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A75646	Articles for the surrender of Colchester and all the ordnance, armes and ammunition. With a letter of submission from the Earle of Norwich, the Lord Capell. &c. to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax. Also the taking of the whole party of the Scottish horse which fled with Duke Hamilton to Utcester in Staffordshire, by the Lord Grey and Major Generall Lambert, with the Particulars thereof, viz. Taken Duke Hamilton. 17. lords. 7. colonells. 3. lieutenant-coloness. 20. captains. 100. other officers. 20. colours. 3500. prisoners. 3500. horses. 6. waggons of the dukes laden witb treasure, with his George, rich skarfe, and good store of other booty.	Norwich, George Goring, Earl of, 1583?-1663.; Capel of Hadham, Arthur Capel, Baron, 1610?-1649.; Lucas, Charles, Sir, 1613-1648.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing A3826; Thomason E461_18	2,388	8

ARTICLES FOR THE Surrender of Colchester AND All the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition With a Letter of Submission from the Earle of Norwich the Lord Capell c. to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax ALSO The taking of the whole Party of the Scottish Horse which fled with Duke Hamilton to Utcester in Staffordshire by the Lord Grey and Major Generall Lambert with the particulars thereof viz. TAKEN Duke Hamilton 17. Lords 7. Colonells 3. Lievtenant-Colonells 20. Captains 100. other Officers 20. Colours 3500. Prisoners 3500. Horse 6. Waggons of the Dukes laden with treasure with his George rich Skarfe and good store of other Booty Printed for R. A. 1648. Aug the 27th The Earle of Norwich Lord Capell and Sir Charles Lucas their letter of Submission to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax My Lord HAving hitherto acted the duty of Souldiers and Gentlemen we must acknowledge the truth of what is intimated by your Lordship that there is a great alteration between our conditions and yours since the first overture of a treaty wherefore according to your Lordships admission we have sent Sir WILLIAM COMPTON Sir ABRAHAM SHIPMAN Colonell HAMOND Colonell TUKE and Colonell AYLOFF to treat and conclude upon the circumstances necessary for the clearing and orderly performance of that which your Lordship by your last hath offred we bei●● resolved to commit our selves your Lordships prisoners Colchester Aug. 27. 1648. Your servants Norwich Arthur Capell Charles Lucas According to your Lordships desire we have sent you the Committee For the Lord FAIRFAX A letter with the Articles for the surrender of the town of Colchester to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax on the 28. of August 1648. Sir ALthough the Earle of Norwich the Lord Capell Sir Charles Lucas and the rest of the Officers in Colchester at the concluding so long a Siege had the height of spirit to demand very high conditions on Friday and Saturday yet as breathing their last in this their desperate condition they now condescend to lower termes then was once offered them for when our Army came first against the town the Lord-General tendred conditions not onely very good to the private souldiers but that all Officers under the degree of a Captaine should have liberty to march away but since they have shewed so much obstinacy such conditions were refused to be given them they have now submitted to sorrender the said town with all the Forts Ordnance c. to his Excellency the L. Gen. Fairfax and such as he shall appoint upon cerraine Articles the heads of which do here follow Jmprimis That the E. of Norwich the L. Goring the L. Capell the Lord Loughborough Sir Charles Lucas Colonell Lunsford and the rest of the Commanders and Officers in the said town of Colchester above the degree of a Corporall shall on Munday at 4. of the clocke in the afternoon being the 28. of this instant August become prisoners of war at mercy to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax 2. That all the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition in the said Towne shall be delivered up to such as his Excellency shall appoint to receive the same at the time aforesaid except such single Armes as the private souldiers march a mile out of town with where they are to lay down their Arms and receive passes to go to their homes with an ingagement to submit to Ordinances of Parliament 3. That the Committee-men and such Officers and Souldiers as they had in the Town of the Parliaments party should be set at libertie without any further prejudice to their persons 4. That the Jnhabitants of the town should be freed from plunder violence 5. That Hostages be delivered for the performance of the Articles and the Lord Fairfax his men are to march into the Town as the others march out In the town are above tweenty pieces of Ordnance five thousand arms and ammunition thus blessed be God you see how it hath pleased GodJto disperse those many clouds of danger which hung over the heads of the Parliament and whole Kingdome for what day hath passed for six or seven daies together that hath not produced intelligence of some extraordinary successe as to instance some of them first the regaining of Tinmouth Castle after the Governour had revolted Secondly the routing of the Prince his forces landed neer Deale by Col. Rich. Thirdly the taking of Sir Henry Lingen dissipating all his strength which would ere this have swelled into a great body if they had not been dispersed in the nick of time Fourthly that most eminent remarkable victory obtained by Lievt Gen. Cromwell Fifthly the taking of this towne of Colchester whose standing out thus long was the glory or rather matter of boast of the malignant partie Lastly the taking of Duke Hamilton 3000. 500. horse arms by Major-Gen Lambert and the L. Grey the particulars whereof are further set down in this insuing Letter From the Leaguer Aug. 28. 1648. SIR I Can now give you a full account of the utter overthrow of that part of the Scots Army which fled Southwards with Duke Hamilton which were at their marching over Chester above four thousand and beside what the County had gleaned of them in their march to Utcester they were not lesse then 3500. which being surrounded by the County on Thursday last came up the Lord Grey of Groby and Major Generall Lambert they beset the towne the Duke sued for conditions having put himselfe into the protection of the Maior of the said towne of Utcester but his condition suited not to granting of his desires So the Lord Grey with his Leicestershire horse and Major Generall Lambert with the forces he brought with him out of the North all well mounted and as resolved as any fell in upon the Scots at both ends of the towne and at their first approach gave fire at some distance which the Scots answered not but by submission yeilding themselves prisoners Colonell Wait a Member of the House of Commons had the honour to take the Duke himselfe prisoner and had his sword and skarfe The Lord of Traquaire and his Sonne as also Sir Marmaduke Langdale and eight other Commanders were formerly taken we hear that 17. of the Scots Lords are taken since they were routed And at this time besides the Duke was taken 7. Colonells divers Lords about 3. Lieutenant Colonells 20. Captaines 100. other Officers about 20. Collours 3500. horse and as many prisoners their horse were exceedingly tired and the riders for the most part very poor fellowes having little money or cloathes except what they got since they came into England neither had their Commanders much money about them or in their portmantles six of the Dukes Waggons in which was thought to be their onely treasure were taken by the County before they came to Utcester The Duke is in the custody of the Lord Grey the Colonells other Officers ond private Souldiers carried some to Leicester some to Nottingham and other places for safety 300. of them are brought to this towne Stafford 26. August 1648.