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A full relation of the whole proceedings of the late rising and commotion in Wales, under pretence for the King and Sir Tho: Fairfax. Represented in several letters to the Parliament, and His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax. With the answers and replies. Also the names of the chief actors.
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A FULL RELATION OF The whole Proceedings of the late Rising and Commotion in WALES Under Pretence for The King and Sir Tho Fairfax Represented in several LETTERS to the Parliament and His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax With the ANSWERS and REPLIES ALSO The Names of the chief Actors LONDON Printed for Francis Leech Iuly 2. 1647. A LETTER FROM Major General Laughorn TO The Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons Mr. Speaker THe first rumor of His Majesties departure with the Army hath put the Delinquents in Glamorganshire into their old Frenzy the inclosed Papers will express their present Posture and shorten my Relation The Leaders of them are of the principal Delinquents engaged in the former Revolt of that County and whom the Parliaments clemency for offences past hath occasioned to this ingrateful relapse Divers of the well-affected Gentry of that County disfavor their courses and cast about for their own security some of them are come hither to me and I am drawing up my Forces thitherward to suppress the Insolency and finde my Soldiers I thank God very chearful and inoffensive where they come not capitulating for any Conditions I shall God willing never desert my first Principles for the Parliament of ENGLAND The issue of this Insurrection probably will occasion speedy and frequent seconds of this Address by him who is Sir The States and your loyal Servant Rowland Laughorn Carmarthen 17 Junii 1647 To the Honorable Major General LaVGHORN SIR IT hath pleased God to make Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army a miraculous means of the KINGS Restitution in appearances These Counties very apprehensive of their long desired Liberty and present Sufferings have already declared for the King and Sir Thomas Fairfax Now that there might be nothing untimely done to your prejudice We thought it fit to communicate so much of our business as can be no way prejudicial to yours We should be very glad to hear how you look upon our proceedings and unfeignedly rest June 4. 1647. Your humble Servants Tho Not. Edward Thomas Rich Basset Jo Stradling Tho Thomas To the Honorable Major General LAUGHORN SIR THere hath hapned a business in Cowbridge which may except you be pleased to interpret it in a fair sence be lyable to a misconstruction The truth is the Committee as is known had an intent to seize on the persons of divers Gentlemen some whereof for their security betook themselves to Cowbridge and there made bold with the Magazine without any the least meaning of opposition or disrespect to you to whom by many civilities they are much obliged And being certain of His Majesties conjunction with Sir Thomas Fairfax his Forces they conceived they had been wanting to themselves in not providing so well for their safety as they could And they more then hope you will be so far from being any way displeased with it as to receive assistance from you in their just and necessary Defence whereby you shal eternally oblige the whole Countrey and more particularly Cowbridge 14. June 1647. Your most humble Servants Jo Stradling Tho Stradling Jo Vanne Will Basset Rich Gwyn William Merrick Edward Seis George Gibbon William Flemming Theodore Basset Richard Basset Henry Stradling William Basset Robert Thomas Thomas Basset David Buckley Jo Walter Miles Watkins Jo Powel Rich Wilcoke John Stradling John Jones Rice Merrick Robert Corroche To His Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax General of the Parliaments Forces May it please your Excellency THese last days there appeared a sudden and violent Distraction in Glamorganshire I shall use all my power and diligence to alay it and expect your Excellencies Orders for my proceedings and the rather in that the turbulent party as I am informed pretend your Excellencies Authority for what they do The inclosed copies of some Expresses I received out of these parts and of one of the Delinquents Warrants will supply what I here omit The chief actors are ancient Malignants of a deep stain and can pretend no Grievance but the just and conscientious proceedings of the Committee according to the Ordinances of Parliament Other Gentlemen well-affected and of good quality in the countrey are not ingaged among them but stand upon their Guard This is all I can at present in that affair present to your Excellency with my humble service and readiness to obey what commands you will please to impose on Carmarthen 17 June 1647. Your Excellencies most humble