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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91686	The Resolution of Devonshire and Cornwall and other adioyning counties: with the names of the forts and castles given up to the King. With the copie of a letter written by I. Ayre Esquire from Portsmouth, to M. I. Arundell in London, shewing His Majesties entertainment there, and all proceedings since his Maiesties coming thither. Also a true relation of the passages between the cavaliers at Wels in Somerset-shire, and the trained bands, with their resolution for the defence of the King and Parliament, and the number of voluntiers that came to assist them from the neighbouring counties. Joh. Brown Cler. Parl.	Ayre, J. (John); England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing R1140; Thomason E111_12; ESTC R19283	2,551	8

THE Resolution OF DEVONSHIRE AND CORNWALL AND Other adioyning Counties with the names of the Forts and Castles given up to the King WITH The Copie of a Letter written by I. Ayre Esquire from Portsmouth to M. I. Arundell in London shewing His M●i●●●ie entertainment there and all proceedings since his Maiesties coming thither ALSO A true Relation of the Passages between the Cavaliers at Wels in Somerset-shire and the Trained Bands with their Resolution for the defence of the King and Parliament and the number of Voluntiers that came to assist them from the neighbouring Counties Joh. Brown Cler. Parl. Printed for Richard West 1642. August 13. THE COPIE OF A LETTER WRITTEN By I. Ayre Esquire to M. Iohn Arundell DECLARING HIS MAJESIES PROCEEDINGS at Portsmouth since his coming thither SIR FOr your unwearied paines and courage for me in these dangerous times wherewith you have been incompassed and in that you have minded nothing in all your consultations and endeavours but Gods glory His Maiesties honour and safety and the Kingdomes good In requitall of which I have in part sent you the passages since His Maiesties arrivall amongst us at Portsmouth We have had continuall rumours of wars in these parts no other discouse stirring but what ●ath possessed the subiects hearts with feare and terrour by reason of the continuall expectation of bloud yet hitherto we see no such danger but at his Maiesties approach the Governour humbled himselfe and surrendred his charge Then the Maior and Aldermen and inhabitants of the town made a guard and waited on him to Sir Henry Walker his house with about two hundred gentlemen on horse-back and when he had viewed the town round and saw it well fortified he said his Parliament hath had a great care both of the Kingdome and his Person or to that effect here was exceeding ioy nay I dare boldly say that from the greatest to the meanest they had not the heart to resist his entrance as Sir Iohn Hotham did at Hull The Gentry of the Countrey have since flocked to the town in abundance and happy they are to see his Maiesty for it was reported that his Maiesty much grieved that Sir Iohn Hotham denied him entrance into the towne of Hull and for that hee hath made such spoil and undone so many men about him and that he being a peaceable King was desirous to leave the Northerne parts for feare of bloudshed amongst his subiects Here is no suspition of his Maiesty The greatest Gentry in Hampshire Isle of Wight and other Counties have profered themselves to live and die in the defence of his Maiesty and all his iust and lawfull prerogatives and the Governour and Porter of Hust Castle the Governour and Captaine Burley in Yarmouth both places in the Isle of Wight will be ready to resigne their places of trust if his Maiesty pleaseth also farther West at Waymouth Poole and Lymo in Dorsetshire Apsum Tingmoth Dartmouth and Plymmouth in Devonshire Penderines S. Mawes Foy and Helford in Cornwall All these places of strength with the brave Commanders and Souldiers therein will be at his Maiesties service when occasion serves There is likewise order taken that those places of of strength as Castles and Forts which are any wayes decayed in the workes or fortifications shall be speedily rectified and repaired The Castle of S. Mawes in Cornwall is extremely decayed in plat-formes Carriages and want of Ordnance being altogether unfurnished of any sort of ammunition whatsoever There is order taken for the amending and supplying of these places being of such great consequence I understood a passage in a Letter written unto me by my cousin Arundell that diverse gentlemen in Lincolne-shire and other Counties adiacent should profer the King all they had yea and venture their lives in His Maiesties defence and the King made answer their love should never be forgotten and said for their persons he desired not but said they would be then termed Papists but for their money horse or amunition he would embrace knowing them to be no Papists I desire you to let me understand by the next Post of the passages in Ireland but I feare that the distractions and divisions that have been raised amongst our selves have much hindred their reliefe and unlesse these impediments be speedily removed that the aid and assistance intended for that service wil be still delayed and procrastinated to the utter destruction of that Kingdome without all hopes of recovery or reducing the same to due obedience and subiection to the Crown of England because they daily receive encouragement by occasion of our troubles here It is to be feared that those barbarous and inhumane Rebels will scarce put an end to their divellish designes in Ireland for the inhabitants of the City of Bristow do now watch in Armes day and night to prevent the surprizing of the City by the Irish Rebels who gathered a great army over against Bristow which is within twenty foure houres saile of that part of Ireland After two dayes settlement with His Maiesty our High Sheriffe and Deputy-Lieutenants were questioned for the putting of the Militia in execution who answered as followeth That what they did was by command of both Houses of Parliament And as for my part quoth the Sheriffe I that have formerly engaged my selfe for my King and Countreyes good am now ready nay more willing then ever to adventure both life estate liberty and whatsoever els I may terme mine for the good of the Kingdome and advancement of his Maiesties honour against any forraigne or civill enemy Under the pleasing shade of whose Crowne we have ever gathered the fruits of justice and upon whose happinesse the welfare of the whole Common-wealth principally depends and our hopes principally consisting in his royall pleasure I confesse the jarres amongst our selves must needs be a point of great indignity and dishonour to our Realm of England and a ioy to those which seek to subvert and confound our Lawes and Religion But God grant by his goodnesse that the wisdome of his sacred Maiesty and good policie of the Parliament we may be all composed and brought to a happy reconcilement Vale. Yours with respect J. A. The Lord Marquesse Hartford and the Cavaliers being possest of Wels the County of Somerset upon Friday morning last me● at Chewton about foure miles distant from Wels where all the Trained Bands of that part of the Shire especially M. Pophams Regiment twice doubled in number by Voluntiers that came in completely armed Sca●ce had they been two houres upon the hill but the number increased to forty thousand There came out of Wiltshire 300. Horsemen most of them well armed besides three hundred other Horsemen from the city of Bristol men of good rank and quality armed with Swords Pistols and Carbines with two wains loaden with powder match and bullet and two other wins with foure small field-peeces and two Gunners and from Glocestershire three hundred Footmen Voluntiers led by an expert Commander all resolving with the utmost of their power to fall upon the Cavaliers in Wels take them with the Marque bring them up to the Parliament insomuch that the Committees and Deputy-Lieutenants could scarce restrain them The next day while the Cavaliers desired time to answer the Propositions propounded by the Somersetshire men left the town and rode away for feare of being taken by the countreymen Ioh. Brown Cleric Parliament FINIS