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A75647 Februar. 1. 1645. Articles for the surrender of the city of Chester with the castle and fort: agreed on between the commissioners appointed on the behalf of John Lord Byron Field-Marshall-Generall of North-Wales, and Governour of Chester, on the one part, and the commissioners on the behalf of Sir William Brereton Baronet, Commander in Chiefe of all the forces in Cheshire, and at the leaguer before Chester, on the other part. Published by authority. 1646 (1646) Wing A3827; Thomason E320_1; ESTC R200564 2,819 9

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Februar 1. 1645. ARTICLES FOR The Surrender of the City OF CHESTER With the Castle and Fort AGREED ON Between the Commissioners appointed on the behalf of JOHN Lord BYRON Field-Marshall-Generall of North-Wales and Governour of CHESTER on the one PART AND The Commissioners on the behalf of Sir WILLIAM BRERETON Baronet Commander in Chiefe of all the Forces in Cheshire and at the Leaguer before Chester on the other PART Published by Authority London Printed by Rich. Cotes 1645. ARTICLES Concluded and Agreed on the first of February 1645. FOR THE Surrender of the City of CHESTER with the Castle and Fort. THat the Lord Byron and all Noblemen Commanders Officers Gentlemen Souldiers and all other persons whatsoever now residing within the City of Chester the Castle and Fort thereof with all their apparell hereafter mentioned Viz. I. The Lord Byron with his Horse and also his Lady and Servants his two Coaches with foure Horses in either of them for the accommodating of them and to such other Ladies and Gentlemen as the said Lord Byron shall think meet with fourescore of the said Lords Books and all his Deeds Evidences Manuscripts and Writings in his possession the said Lord his Lady nor any of their Attendants carrying amongst them all above forty pound in money and twenty pound in Plate the rest of the Noblemen with the Ladies and Servants to March with their Horses each of the said Ladies attended with foure men their Horses and Armes and every such Nobleman carrying with him not above thirty pound in money every Knight and Collonell to March with two men their Horses and Armes no such Knight or Collonel to carry above ten pound in money every Lievetenant Collonel Major and Captaines of Horse with one man their Horses and Armes no such Lievetenant Collonel Major or Captain carrying with him above five pound in money every Captain of Foot Esquire Graduate Preaching M●●ister Gentlemen of quality the Advocate and Secretary of the Army every of them with his own Horse and Sword the Ministers without swords none of them carrying with him above fifty shillings and the Ministers to have all their own Manuscripts Notes and Evidences Lievetenants Cornets Ensignes and other inferiour Officers in Commission on foot with every man his Sword not above 20 s. in money all Troopers Foot Souldiers Gun-powder-makers Canoneers and all others not before mentioned to March without Horse or Armes and that none of the persons before mentioned shall in their march after they are out of the City and Liberties thereof be plundered learched or molested II. That all Women of what degree soever that please to march out of the City shall have all their apparell with them and such Officers wives whose Husbands are Prisoners or absent may carry such sums of money with them as are allowed by these Articles to Commanders Officers and Gentlemen of their Husbands quality and no more III. That none of the Commanders Officers or Souldiers or any other at or before their marching away out of the City Castle or Fort doe injure or plunder the person or goods of any nor carry any thing away out of the said City Castle and Fort but what is their own and hereby allowed IV. That all Citizens now residing within the City shall be saved and secured in their Persons and their Goods and Estates within the City and Liberties thereof preserved and kept from the plunder and violence of Souldiers and have the like freedome of Trade as other Townes and Cities ●nder the Parliaments protection have and such immunities as they of right ought to have and that every such Merchant and Tradesman of Chester as shall desire to goe into North-Wales to looke after his Goods shall have a Passe to goe thither and to returne back again he first giving security that during his absence he will doe no act to the prejudice of the Parliament and that no such Person shall at any time without licence carry more with him then sufficient to defray the charges of his journey and that all Citizens and other Inhabitants who shall now or hereafter desire to march forth of the City of Chester and not act any thing against the Parliament his or their wives or families to have the benefit or priviledge of Inhabitants V. That such Officers and Souldiers as shall bee left sick or wounded in the City of Chester or the Castle or Fort thereof shall have liberty to stay untill their recovery and then have passes to Conway or any of the Kings Garisons unblocked up VI. That the said Lord Byron Noble-men Commanders Gentlemen Officers and Souldiers and all others that shall march out of the City shall have liberty to Conway and five dayes are allowed them to march thither with a Convoy of two hundred Horse the Welsh Officers and Souldiers to have liberty to march to their own Homes all of them to have Free-quarter in their march and twelve Carriages if they shall have occasion to use so many which Carriages are to return the sixth day and that Passes be given them for a safe return to Chester and that they be secured untill they return thither VII That no Souldier in his march shall be inveigled or inticed from his Colours or Command with any promise or inducement whatsoever VIII That all such Persons Citizens or others who have Families in Chester and are now in places remote thence shall have the like benefit of these Articles as those who are now resident in the City IX That the Friends of the Earles of Derby and Litchfield or of any whose dead bodies are not yet interred in Chester shall have two moneths time to fetch them thence whither they please provided that none of them come attended with above twenty Horse X. That no Church within the City or the Evidences or Writings belonging to the same shall be defaced XI That such Irish as were borne of Irish Parents and have taken part with the Rebells in Ireland and now in the City shall be rendered Prisoners XII That all those Horses and Armes belonging to those that march out and not by these Articles allowed to bee taken and carried out of the City Except such Horses as are the proper goods of the Citizens and Inhabitants that shall remain in the City before the delivery of the same be brought the Horses into the Castle Court and the Armes into the Shire-Hall where Officers shall be appointed to receive them XIII That in consideration hereof the said City and Castle without any sleighting or defacing thereof with all the Ordnance Armes Ammunition and all other Furniture and Provisions of Warre therein whatsoever except what is allowed to be carryed away and formerly herein mentioned with the County Palatine Seale Sword and all the Records in the City and Castle without diminution imbezling or defacing be delivered to the said Sir William Brereton or such as he shall appoint for the use of King and Parliament upon Tuesday next being the third of this instant February by ten of the clock in the forenoone XIV That the Fort with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition and Provision therein of what sort soever not formerly granted or allowed of upon the signing of these Articles be delivered to Sir William Brereton or such as he shall appoint XV. That upon signing of these Articles all Prisoners in the City Castle and Fort that have bin in Arms for the Parliament or Imprisoned for adhering thereunto shall be immediatly set at liberty XVI That the Convoy shall not receive any injury in their going or comming back and shall have three dayes allowed them for their return XVII That if any person concerned in any of these Articles shall violate any part of them such Persons shal lose the benefit of all the said Articles XVIII That upon signing of these Articles sufficient Hostages such as shall be approved be given for the performance of all the said Articles Signed by the Commissioners appointed by the Right Honourable John Lord Byron Peter Griffith Tho. Cholmeley John Werden Edmund Verney Robinson Hen. Leigh Tho. Morten Tho. Bridges Ed. Blease William Ince John Johnson Tho. Thropp FINIS