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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92098	A declaration of His Highness Prince Rupert. With a narrative of the state and condition of the city and garrison of Bristoll, when his Highnesse Prince Rupert came thither: of the actions there during the siege, of the treaties, and rendition thereof.	Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1645 (1645)	Wing R2294; Thomason E308_32; ESTC R200409	18,995	36

thereupon for his Highnes satisfaction we had liberty to march with our armes unto our quarters For some dayes before the approach of the Enemy and during the whole siege his Highnes received not any letter from his Majesty nor from the Prince of Wales nor from any generall or minister of state untill his comming to Cyrencister only the Governour of Hereford signified the rising of the Scots and their marching towards Gloucester and a desire to have some ammunition from him Notwithstanding his Highnes made severall dispatches by all the convenient meanes he could The Well in the great fort was not halfe finished the water scant and troubled and farr insufficient for the use of the numbers that were there It may be objected that notwithstanding the enemies power and force and their entring the line yet the Castle and great Fort might have held out so long that probably reliefe might have come and that therefore there was not any pressing necessity to precipitate the rendition of those places To which this is replyed that any timely reliefe was utterly improbable considering that during the whole siege his Highnes neer received any intelligence from his Majesty nor from the VVest and though his Highnes well knew in what condition his Majesties Army was yet if his Majesty could have drawne together all the power he expected the enemy could have blockt up the Castle and Fort and have advanced twelve thousand men to have fought a battell or else have secured themselves within the line against all opposition besides they were so absolutely masters of all the passes had so barracado'd up the wayes that a small force might have hindred a great Army And at that time Generall Poyntz so closely observed his Majesties motions that releife was as improbable to be expected as easy to be desired And his Highnes could not promise himselfe any more likelyhood of succours from the VVest Bridgewater Sherborne and other interjacent Garrisons being already reduced by the Enemy and Collonel Massey lying with a considerable body of Horse and Foote in places of advantage ready to intercept and stop the Lord Goring Moreover had there been any probability of reliefe in any reasonable time yet the line being forc't Pryor hill Fort an important place lost the Officer to whose trust it was committed diserting it who never since that time appeared the City had thereby beene exposed to the ●e and fury of the enemy so many gallant men who had so long and faithfully served his Majesty 〈…〉 his Highnes conceived himselfe in honour obliged to preserve as dearely as his owne had beene left to the slaughter and rage of a prevailing enemy Neverthelesse although these reasons were of that validity that his Highnes could but despaire of reliefe yet another important consideration was in it selfe singly sufficient to exclude all credence of possibility which was that the Scots upon removall from Hereford march't to Gloucester where their whole body was the eighth of September an intermediate place neare which his Majesty must have march't and can any rationall man imagine them so stupidly unactive as to suffer his Majesty to passe so neare them without opposition considering what effective Forces they had and their Commanders neither ignorant or idle to entertaine oppertunities for action CHARLES R. WHereas our right deare entirely beloved Nephew P. Rupert did at a councel of war held by us at Newark the 18. of this instāt Octob. there being then present Our right trusty and welbeloved Cosin and Counceller Mountague E. of Lindsey Lord great Chamberlain of England Our right trusty and right welbeloved Cosin Richard Earle of Cork Our right trusty welbeloved Jacob Lord Astley field Marshall Generall of Our Army John Lord Bellasis Captaine Generall of Our Horse guards and Charles Lord Gerrard Lievtenant-Generall of all Our Horse forces Our trusty and welbeloved Sir Richard Willis Knight and Baronet Governour of Newarke and John Ashburnham Esquire Our Treasurer at VVar desire to cleare himselfe for the rendring of the City and Garrison of Bristoll with the Castle and Forts thereof and thereupon produced a Narrative of the matter of fact during the said siege with the Articles for the rendring of those places which being accordingly read and considered VVe were then pleased to say that VVe did not believe Our said Nephew to be guilty of any the least want of courage or sidelity to Us in the doing thereof but withall We believed that he might have kept the Castle and Fort a longer time We having absolutely resolved speedily to have drawn together all the Forces we possibly could and to have hazarded our own Person for his reliefe Our designe being so laid as that in probability it would have succeeded to which our said right dear Nephew answered that what ever he did therin was by the advice of the Councel of war of that Garrison that he could not in his judgement possibly expect such reliefe besides he alleaged that he had not received from Us any intimation thereof but said that if he had hee would have maintained those places to the last man though the tender regard he had to the preservation of so many Officers and Souldiers was the chiefe reason that induced him to capitulate for the whole they having so long and faithfully served Us all which Our said right Deare Nephew humbly submitted to Our judgement Who upon which at a second hearing before Our Selfe this 21 day of October the Lords and others above named being then likewise present and upon a serious consideration of the whole matter We were then pleased to declare that we were fully satisfied that our said Right deare Nephew Prince Rupert is not guilty of any the least want of courage or fidelity to Us or our service in that action and We then gave leave to the Lords and others above specified to declare their opinions in that point Who upon Our leave and a full consideration of the narrative formerly delivered did unanimously concurre with Us Declaring likewise that our said Right Dear Nephew is not guilty of any the least want of courage or fidelity to Us or Our Service in that action Given under Our signe Manuall at Our Court at Newark this 21 of October 1645. FINIS