Servant Rowland Laughorn To Major General Laughorn Noble Sir WEE have in a former Letter made bold to intimate unto you the necessity of our present Posture which we in the Name of the whole Countrey must still affirm to be no ways tending to the diminution of your respects with us but meant onely for the vindication of our Estates and Liberties from the unjust and Arbitrary disposition of Committees here on the mediation of whose Friends we have notwithstanding thus far complied with their desires Yet upon assurance given The Inhabitants of this County may enjoy their Liberties and Estates and all Taxations other then such that are for the Army be for-born until by Gods blessing the present unsettledness of Supreme Affairs be composed we shall not farther proceed on these terms whereon we now insist This for ought we can yet discover to the contrary may in a very few days determine our instant Differences However we shall not fail to advertise you of what farther courses the prosecution may engage us to and ever remain St. Lythins Down 15 Junii 1647. Your humble Servants Richard Basset Henry Stradling Thomas Stradling Charls Kemis John Stradling Thomas Not. Henry Basset To the High Constables of the Hundred of Miskine and to every of them VVEE require you forthwith to direct your Warrants to the Petty-Constables of the several Parishes within your Hundred That they summon all able men from Sixteen to Sixty to appear before us at Cowbridge to morrow by Nine of the clock in the morning with all Horses fit for Service or Dragoons and all such Arms as are Defensive or Offensive as they have or can come by for the use of the Kings Majesty and Sir Thomas Fairfax General for the preservation of the Peace and Safety of this County Hereof fail not as you owe your Allegiance to His Majesty Dated 13 Iunii 1647. Edw Thomas Richard Basset Tho Not. Greenvile Weeks To the Honorable Major General LAUGHORN SIR I Am very glad that by your watchfulness and diligence you have so timely prevented the inconvenience of the rising of these Men in Wales according as your Letters mention I believe too many are apt to make advantages of the present discomposure of Affairs to work their own ends though it be to the disturbance of the whole Kingdom It s very true I have made some Representations to the Parliament and I hope their Wisdom and Justice will so answer our Expectations as that we shall speedily see an happy composure of all Differences and a settlement of all Rights both to the King the Parliament and the People to the comfort and satisfaction of all men that wish well to Peace and Righteousness I desire you still to continue your care in those parts to prevent any evil of this kinde and to let all men know That I cannot in the least allow of such proceedings but shall send to your assistance to suppress them if need so require and that you do give me seasonable notice thereof I rest Barkhamstead June 25. 1647 Your very loving Friend Tho Fairfax To His Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax General of the Parliaments Forces May it please your Excellency MY Letter of the 17. instant informed your Excellency of a violent Distraction in Glamorganshire which I have been diligent to alay without the effusion of innocent blood The Countrey hearing of my approach deserted the chief Actors whom to the number of Fifty all well mounted are fled the Countrey the Names of them are subscribed to the Letters I sent your Excellency onely some few added They had convened Fifteen hundred or Two thousand pretending Authority for so doing but the Countrey are made sensible how they were seduced and I shall neglect no diligence to settle quietness and remove the disturbers of it This Accompt in duty I conceived my self bound to give your Excellency and remain Cardiff 21 Junii 1647. Your Excellencies most humble Servant Rowland Laughorn His Excellencies answer to the former Letter dated at Vxbridge Iune 29. 1647. SIR YOurs from Cardiff of June 21. I received this day I hope my last unto you from Barkhamstead will give you satisfaction concerning the proceedings here and how far we are from countenancing any that shall raise Forces against the Parliament or those imployed by them Your care and diligence in preserving those parts in peace will be an acceptable service to the Kingdom Things here are like to come to a speedy composure both Houses having agreed to send Commissioners to Treat and Debate of business in order to the present settlement of the peace of the Kingdom which is a thing much desired by all and I hope in a short time will be effected to the quiet and content of the Kingdom For those Forces of Horse and Foot which you brought lately into Glamorganshire upon the late occasion I desire you to remove them back into those counties where they were formerly quartered I remain Your assured Friend Tho Fairfax Vxbridge June 29. 1647. FINIS