Sir Thomas Fairfaxs His laſt LETTER Of the Treaty with Sir Ralph Hopton, And a Declaration of the proceedings of his Majeſties Agents with the Iriſh Rebels, by way of Anſwer to his Propoſitions concerning his Majeſties generall Treaty for PEACE.
The Conditions made between his Majeſties Agents and the Iriſh; with the tranſaction of the buſineſſe of the Earle of Glamorgan, and other notable Obſervances, by way of anſwer to Sir Ralph Hopton.
A Copy of Sir Ralph Hoptons Demands made to the Generall; with a Liſt of ſuch as came in to Sir Thomas Fairfax during the Treaty.
Prince Charles it is beleeved will come in, and alſo that Exeter will capitulate, and Barnſtable, and Pendennis the like.
Sent to the Committee of the Army, and commanded to be printed and publiſhed according to Order.
LONDON, Printed for Matthew Walbancke. 18 March, 1645.
I Received yours, bearing date the fifth of this moneth, wherein I muſt acknowledge much kindneſſe from you, and a very Chriſtian conſideration of ſparing of blood: But one thing there is, I am confident, you have too much honour to expect from me, which is, that to avoyd any danger, or to enjoy any worldly advantage; I will renounce my Maſters Service, to whom, I am both a ſworne Subject, and a ſworne Servant, that I muſt profeſſe; I am reſolved, to undergoe all fortunes with him, and if there ſhall be cauſe, to ſuffer any thing, rather then in the leaſt poynt to taint my honour in that particular, and I hope, there is not a man of any conſideration in this Army, under my command, that is not ſo reſolved; yet in all honeſt and honourable wayes, to procure the Peace of this Kingdome, and the ſparing of Chriſtian blood, and take God to witneſſe, I am, and ſtill have beene moſt deſirous: And I heare, from good hands, our Gracious Soveraigne, is at preſent ſo farre adviſed in a Treatie with the Parliament, as that he hath promiſed to paſſe 4 of the principall of their Bils propoſed, whereof the intruſting the Militia for ſeven yeares, in hands agreed betweene them is one. I deſire you to deale freely with me in2 that particular, for if that be ſo, it will ſpare the labour of further Treatie; being, for my part, ready to obey whatſoever his Majeſtie ſhall agree unto: God indeed hath of late humbled us with many ill ſucceſſes, which I acknowledge as a very certaine evidence of his juſt judgement againſt us for our perſonall crimes Yet, give me leave to ſay, your preſent proſperitie cannot be ſo certaine an evidence of his being altogether pleaſed with you. It is true, we are reduced to a lower condition then we have beene, yet have we a gallant body or Horſe, that being preſerved to a generall accord, may be for good uſe againſt our common Enemies, and being otherwiſe preſt, I may ſay it without vanity, want not a reſolution, at leaſt to ſell our ſelves at a deare rate againſt any odds: Your Propoſitions, though they be not wholly to be conſented unto, yet if a generall accord, much more deſirable, be not in a likely forwardneſſe to prevent them, I ſhall be willing, that eight Commanders of ours, with three Countery Gentlemen, give a meeting as ſoon as you pleaſe, to an equall number of yours at any indifferent place, to conſult of this great buſineſſe, and to conclude of ſome Propoſitions that may be Reaſonable and Honourable for both parts, wherein, I hope, God will ſo bleſſe our cleare intentions, as may procure a probable inducement to a generall Peace, according to the unfained deſire of
A parte of yours falling upon a guard of ours yeſterday, it is likely they have taken ſome priſoners; I deſire the favour from you, to receive a liſt of them by this Trumpeter, till I receive a poſitive Anſwer to the contents of this Letter, I ſhall not permit any of mine to attempt any thing upon any of your Forces.
