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A92122	Sir Ralph Hoptons and all his forces comming in to the Parliament. on Thursday last, according to the articles and propositions sent to him by Sir Thomas Fairfax, certified in two letters to the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable house of Commons. Appointed by the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, to be forthwith printed and published.	Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.	1646 (1646)	Wing R2330; Thomason E328_4; ESTC R200669	2,917	9

SIR RALPH HOPTONS AND All his Forces comming in to the PARLIAMENT On Thursday last according to the Articles and Propositions sent to him by SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX Certified in two Letters to the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honourable house of Commons Appointed by the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons to be forthwith printed and published London Printed for Edward Husband Printer to the Honourable House of Commons 16. March 1646. To the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons SIR IN my last I acquainted you of the defeate given to a partie of the Enemies Horse wherein Major Generall Pert and others were taken prisoners being on Saterday last And also of an inclination in the Lord Hopton to Treat yet withall indeavouring to get time and a Cessation of Armes both which were denied Whereupon the Army advanced from their severall Quarters on Munday to Probus and Treguy within foure or five miles of Truro the head-quarter being at Treguy where our forlorne came neere unto the Enemy They stood in a peaceable manner not offering to give resistance saying There was a Cessation agreed unto and they hoped there would bee a Peace Our Officers had much adoe to perswage them there was no Cessation and therefore it did behove them not to stay any longer but to retire to their places of advantage or otherwise our Forces would as they might at this present have done take advantage upon them by falling on them They did very kindly thanke our Officers and souldiers for their civilitie that they did forbeare there being no Cessation and so retired backe It is conceived the Lord Hopton did bruite this abroad amongst his owne men as concluded by us to the intent that our men might fall foule on them and so provoke them to some desperate ingagement but it had another effect for the terrour was such throughout their Army upon the advance of our whole Army in their sight that the Lord Hopton was inforced to send a Trumpet at twelve a clock at night to desire a Parley expressing his willingnesse to lose no time in making an end and indeed if that had not come to keepe their men together they had been in great disorder the offer was accepted Whereupon about three a clock this morning the Trumpet was returned with our Commissioners names viz. Commissary Generall Jreton Collonel Lambert Commissary Stane the Comptroller of the Ordnance and Collonel S. Aubin the place agreed to Treat at was Tresilian Bridge neere Truro The time nine aclock this morning the Treaty to continue for three houres after but the Lord Hopton fayled to send his Commissioners names till past nine Our Army Horse and Foot being at a Rendezvous by six aclock were advanced from their severall Quarters between nine and ten within two miles of Truro The Trumpeter then comming with their Commissioners names who are these Collonel Goring Collonel Pont Collonel Bovel Collonel Trever and Sir Richard Prideaux the Kings high Sheriffe of this County whom they nominated to ballance the Kings high Sheriffe nominated by the Parl. Col. S. Aubin They desired that Collonel Goteere a French man might be added which was agreed unto and Captaine Herle added to our Commissioners The safe Convoys from both Generals were sent this day between ten and eleven of the clock with a Letter further from the Generall to the Lord Hopton letting of him know that his Army being upon a march he intended to Quarter at Truro this night which hee thought good to give him notice of that his Forces may withdraw And if he pleased in regard it might be late before the Treaty could be agreed to the bounds being set for each Army to quarter in there might be a Cessation of Armes till to morrow morning at six of the clocke by which time you need not doubt but all things will be concluded on the summe of the whole will bee as I conceive and as Instructions are given that according to the Generalls first Proposition the Lord Hoptons Officers and Souldiers must all lay downe their Armes yet the Officers to march away with their horses and such Armes they had wont to weare in peaceable times and Passes to their severall homes or beyond Seas if they desire it ingaging themselves never to beare Armes against the Parliament the common Souldiers to deliver up their Horses and Armes and to have allowed them twenty shillings a man to carry them home By that Article I hope there will be good recruites and numbers of horses sufficient got for the Armie For the Forraigners and strangers to have leave to depart the Kingdome they likewise ingaging themselves never to beare Armes more against the Parliament the Officers to have their horses with them This indeed wee are informed will suit well with the strangers desires they being afraid Quarter would bee denied them as indeed most of them do deserve it but it is in relation to the point of time That these things are propounded and pursued to the end this field force might be totally scattered That the Irish which are ready and are every day expected to land in these parts may not have such a Body of horse to joyne with them This is all the accompt I can give of this businesse and I hope when it is effected of which you need not doubt the consequence will be greater then is at present expected God hath strucke our enemies hearts with a feare otherwise having such a brave body of horse they would not have beene compelled to listen to and seeke for a Treaty within few houres there will another expresse bee sent unto you with the particulars of what is concluded I thought good to dispatch this Messenger away though the Journey be long to prevent misreports that might goe upon this bussines From the Rendevouz within 2. miles of Truro March 10. 1645. 12. at noone Your humble servant I. R. I Thought fit to stay the sending of this Letter till next day and can give you this further accompt that the army according to former purpose marched into Truro and possest our selves of the Towne and another part of it to St. Allens within lesse then three miles of the North Sea which is their only peece of Land the Enemy have left to break through if they intend it but our guards are so strong and our quarters so disposed of that there is not the least feare of that We have them now before us in a pound The Commissioners met yesterday about three of the clock continued Treating till almost tenne some progresse they made but there are so many circumstances concerning the Articles and the manner of performing them as how these shal be transported goe beyond Sea how these shal be conveyed that are to goe to their severall homes and other things of that nature that it occasioned a necessity last night to agree that the Treaty might continue for this day also and their Commissioners to come this forenoone to Truro to finish the Treaty there the Cessation being agreed too their Souldiers come to our Quarters and wee goe to theirs and they are now so fully possest of our fair intentions towards them That it concernes the Lord Hopton to dispatch the Treaty or else he is like to have few to attend him The Lord Hopton doth really professe he was ignorant of the Princes going That they are Traytors that had an hand in it and I beleeve it is a thing that much workes with him that the Prince should be so carried away Truro March 11. 11. at Noone J. R. 15. Martii THe 15. of March 1645. at foure of the clock in the afternoon there came further intelligence by a Messenger from Sir Tho. Fairfax to the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons certifying the comeing in of Sir Ralph Hopton with all his forces being about two thousand Horse to Sir Thomas Fairfax according to the propositions within mentioned Thursday last being the day he and all his forces came in and submitted And further the same intelligencer certifies that on Wednesday there came one hundred and twenty compleat armed Foot Souldiers to Sir Thomas Fairfax out of Pendennis Castle offer voluntarily to serve under his Excellency and with him continue and that the Prince is in the Isle of Ceely FINIS