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A92119	A more full and exact relation (being the third letter to the Honorable William Lenthal Esquire, Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons) of the several treaties between Sir Tho. Fairfax and Sir Ralph Hopton, and of his coming into the Parliament. Together with the coming in of the gentry of that county to Sir Thomas, and the taking of Saint Mawes, the principle fort of Pendennis Castle. Which letter was read in the House of Commons. 17. Martii. 1645. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter be forthwith printed and published. H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing R2327; Thomason E328_15; ESTC R200677	3,247	9

A more Full and Exact RELATION Being the Third LETTER To the Honorable William Lenthal Esquire Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons Of the several TREATIES between Sir Tho. Fairfax and Sir Ralph Hopton and of his coming into the PARLIAMENT Together with the coming in of the Gentry of that County to Sir Thomas and the taking of Saint Mawes the principle Fort of Pendennis Castle Which Letter was read in the House of Commons 17. Martii 1645. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Letter be forthwith Printed and Published H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edw. Husband Printed to the Honorable House of Commons and are to be sold at his Shop at the signe of the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet neer the Inner-Temple March 18. 1645. To the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons SIR THis is the third I sent unto you since the Treaty with the Lord Hopton the time may seem somwhat long since it began yet if you will consider the many particulars that are to be insisted upon concerning the Disbanding of an Army though it be sooner Disbanded then Raised you will not think the time too long that hath been spent about the same It is now finished Subscribed by both Generals and Hostages given They consist of many particulars and are very long and therefore I will not presume to touch upon any of them lest I do mistake but leave you to the Articles at large when they come up onely this in general the Field-force in the West of England is to be dissolved To morrow at eight of the clock the first Brigade of English of Horse are to be at a Rendezvouz and there every Officer to receive his Pass first giving his ingagement never to bear Arms against the Parliament the like ingagement hath not been given on any Articles and every common Trooper to be dismounted to deliver up his Horse and Arms and to receive the promised reward of twenty shillings to bear their charges home it being too little for many of them my Countrey-men that have neer Five hundred English miles home It is not to be credited how much this Army is become in their esteem during this Cessation and what sorrowful expressions many of them do make that they have been thus deluded concerning our carriage the most ingenuous of them affirming the wayes of the Court at Oxford have never been rightly represented unto them Officers and Souldiers unanimously desire imployment for Ireland being willing to take the Sacrament-Oath or to give what other Obligation shall be thought fit That as they will never bear Arms in England against the Parliament so will they not when they are imployed in Ireland by the Parliament desist from pursuing their Commands against the Irish Rebels upon anp invitations of the Kings They affirming They have sufficiently smarted for being inticed formerly by him This I onely offer to your consideration to make what use of it shall be thought convenient and if it shall be thought fit to imploy them into Ireland it is requisite some of the Committee of the Army for Irish affairs or other chief Officer be sent down with all possible speed that may be to Salisbury where these may be met marching to their several homes and will be ready to hearken to any Proposition of Imployment that way Likewise some of the Horses may be allowed to go upon that Service if it be desired which is thought better to be granted upon a second consideration then at the Disbanding to permit them to let them and their Horses Quarter in a body upon the Countrey and give those disturbances that the other Horse of this kinde have done neer Basing I think you may have a thousand Officers Souldiers and Reformadoes by the first of April will be at any Rendezvouz upon the Sea-Coasts to be mounted and transported for Ireland It is now a fit time to take the same into consideration which is the onely cause of my presumption to mention it unto you if the wisdom of the Parliament shall think fit to imploy them again Every hour more Gentlemen of quality do come in And this day Colonel Trevanian come from Peurin and some of his Officers came to Truro with their Colours flying and their men armed even from the Lord Hoptons Head-quarter This hath wrought such operation upon the Governour at St. Mawes the principal Fort that commands the Haven at Falmouth having a greater command thereof then the Castle and Fort of Pendennis that he hath sent to the General to be received into favour and will deliver up the Castle Fort Ordnance Arms and Ammunition and accordingly there is Forces sent away this night to take possession thereof Thus you see how God doth work for us and for the good and welfare of this Land and let nothing in this great businesse done in this Countrey in so short a time where so little hopes of successe was expected be attributed unto man but solely unto God who orders affairs thus so much for the publike good Arundel the Governour of Pendennis sent to tempt the Governour at St. Mawes to come in the Castle of Pendennis he refused the same and as aforesaid craved the aid of this Army There are two great brasse pieces of Ordnance in the Fort of about Four thousand weight a piece For the Castle of Pendennis I make no doubt as soon as this Army is totally Disbanded which though it begin to morrow will take too or three dayes before it be ended make what speed we can we shall finde them tractable if not we shall settle this County in such a posture of Security against that place as will compel them in a short time to hearken to worse Propositions then they now might have had if they persist in a refusal of the Summons intended to be sent them Sir John Arundel who sent formerly Sir John Meux Sir Henry Hastings and many other Commanders and Gentlemen of quality have all accepted of Passes and Protections and unaminously Officers and Souldiers do all agree and would be engaged by Oath to oppose French or Irish though of the Kings sending in to their utmost And that which hath wrought upon many of their spirits and especially of the whole County of Cornwal was the Letter sent from Glamorgan His Majesties principal Agent with the Irish Rebels signifying to the Prince an intention to send over Irish being a Duplicate of that Packet which we took at Padstow Thus hath God turned that to the Kings and the bloody Irish Rebels disadvantage which he and they had thought to have made their means of continuing the War in England And I hope God will so order it That those men they expected here to fight for them will be as valiant and as zealous as any against them To morrow assoon as the first Brigade is disbanded there goeth Forces towards Pendennis and as there is occasion to give you an account of that or any other businesse you shall not fail to receive the same I thought good to send this Messenger Post with this lest my former Letters did miscarry or mis-reports should arise by the long continuance of this Treaty desiring you to consider him for the greatnesse of the Journey None should have been more willing to have undertaken it then my self but that the businesse of the Atmy is now greater then ever it hath been since I had the honour and happinesse to serve therein This day some of the Princes servants who are come to the Head-quarters say That the Prince is landed at Ceely that they left him there that his condition is mean Provisions must be sent from hence or he and that poor Family with him cannot long subsist They curse Hyde and Culpepper and desire they might have no other Executioner then themselves for the Treason committed by them in carrying away the Prince and to be so deceitfull in doing the same as to publish a Declaration in the Princes Name the day before he went That there was no such intention and that none about him should presume to speak a word to that purpose and yet the next day on a sudden shipp'd him and carried him to Sea He was three dayes at Sea before he got to Ceely the winde being crosse and forced him to sayl at a distance There is such care taken in the Army by the General and Lieutenant General that I am confident not one man that came off upon this Treaty shall be plundered to the value of two pence So much our Souldiers have forgotten former injuries and inclinable I may say it and beyond expectation to requite good for evil It is late and I have much businesse more to do this night in order to the businesse to morrow and therefore must abruptly break of and remain Truro March 13. 12 at Night 1645. Your most humble and faithful Servant J. R. THis Bearer was through the greatest part of H 〈…〉 Army and see their Horse some good some bad about four thousand in all Our men have gotten already choice Horses by exchange and buying at low rates and by that means we shall have most of the Officers Horses for they want money as well as the Souldiers FINIS