I Should moſt freely and truly inform your Lordſhip the beſt I could in any thing that might lead you to a right underſtanding of things in order, to the Peace of the Kingdome, or the reall good of your ſelfe and thoſe with you, ſo far as may ſtand with my truſt and duty to the Publique; to what I conceive your more certaine knowledge of that your deſire to be informed in, concerning the Kings offers to the Parliament, would not be prejudiciall: But the truth is, I can give you no other ſatisfaction or aſſurance therein, then this, That the King hath made ſome offers to the Parliament, and amongſt them one concerning the Militia, ſomething to the purpoſe, as you ſay you have heard, but the juſt certainty what his laſt overtures are, or how far they have advanced towards a generall accord, I cannot5 at preſent certifie; I do not heare they have proceeded ſo far as to a Treaty; and I believe, That as the Parliament may be diſcouraged from that way of Treaty by former experiences of the fruitleſneſſe thereof, and the ill uſe the ſame hath been deſigned or driven to, viz. onely to gaine advantages for Warres, without reall intention of Peace; ſo the late overtures that way are the leſte like to be ſucceſſefull, by reaſon of the clear and certaine diſcoveries the Parliament have had. That his Majeſty at the ſame time was and is labouring by Agents in all parts, to draw in Forraign Forces, and eſpecially, That the Earle of Glamorgan by Commiſſion from his Majeſty, had concluded a Peace with the Iriſh Rebels on Termes extremely diſhonourable and prejudiciall, upon the onely condition of ſending over force under the command of that Lord, to invade England, whereof I preſume you cannot but have heard: And though his Majeſty did in a Letter to the Parliament diſavow any ſuch agreement, and pretended he had given order to the Lord Digby, for the attainting and impeaching the Earle of Glamorgan of High Treaſon, for what he had done therein: Yet by late diſcoveries to the Parliament, and eſpecially by Letters intercepted the other day at Padſtow, from the Lord Digby, the Earle of Glamorgan, and others, to Secretary Nicholas, your ſelfe, Sir Edward Hide, the Lord Culpepper, and others, it is moſt cleare and evident, that the arreſting of the Earle of Glamorgan, was onely for a preſent colour to ſalve reputation with the people, and continue their deluſion till deſignes were ripe for execution, for the ſame peace is fully concluded with the Rebels, the King to have the aid conditioned upon the ſame agreement, and the Earle of6 Glamorgan at liberty againe, and to command that force in chiefe. Now for the overture of a meeting to treate further about the Propoſitions I ſent; Though I know nothing materiall that I can adde or alter, except in circumſtances; yet I ſhall not refuſe or decline ſuch a meeting, or ought elſe that probably tend to the ſaving of blood, or further miſery to any; Provided the meeting be ſpeedily, and number of perſons not to exceed foure or five. But (my Lord) when you conſider what I have before related concerning forraign Supplies, which I have reaſon to think you know and believe, you ſee what cauſe I have to be jealous of advantages ſought by delayes, and not to intermit any time, or omit any opportunity to proſecute the ſervice I have in hand; and that there may be no colour of your expecting that forbearance on my part, which you offer on yours. I doe the more haſten back this my reſolution unto you; In purſuance whereof I do not deſpiſe, nor ſhall inſult upon your preſent condition: I queſtion not, nor yet ſhall, I hope, be much moved with that reſolution of your men: I preſume not on former ſucceſſes, nor preſent advantage in fleſhly power, but deſire to truſt in God alone, whoſe favour and bleſſing to this Army above others: I do not account in what is paſt, or expect in future, to be for any precedence in merit or goodneſſe of ours, whereby we ſhould be more pleaſing to him then others; but from his owne free grace and goodneſſe towards his people, whoſe welfare, with the common good of the Kingdome, we ſeeke and deſire with all faithfulneſſe and integrity to purſue. And ſo committing the iſſue of all to his good pleaſure, I remaine
THirty five Lieutenant Colonels, Serjeant Majors, and Captaines came in, March 11.
Forty Gentlemen of quality that came in the ſame day, ſome of great note.
One hundred Gentlemen, and others that have ſtolne away by Parties out of the Enemies quarters.
Ninety ſixe common Souldiers from Penryn with Arms.
Twelve more followed them.
Forty from Penryn are gone home, and have laid down their Arms, Colonell Treoanian the Governour of Penryn (by Treaty) ſince.
All the Officers and Souldiers in the Fort and Harbour.
The Governour of Mans Caſtle.
All the Souldiers and Officers there.
One hundred Officers and Souldiers of Col. Champernoones Regiment, Falmouth by this meanes is ours on that ſide the Harbour.
Two thouſand Horſe at leaſt that are ours by the Treaty.
Three or foure thouſand Arms.
Prince Charls it is beleeved will now come in, and alſo that Exeter will capitulate, and Barnſtable, and Pendennis the like.
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