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A40362	Master Peters messuage from Sir Thomas Fairfax, delivered in both houses of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled: With the whole state of the west, and all the particulars about the disbanding of the princes and Sir Ralph Hoptons army. Together with His Majesties proclamation. Also the totall routing of Sir Jacob Ashley himselfe, and 1500 taken prisoners, their carriages and ammunition also taken by Colonell Morgan and Sir William Brereton. Commanded to be printed at the desire of divers members of Parliament, and published according to order.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Hopton, Ralph Hopton, Baron, 1598-1652.; Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1645 (1645)	Wing F203; ESTC R11290	7,258	16

Master Peters MESSUAGE FROM Sir Thomas Fairfax Delivered in both Houses of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled With the whole state of the West and all the particulars about the disbanding of the Princes and Sir Ralph Hoptons Army Together with his Majesties Proclamation Also the totall routing of Sir Iacob Ashley himselfe and 1500. taken Prisoners their Carriages and Ammunition also taken by Colonell Morgan and Sir William Brereton Commanded to be printed at the desire of divers Members of Parliament and published according to Order LONDON Printed for Matthew Walbancke 22 March 1645. Master Peters Messuage from Sir Thomas Fairfax Master Speaker AFter the Lord had appeared for our Army at Torrington and had written his name in such visible characters before the faces of many counsell was taken to pursue the Enemy into Cornwall and the rather because the scattering of that body of Horse would after an especiall manner promote our future designes not onely in order to Exceter but also to our Easterne imployment I shall therefore give you an accompt first of the steps we made into Cornwall secondly of the state of the Country thirdly the condition of the Enemy fourthly of our owne Army Upon our advance the Generall gave me a Commission to apply my self to all means and expedients I could think of for the stopping of the East parts of Cornwall from rising and joyning with the Enemies Horse Foot being that which the Enemy onely wanted and those they brought to Torrington blown into severall parts and scattered with a purpose not to appeare againe Accordingly I rid to Plymouth though not without much difficulty riding forty miles very neer the Enemies Guards I dealt at Plymouth with the Governour and the Committee there who offered me all their furtherances had Passes of them for any I should imploy into Cornwall and was much engaged to Mr. Raw of that place a discreete able man and industrious who undertooke to agitate my designes with the Enemy and deserves exceeding well for his faithfulnesse and wisdome therein When I was thus thoughtfull how to ingage the Cornish Foot from rising in the East whose example would have had a present influence on all the County it pleased the Lord to send in one out of Cornwall of very good quality and much interessed who came disguized into Plymouth having the same designe with my self for strong affections to the Parliament and their Cause assuring me that 3000. men stood ready to joine with the Enemies Horse yet that there were good hopes that the leaders being rightly informed might not onely prevent it but conditionally close with us Their chiefes were old Master Colliton Colonell Edgcomb of Mount Edgcomb Master Thomas Lowre and Lieutenant Colonell Scawen To these I applyed my self by writing and declared what I had in Commission from the Generall and sent it by the party by me imployed who returned again and gave me hopes and yet professed much jealousie on their part for the true performance on what I promised and therefore to shorten my worke I offered my selfe an Hostage to them till the Generall should make good what I promised By the next return they invited me into Cornwall where foure of them should be ready in the behalfe of themselves and others to treate with me and as they saw cause to accompany me to the Generall I adventured over to them and there found Master Corriton M. Thomas Lowre M. Glanvill the eldest Son of Serjeant Glanvill and Major Trevise who being perswaded of the truth of what I had engaged my self for were perswaded to go to the Generall with me and truly I found them very ingenuous who had long before distasted the Court way and abhorred the practises of many of the Kings party By this time the Generall had entred Cornwall and at Stratton our men beate up a Guard of the Enemies and took 300. Horse these Cornish Gentlemen finding my words made good unto them were much convinced and affected receiving from the Generall Protections for themselves and that side of the Country against the violence of our Souldiers as also Letters of recommendation to the Parliament for this their service which tooke such effect that not onely these 3000. men ready for their march retired to their houses but also the whole County where we came either came in to us or sate still and truly these Easterne Gentlemen are very considerable and I am perswaded the old Master Coriton who suffered for Magna Charta with Sir Iohn Elliot will returne to his interest againe with many more of them Upon our advance the Enemy retreated the Generall lay at Bodman to refresh our men and to undeceive the County if by any means we might which the Lord himself was pleased to help us in even to wonder by an Irish Frigot coming into Padstow and bringing Letters to Hopton and others from the Earl of Glamorgan that Jesuited Papist assuring them of ten thousand Irish ready for England These Letters the Generall commanded me to read at a great meeting of the Country men in a field neere Bodman which had such successe that the arguments I used unto them and what I read was received with divers acclamations Upon this day fortnight a strong Party of ours was sent out to fall upon their maine Guard under the command of that honest and worthy Gentleman Col. Rich who accordingly met with one thousand of the Enemies Horse routed them and put them to flight and tooke two hundred Horses and one hundred Prisoners amongst whom Master Generall Perts who is since dead of his wounds in whose pocket a copy of a Letter to the Princes Counsell about him was found to this purpose That the Kings condition is so low is not our fault we are not able to breake through the Enemy nor strong enough to fight them therefore are resolved to compound for our selves and leave you to doe what you please Sir it came from the Military part Divers small skirmishes we had with them Lieutenant Generall Cromwell himselfe with some of his horses are setting out Parties and Guards and attending their motions adventured himselfe according to his wonted manner and now the Enemies head Quarter being at Truro and their chiefe strength not above five of sixe miles from us the Generall resolving to fight them or drive them to the Sea sent them such Propositions with a Summons as he did conceive would take off much of their Forces and bring them all to a sudden agreement and upon the sending of these advanced still forward and in our advance they met us with a desire of a Treaty which accordingly was yeelded unto and held sixe daies there being matters not a few to be considered of as appears by the Articles Upon the last Lords Day upon a Downe a mile from Truro after I had Preached to our men and divers of the Enemies they began to deliver up their Armes and Horses The first Regiment was a French Regiment