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A84785	A letter from his Excellency the Lord Fairfax Generall of the Parliaments forces: concerning the surrender of Colchester, the grounds and reasons of putting to death Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lysle; with the articles and explanation of the same. Together with a list of all the prisoners taken, their numbers and qualities therein exprest. Read in the House of Peeres upon the 31 of Aug. 1648. And commanded to be printed and published.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1648 (1648)	Wing F181; Thomason E461_35; ESTC R202094	3,339	8

A LETTER From his Excellency the Lord Fairfax Generall of the PARLIAMENTS FORCES Concerning the surrender of COLCHESTER THE Grounds and Reasons of putting to death Sir CHARLES LUCAS and Sir GEORGE LYSLE with the Articles and Explanation of the same Together with a List of all the Prisoners taken their numbers and qualities therein exprest Read in the House of Peeres upon the 31 of Aug. 1648. And commanded to be printed and published Imprinted at London for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley 2 Septemb. 1648. For the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peeres Pro Tempore My Lord I Have herewith sent you the Articles with the Explanations annexed upon which it hath pleased God in his best time to deliver the Town of Colchester and the enemy therein into your hands without further bloudshed saving that for some satisfaction to Military Justice and in part of avenge for the innocent bloud they have caused to be spilt and the trouble damage and mischiefe they have brought upon the Towne this Country and the Kingdome I have with the advice of a Counsell of Warre of the chiefe Officers both of the Country Forces and the Army caused two of them who were rendred at mercy to be shot to death before any of them had Quarter assured them The persons pitched upon for this example were Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle in whose Military execution I hope your Lordships will not finde cause to thinke your Honour or Justice prejudiced As for the Lord Goring Lord Capell and the rest of the persons rendred to mercy and now assured of Quarter of whose names I have sent your Lordships a particular List I doe hereby render to the Parliaments judgement for further publique Justice and Mercy to be used as you shall see cause I desire God may have the glory of his multiplyed mercies towards you and the Kingdome in this kinde and in the condition of instruments as to the service here the Officers and Souldiers of Essex and Suffolke who in this time of so dangerous defection have adhered constant to yours and the Kingdomes interest for their faithfull demeasnour and patient indurance in the hardships of this service are not to be forgotten Hieth 29 Aug. 1648. Your Lordships most humble Servant T. Fairfax Articles agreed upon the 27 of Aug. 1648. by and betweene the Commissioners of his Excellency the Lord Generall Fairfax on th' one part and the Commissioners of the Earl of Norwich Lord Capell and Sir Charles Lucas on the other part for and concerning the Rendition of the Town and Garrison of Colchester I. THat all the horses belonging to the Officers Souldiers and Gentlemen ingaged in Colohester with Saddles and Bridles to them shall be brought into Maries Church-yard by nine of the Clock to morrow morning and the spare Saddles and Bridles into that Church and delivered without wilfull spoyle to firch as the Lord Generall shall appoint to take charge of them II. That all the Arms Colours and Drums belonging to any of the persons in Colchester above mentioned shall be brought into St. James Church by ten of the Clock to morrow morning and delivered without wilfull spoyle or imbeazlment to such as the Lord Generall shall appoint to take charge of them III. That all private Souldiers and Officers under Captaines shall be drawne together into the Fryers yard adjoyning to the East Gate by ten of the Clock to morrow morning with their Clothes and Baggage their persons to be rendred into the custody of such as the Lord Generall shall appoint to take charge of them and that they shall have faire Quarter according to the explanation made in the answer to the first Quaere of the Commissioniers from Colchester which is hereunto annexed IV. That the Lords and all Captaines and superiour Officers and Gentlemen of quality ingaged in Colchester shall be drawne together to the Kings Head with their Clothes and Buggage by eleven of the Clock to morrow morning and there render themselves to the mercy of the Lord Generall into the hands of such as he shall appoint to take charge of them and that a List of the names of all the generall Officers and Field-Officers now in command in the Towne be sent out to the Lord Generall by nine of the Clock in the morning V. That all the Guards within the Towne of Colchester shall be with-drawne from the Line Forts and other places by eight of the Clock to morrow morning and such as the Lord Generall shall appoint shall thereupon come into their roomes VI. That all the Ammunition shall be preserved in the