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A92098	A declaration of His Highness Prince Rupert. With a narrative of the state and condition of the city and garrison of Bristoll, when his Highnesse Prince Rupert came thither: of the actions there during the siege, of the treaties, and rendition thereof.	Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1645 (1645)	Wing R2294; Thomason E308_32; ESTC R200409	18,995	36

thereupon for his Highnes satisfaction we had liberty to march with our armes unto our quarters For some dayes before the approach of the Enemy and during the whole siege his Highnes received not any letter from his Majesty nor from the Prince of Wales nor from any generall or minister of state untill his comming to Cyrencister only the Governour of Hereford signified the rising of the Scots and their marching towards Gloucester and a desire to have some ammunition from him Notwithstanding his Highnes made severall dispatches by all the convenient meanes he could The Well in the great fort was not halfe finished the water scant and troubled and farr insufficient for the use of the numbers that were there It may be objected that notwithstanding the enemies power and force and their entring the line yet the Castle and great Fort might have held out so long that probably reliefe might have come and that therefore there was not any pressing necessity to precipitate the rendition of those places To which this is replyed that any timely reliefe was utterly improbable considering that during the whole siege his Highnes neer received any intelligence from his Majesty nor from the VVest and though his Highnes well knew in what condition his Majesties Army was yet if his Majesty could have drawne together all the power he expected the enemy could have blockt up the Castle and Fort and have advanced twelve thousand men to have fought a battell or else have secured themselves within the line against all opposition besides they were so absolutely masters of all the passes had so barracado'd up the wayes that a small force might have hindred a great Army And at that time Generall Poyntz so closely observed his Majesties motions that releife was as improbable to be expected as easy to be desired And his Highnes could not promise himselfe any more likelyhood of succours from the VVest Bridgewater Sherborne and other interjacent Garrisons being already reduced by the Enemy and Collonel Massey lying with a considerable body of Horse and Foote in places of advantage ready to intercept and stop the Lord Goring Moreover had there been any probability of reliefe in any reasonable time yet the line being forc't Pryor hill Fort an important place lost the Officer to whose trust it was committed diserting it who never since that time appeared the City had thereby beene exposed to the ●e and fury of the enemy so many gallant men who had so long and faithfully served his Majesty 〈…〉 his Highnes conceived himselfe in honour obliged to preserve as dearely as his owne had beene left to the slaughter and rage of a prevailing enemy Neverthelesse although these reasons were of that validity that his Highnes could but despaire of reliefe yet another important consideration was in it selfe singly sufficient to exclude all credence of possibility which was that the Scots upon removall from Hereford march't to Gloucester where their whole body was the eighth of September an intermediate place neare which his Majesty must have march't and can any rationall man imagine them so stupidly unactive as to suffer his Majesty to passe so neare them without opposition considering what effective Forces they had and their Commanders neither ignorant or idle to entertaine oppertunities for action CHARLES R. WHereas our right deare entirely beloved Nephew P. Rupert did at a councel of war held by us at Newark the 18. of this instāt Octob. there being then present Our right trusty and welbeloved Cosin and Counceller Mountague E. of Lindsey Lord great Chamberlain of England Our right trusty and right welbeloved Cosin Richard Earle of Cork Our right trusty welbeloved Jacob Lord Astley field Marshall Generall of Our Army John Lord Bellasis Captaine Generall of Our Horse guards and Charles Lord Gerrard Lievtenant-Generall of all Our Horse forces Our trusty and welbeloved Sir Richard Willis Knight and Baronet Governour of Newarke and John Ashburnham Esquire Our Treasurer at VVar desire to cleare himselfe for the rendring of the City and Garrison of Bristoll with the Castle and Forts thereof and thereupon produced a Narrative of the matter of fact during the said siege with the Articles for the rendring of those places which being accordingly read and considered VVe were then pleased to say that VVe did not believe Our said Nephew to be guilty of any the least want of courage or sidelity to Us in the doing thereof but withall We believed that he might have kept the Castle and Fort a longer time We having absolutely resolved speedily to have drawn together all the Forces we possibly could and to have hazarded our own Person for his reliefe Our designe being so laid as that in probability it would have succeeded to which our said right dear Nephew answered that what ever he did therin was by the advice of the Councel of war of that Garrison that he