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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84826	Sir Thomas Fairfax's letter to the Honoble William Lenthal Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons. Concerning the agreement between Sir Tho: Fairfax's commissioners and Sir Ralph Hoptons at Truro in Cornwal. Together with a true copy of the articles, agreed on by both parties. Which articles and letter was brought by Master Peters, and were read in the Honourable House of Commons, 21 Martii, 1645. Appointed by the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, to be printed and published.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1646 (1646)	Wing F196; Thomason E329_3; ESTC R200688	6,926	16

Sir Thomas Fairfax's LETTER TO The Hono ble William Lenthal Esq Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons Concerning THE AGREEMENT Between Sir Tho Fairfax's Commissioners and Sir Ralph Hoptons at Truro in Cornwal Together with a true Copy of the Articles agreed on by both parties Which Articles and Letter was brought by Master Peters and were read in the Honourable House of Commons 21 Martii 1645. APpointed by the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons to be printed and published London Printed for EDW. HUSBAND Printer to the Honorable House of Commons March 23. 1645. TO The Honourable William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons SIR WHilest I lay at Bodman for the necessary refreshment of the Army and to block up the passages from Bodman to the North and South sea I sent a Summons with Propositions to Sir Ralph Hopton and the Army under his command A Copy whereof I have herein inclosed being encouraged thereunto by some of the enemies Officers and Souldiers who came into me and informed of there inclineablenesse to conditions and hoping thereby either to bring them to such terms as should be to your advantage or would distract and weaken them and withal understanding by the intercepted Letters I sent you that an Irish infantry was ready to be shipt for England I thought fit to try all means which in probability might break their body of Cavalry upon the place when I had dispatched these Propositions to the enemy I advanced upon Monday withal the Army from Bodman towards Truro Truro being then the enemies head quarters and to Tregmon where I quartred that night Sir Ralph Hopton sent a Trumpeter to me with a Letter desiring to have Commissioners appointed on both sides to meet at Tresilian-Bridge the next day with power to Treat and conclude which I assented to The Treaty accordingly began the Commissioners meeting about four a clock in the afternoon and I in the mean time advancing the quarters of the Army to Truro and St. Allan After some time spent between the Commissioners this Agreement was made a copy whereof I have here also inclosed and in execution thereof this day we began to disband the French Brigade under Col. Lapland To morrow we proceed with three other Brigades they having nine in all and shall endeavour to shorten this work as much as may be Truly Sir this must needs be acknowledged for an admirable mercy from the same gracious hand of providence that hath hitherto gone along with you that so considerable a force as this should be so baffled First at Torrington and afterwards should put themselves as it were into a net whereby they were necessitated to take terms to the utter ruine of so great a body of Cavalry which according to all our information and the confession of our enemies was not lesse at the time of the Treaty then four thousand five hundred horse The Articles of Agreement will speak the mercy and needs no comment yet I hope I may make this observation upon them that hereby not onely so great a body of Cavalry is broken but so many both officers and souldiers disobliged from taking Arms against you and this is at such a season when a forraign aide so ready as the Earl of Glamorgans Letters sent up formerly now sent you speak at large the timely freeing of us for other services that remain with the discouragement put upon the enemies Garrisons in these parts which we hope will cause them the more speedily to come in we trust will be good consequences of this work It s the desire of us all the praise of all may be returned to God to whom it is onely due The reputation of this hath already produced a surrender of Saint Mawes Castle wherein we found about 13 Guns and good proportion of Ammunition which place gives you a better interest in Falmouth harbour then the enemy hath for by the advantage hereof you may bring in shipping without hazzard which they cannot It hath also occasioned the coming in of between three hundred and four hundred foot of the enemies with their Arms to me and given the Countreys such heart against them That in Peryn a Town formerly not very well affected and in Saint Ive they stand upon their guards against the enemy For further particulars concerning this businesse I refer you to Master Peters who since he came into this Country where he was born hath very much furthered the service in the bringing of the Country in so freely to the protection of the Parliament I remain Your most humble Servant Tho Fairfax Truro March 14. 1645. Articles of Agreement concluded betwixt Commissary-General Ireton Colonel John Lambert Colonel John St. Aubin Commissary-General Stane Captain Edward Herle and Richard Dean Comptroler of the Ordnance Commissioners appointed on the behalf of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight General of the Parliaments Army of the one part and Colonel Charis Goring Colonel Marcus Trevor Colonel Thomas Panton Colonel Jordan Bovil Sir Richard Prideaux Knight and Major Goetree Commissioners appointed on the behalf of the Right Honorable the Lord Hopton General of His Majesties Army on the other part as followeth 1. IT is concluded and agreed That no person in the Lord Hop●ons Army not formerly by name excepted by the Parliament from pardon shall be excluded from the priviledge of this Treaty either as being a forraigner or for having formerly served the Parliament but shall equally have the benefit of what shall upon this Treaty be granted to other persons of that quality that they are of in the Army And for any persons by name excepted by the Parliament they shall have present liberty if they desire it to go beyond Seas with like recommondation and equipage at others of like quality or if they desire to live at home in England to make their addresses to the Parliament For that or other purpose they shall have leave and reasonable time so to do and the Generals protection to live quietly and at liberty in any place they shall nominate and chuse within the Parliaments Quarters until they have received the Parliaments Resolution And if the Parliament shall not think fit to grant such their desires they shall then have leave and Passes to go beyond Sea as before or to any of the Kings Armies or Garrisons as they shall think fit 2. That the Army and Forces under the command of the Lord Hopton shall within six dayes after the date hereof be wholly disbanded and discharged by the Lord Hopton and the General Officers Colonels and other Officers under his Command according to the several Charges in manner hereafter expressed 3. That all common Troopers Corporals of Horse Farriers and Saddlers that are mounted being of or belonging to the Forces under the Command of the Right Honorable the Lord Hopton shall bring in and deliver up their Horses with their Bridles and Saddles and all their Arms