places where it lyes to be delivered to the Comptroller of his Excellencies Traine by ten of the Clock to morrow morning and all the Waggons belonging to the Souldery or persons engaged with the Harnesse belonging thereunto shall be brought to some convenient place neare the Ammunition to be delivered to the same person by the same houre VII That such as are wounded and sick in the Towne shall be there kept and provided for with accommodation requisite for men in their condition and not removed thence untill they be recovered or able without prejudice to their healths to remove and shall have such Chyrurgions allowed to looke to them as are now in the Towne VIII That all Ordnance in the Towne with their appurtinances shall without wilfull spoyle be left at the severall Platformes or places where they are now planted and so delivered to his Excellencies Guard that shall take the charge of those places respectively IX That from henceforth there shall be a Cessation of Arms on hoth parts but the Forces within the Town to keep their own Guards and the Lord Generalls to keepe theirs untill they shall be removed according to the Articles afore-going Signed by Us The Commissioners on the behalfe of his Excellency the Lord Fairfax THo Honywood H. Ireton Tho. Rainsborowe Edward Whalley Wil. Bloys Bram. Gurdon J. Sparrow Isaac Ewer Tho. Cooke G. Barnardiston The Commissioners on the behalf of the E. of Norwich the L. Capel and Sir Charles Lucas WIlliam Compton Ab. Shipman Edw. Hammond S. Tuke William Ayloffe Heith August 27. 1648. Quaeries propounded by the Commissioners from Colchester to the Commissioners of his Excellency the Lord Fairfax upon the Conditions sent into the Towne 1. WHat is meant by faire Quarter 2. What by rendring to Mercy To the first BY faire Quarter we understand That with Quarter for their lives they shall be free from wounding or beating shall enjoy warme clothes to cover them and keep them warme shall be maintained with victuals fit for prisoners while they shall be kept prisoners To the second By rendring to mercy we understand That they be rendred or render themselves to the Lord Generall or whom he shall appoint without certaine assurance of Quarter so as the Lord Generall may be free to put some immediately to the sword if he see cause although his Excellency intends chiefly and for the generality of those under that condition to surrender them to the mercy of the Parliament and Generall There hath been large experience neither hath his Excellency given cause to doubt of his civility to such as he shall retaine prisoners although by their being rendred to mercy he stands not engaged thereby Upon returne of these Answers the Commissioners from Colchester propounded these two further Quaeries 1. VVHether these that were surrendred to mercy shall enjoy their wearing clothes as well those on their backs as what other change they have 2. Whether the Noblemen and Officers shall have use of their owne Horses to the places where they shall be confined To which was answered by his Excellencies Commissioners To the first IT is intended that those who shall be tendred and received to mercy shall enjoy the wearing clothes on their backs but for more the Generall will not be ingaged To the second It is expected in case of surrender upon Treaty That all Horses as well as Arms be delivered up and for circumstances thereof there is to be an Article yet for the Gentlemen and Officers under this condition in question when any of them shall be removed to the places of confinement his Excellency will take care for Horses to carry them with respect to their qualities but for allowing their owne Horses he will not be ingaged A List of the Prisoners taken at the surrender of Colchester the 28 of August 1648. THe Earle of Norwich Col. The Lord Capell The Lord Loughborow Sir Charles Lucas Col. Sir William Compton Col. Sir George Lysle Sir Barnard Gascoyne Sir Abraham Shipman Sir John Watts Sir Lodowick Dyer Sir Hen. Apleton Sir Dennard Strutt Sir Hugh Oriley Sir Richard Maulyverer made an escape but since taken Quartermaster Generall Carter Col. Gilburne Col. Farr escaped and taken Col. Hammond Col. Chester Col. Till Col. Heath Col. Tuke Col. Ayloffe Col. Sawyer Lievt Col. Culpepper Lievt Col. Lancaster Lievt Col. Gough Lievt Col. Powell Lievt Col. Ashton Lievt Col. Baggley Lievt Col. Wiseman Lievt Col. Smith Major Aescot Major Smith Major Armestrong Major Warde Major Bayley Major Reade Major Scarrow Major Blyncott Major Genings Capt. Wicks Capt. Pits Capt. Buley Capt. Burdge Capt. Bartrope Capt. Lynsey Capt. Myldmay Capt. Osbolston Capt. Estwick Capt. Lovell Capt. Cooper Capt. Blunt Capt. Snellgrave Capt. Dynors Capt. Dussen Capt. Lievt Caninge Capt. Ward Capt. Busbey Capt. Payne Capt. Hemor Capt. Smith Capt. Kenington Capt. Heath Capt. Rawson Capt. Bayley Capt. Stephens Capt. Gennings Capt. Lodge Capt. Lynn Capt. Lievt White Edw. Goodyeare Marshall Gen. Commissary Generall Trouley Fran. Lovelesse Master of the Ordnance VVaggon-master Gen. Gravisden Servants attending upon the Lords and Gentlemen 65. Lievtenants 72. Ensignes and Cornets 69. Serjeants 183. Private Souldiers 3067. FINIS