could not in his judgement possibly expect such reliefe besides he alleaged that he had not received from Us any intimation thereof but said that if he had hee would have maintained those places to the last man though the tender regard he had to the preservation of so many Officers and Souldiers was the chiefe reason that induced him to capitulate for the whole they having so long and faithfully served Us all which Our said right Deare Nephew humbly submitted to Our judgement Who upon which at a second hearing before Our Selfe this 21 day of October the Lords and others above named being then likewise present and upon a serious consideration of the whole matter We were then pleased to declare that we were fully satisfied that our said Right deare Nephew Prince Rupert is not guilty of any the least want of courage or fidelity to Us or our service in that action and We then gave leave to the Lords and others above specified to declare their opinions in that point Who upon Our leave and a full consideration of the narrative formerly delivered did unanimously concurre with Us Declaring likewise that our said Right Dear Nephew is not guilty of any the least want of courage or fidelity to Us or Our Service in that action Given under Our signe Manuall at Our Court at Newark this 21 of October 1645. FINIS

A DECLARATION Of His Highnesse Prince RUPERT NOt that His Highnesse thinks to justifie himselfe to those who by that must condemne themselves nor that he believes any thing he hath done needs a Declaration does he publish this to the world but hee thought it might not be unnecessary to the service of his Majesty in order to which all his actions have been directed to let the world see that hee hath faithfully served Him and that his enemies had no other reason for his accusation than that they found it necessary for their defence His Highnesse is not ignorant how great a difficulty he hath undertaken in satisfying the people who are as severe in the actions of others as they are partiall in their owne and who censure all by successe which judgement how unjust it is the meanest understandings even those brought against him must confesse Yet with these disadvantages must he now appeare and he is confident that through them all he shall let the mis-informed Kingdome see that his honour is as much above the malice of his enemies as their competition His Highnesse will not goe backe to the beginning of these times nor particularly mention his actions in this warre although he believes he may without vanity say that neither integrity nor industry hath been wanting in any of them nor that there hath scarce been any service where he hath not appeared in his person and his care which how succesfull it hath been in severall occasions the Kingdome will be his witnesse and where the event hath been contrary His Majesty and the Armies will acquit him of his part in it And he esteemes it his happinesse to have served the King in difficult times where he hath appeared with him in good and ill-fortune assisted by the gallantry of those Gentlemen who neither in danger nor disfavour have forsaken him of whose affections he shall ever make a just and proportioned acknowledgement But since as it is the fate of those in the condition of his Highnesse hee hath had his actions imperfectly if not maliciously related examined at a distance and accordingly censured since he is become the subject of every ones passion how unjust soever and of every opinion although never so weake His Highnesse thought it was a right hee owed the Kings service and himselfe whom hee will ever consider last to publish in the following narrative the integrity and reasons of his proceedings that it might appeare that as his Highnesse hath faithfully served the King he hath not served him unadvisedly but like a souldier as well as a man of honour And all the world even his enemies shall see that his actions to say no more have been as farre from injuring His Majesties cause as theirs from defending it A Narrative of the state and condition of the Citie and Garrison of Bristol when his Highnesse Prince Rupert came thither of the actions there during the Siege of the Treaties and Rendition thereof HIS Majestie after the Battell of Knasby retreating towards Hereford intending to recruit his Army by new-levyes in those parts His Highnesse Prince Rupert crost the Severne-Sea to visit his Highnesse the Prince of Wales and by his personall presence to informe himselfe more fully of the condition of his Majesties Forces in the Westerne parts In his returne hee passed through the Lord Goring his Army thereby to settle and order things so there as might most advantage his Majesties future service and immediately after his Highnesse intending to provide for a traine of Artillery and other necessaries for his Majesties Army repaired to Bristol where the then present constitution of the Garrison had by the establishment Contribution setled for 3600 men for that and the subordinate Garrisons as Nuney Portsend Point c. But at his comming thither the presidiary Souldiers which went by reputation for 800 or 900 men and for some reasons unknowne to his Highnesse it was not thought fit or convenient by them who tooke upon them the power to have them called to a Muster were really in the