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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34520	The Manner of discovering the King at Southwell on Tuesday the 5. of April, 1646, who is now in the Parliaments quarters before Newarke Banbury taken in, with the ordnance, armes, and ammunition : and the treaty with Sir Charles Compton from Oxford : also the copie of Sir Thomas Fairfax's proclamation commanded to be read in all churches neere Oxford : and a copie of a summons sent to Ludlow, and the governours answer : and a copie of Colonel Birch his letter.	Birch, John, 1615-1691.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6230; ESTC R40874	4,092	8

avoid it as befits a Souldier and shall if you condescend unto it send two Gentlemen to the King to know his pleasure which I conceive will be the easiest way for both Parties Sir to this I desire your answer and rest Ludlow Castle May 2. 1646. Your humble Servant M. WOODHOUSE Postcript Sir I desire that this Trumpeter upon the delivery of the Letter may be returned and I shall be ready to receive your Answer when you shall be pleased to send it For Colonell Iohn Birc● these SIR On Friday the 1. of this instant May the Generall faced Oxford within musket shot of the works the Enemy onely looked on us that night the Gen. quartered at Garsington on Saturday the 2. the Generall marched to Heddington within a mile of Oxford which for ought I know will be the place for the Head-quarters till Oxford be surrendred or taken by storm we have set out severall Posts viz. at Hedding●on two Regiments the Generalls and Col. Overtons At Marston two Regiments Major Gen. S●ippons and Col. Harlowes At Cowly two Regiments Sir Hardresse VVallers and Col. Herberts The Train of Artillery is at Elisfield Prince Rupert sent a Letter to Col. Trever to have liberty for himself and others to be admitted to passe forth for their liberty and safety as many as can steal away The Lord St. Paul the Lord Storton the Lady Digby and the Countesse of Hartford and others of quality would fain come in but the Generall will treat only for the surrender and all together where His M●j●sty is neither we nor the Souldiery in Oxford can ●●ll Last VVednesday they kept a Fast in Oxford and then the Priests told them in their Pulpits that the King is gone to London but their eyes being opened by a few dayes experience I beleive they will be willing to surrender Oxford The Generall hath sent Col. VVeldens Forces to block up VVallingford on the one side as the Forces from Reading Henley do it on the other On Sunday the third of this instant we took some Packets that came from London directed to the King and others This day a great part of the Enemies Foot came over the Bridge and made a flourish on this side the River but we no sooner began to move but they immediatly vanished we are raising a VVork within musket shot of the Enemies VVorks of Oxford they have shot two pieces at us but done us no harme at all Sir Marmaduke Roydon the Governour of Farringdon is dead I have sent you here inclosed the Copy of a Proclamation that was published in all the adjacent Parishes neer Oxford by order from the Generall Your Servant W. T. Heddington the 4 of May 1646. Sir Charles Compton hath come from Oxford to treat with the Generall for Sir VVilliam Compton about B●nbury and agreed that it shall be surrendred with all the Ordnance Armes and Ammunition to Colonell VVhaley for the use of the Parliament By Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Commander in Chiefe of the Parliaments Forces VVHereas I have appointed a free Market to be kept every day in the weeke the Lords day excepted at the Leaguer before Oxford I doe therefore hereby strictly Charge and Command all and every the Inhabitants of the Countyes of Oxford and Berks within two miles of the said Leaguer to provide and bring in or cause to be brought into the head quarters in the way of a free market competent provisions of Corne Flesh Cheese Bread Butter Hay Oates Beanes and all other kind of Victualls provisions and other necessaries for the use of the Army for which they shall receive ready money and herein I expect their ready conformity as they tender the service of the State and will answer the contrary at their perill And for their better encouragement I do hereby strictly charge and command all Officers and soldiers and other persons whatsoever that they do not presume upon any pretence whatsoever to stop seize impresse or take away any of the horses cattle or goods passing or repassing to and from the said market upon pain of death without mercy and touching the regulating of the sail market and for the preventing of disorder therein I do by these presents prohibit all forestalling and retailing in the same commanding that no souldier or other person or persons whatsoever presume to buy or cause to be bought any provisions or things whatsoever comming towards the said market to be sould there before the same be in the head quarters to be sould in the open market upon the forfeiture of the value of the goods so by him or them bought and suffer punishment as by the Councell of War Given under my hand and seale at Heddington this 4. day of May 1646. T. FAIRFAX FINIS