doubt moved by the spirit of God thereto to send him a summons the acceptance whereof might hinder the inevitable ruin that else would happen on both sides the summons this Sir the goodnesse of God to his people and his just hand against Hopton summoned their enemies your forces being reduced to such a condition as to my sense the same hand of God continuing with us they are not likely to have subsistance or shelter long or to scape thence or if they could have whither to go for better I have thought good for the preventing of more bloudshed or of further hardship or extremity to any but such whose hearts God shall harden to their destruction to send you this summons for your selfe and them to lay down their Arms withall a tender of such conditions as upon present surrender and an engagement never more to beare Armes against the Parliament it may be better then any thing they can rationally expect by farther standing out First therefore to Souldiers in generall whether English or Forraigner I shall grant liberty either to goe beyond sea or to their homes in England as they please and to such as English as shall chuse to live at home my protectton for the liberty of their persons and for the immunity of their estates and all to go their ways with what they have save their horses and sword But for the Officers in commission and Gentlemen of quality I shall allow them to go with Horses for themselves and one servant or more suitable to their quality and with armes befitting Gentlemen in a condition of peace To all Troopers and the inferiour Horse Officers bringing and delivering up their horses and arms 20 shillings in liew of their horses to carry them home To English Gentlemen of considerable estates my passe and recommendation to the Parliament for their moderate composition Lastly for your self besides what is before implyed to you in common with others you may be assured of such mediation to the Parliament on your behalfe both from my selfe and others as one whom for many gifts and personall worth wee esteem above any other of your party supposing you more swayed with principles of honour and conscience wee most pitty and whose happinesse so far as is consistent with the publike welfare we should delight in more then in our long sufferings These things not from any need or other end then humane having offered I leave to your consideration and those whom they concern Desiring yours and their speedy resolving which I pray may be such as may be most for the honour of God and welfare of this poor Kingdome Thomas Fairfax This summons being sent by a Trumpetter to the Lord Hopton he received it with meeknesse and used the Trumpetter very courteously and dimissed him with this that hee would send an Answer by a Trumpetter of his own which the next day he failed not to do the Generall perusing the Letter found the contents thereof such as emplyed a willingnesse to end the businesse of the West without more bloudshed also he desired in his letter Commissioners should be appointed on both sides to meet together and treat of their conclusion and finall agreement see at large in the next Book The end of the second Book THE YEARE OF JUBILE The third Book CHAP. I. Sir Thomas Fairfax conclusion and finall agreement with the Lord Hopton for the disbanding his forces and submitting to the Parliament the Articles of Agreement betwixt Sir Thomas Fairfax and him THough wee must confesse and ought with all thankfulnesse and humility to acknowledge that the mercies of God in assisting the forces of the Parliament fighting for his cause have been many and great yet not any one of them as I may speak with reverence may be compared or were equivalent to this great favour of God that hee should give the Generall of the enemy an heart not being plunged in any great or extraordinary misery not wanting a considerable and strong party which according to the best information and by the confession of our enemies was not lesse then foure some will have them five thousand horse that thereby not only so great a body of Cavalry was broken but so many both Officers and Souldiers disobliged from taking armes and at such a time when they expected a forreigne ayde to joyne with them I say that God should do so for us and make him to compound may convince the most malignant spirit and give notice to the whole world the Parliaments reall intentions but to our History I spake before of the Lord Hoptons desiring Commissioners might be appointed on both sides to treat which the Generall Sir Thomis Fairfax willingly agreed to and nominated in the behalf
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