judgement of honest and judicious persons whose safeties were concerned in it betwixt 500 or 600 effective The Auxiliary and trained Bands by interruption of Trade and Commerce by the Pestilence then raging there by their poverty and pressures layd upon them were reduced to 800 and the Mariners for want of imployment betooke themselves to other parts or to the Enemy The Commissioners intrusted for the Contribution and support of the Garrison upon the Enemies approach abandoned the Towne and many considerable persons had libertie given them and quitted the Town which much weakned and dis-heartned the rest For the securing of that place his Highnesse drew in so many that made the Garrison 2300 men upon sight But after the Enemy approach't his Highnesse could never draw upon the line above 1500 and it was impossible for his Highnesse to keepe them from getting over the workes and many of those were new-levyed Welch and unexperienced men The Line which was to be defended was above foure miles in compasse the brest-worke low and thin the graffe very narrow and of no depth and by the opinion of all the Colonels whose judgements and votes were required upon all important occasions not tenable upon a briske or vigorous assault The great Fort which had the reputation of strength lay open to Brandon-hill Fort which being taken would from its height with the Cannon command the whole plaine within it and that wanting water was not to be kept many dayes For the like consideration of danger to the Line from another part his Highnes built a redout without which on that side prevented the enemy from erecting a battery as likewise three other during the Siege and drew a line of 500 foot After the mis-fortune which hapned to the Lord Goring his Army the losse of Bridge-water and Sherborne and upon his Majesties sudden recesse out of Wales his Highnesse not having received any command or intimation to follow him he thought it might be more conducible to his Majesties affaires for him to remain there and conceiving that the Enemies designe after their former successes might be for Bristol gave expresse orders for all Inhabitants to victuall themselves for six moneths and upon a strict survay there were 2500 families then remaining in the Citie whereof 1500 through indigence and want could not provide for themselves To supply this defect his Highnesse caused 2000 bushels of Corne to be imported out of Wales For further supply his Highnesse upon the certaine approach of the Enemies whole Army commanded out parties to drive in all the Cattell thereabouts of which there were an indifferent number The Ammunition was scant considering that in the Forts Castle Line and Streets there being above 100 Cannon mounted the quantitie of powder exceeding not 130 barrells and at his Highnesse first comming thither there was not in the publique magazine musket-balls for three houres fight wherefore he caused immediately great

be taken we shall hardly be able to withhold the Souldiers from doing that violence and dammage to the City which we earnestly desire and study to prevent 4. For the particular way of their attempt we must expect advertisement from them and cannot particularly direct them but in generall we offer that it may be either by seizing the Prince or possessing or delivering up some Fort or Worke which wee may enter or setting open some Port or by a generall rising to assault and oppose the Princes Forces or otherwise as they shall finde any speedy opportunity and upon the perceiving of any such rising or attempt of theirs within we shall apply our Forces accordingly to enter for their assistance and if by any such meanes of theirs we enter we shall undertake to secure the City from losse or violence by our souldiers 5. If they thinke themselves by their own force able to master the Enemie or by any designe to make themselves masters of the commanding Forts without our assistance we shall not bring our Armie into the City unlesse they desire it Upon the interception of which papers his Highnesse caused severall suspected and active persons to be restrained which prevented the designe and withall by his personall presence secured the great Fort from surprizall In the meane time his Highnesse to interrupt the Enemies working made severall sallies all which succeeded according to designe August 26. Soone after a storme being expected by the Enemies drawing great bodies of horse and foote his Highnesse double manned the Line but nothing followed August 28. Five Parliament Ships entred Kingrode and fore't Captaine Boone who commanded the tenth Whelpe to run up the Severne for securitie August 29. The Enemie was making a bridge over Avon to conjoine their quarters Sept. 3. His Highnesse began a work or cutting off within the Line by Laffords-gate Sir Thomas Fairfax his Summons SIR For the service of the Parliament I have brought this Army before the City of Bristoll and do summon you in their names to render it with all the Forts belonging to the same into my hands to their use Having used this plaine language as the businesse requires I wish it may be as effectuall with you as it is satisfactorie to my selfe that I do a little expostulate with you about the surrender of the same which I confesse is a way not common and which I should not have used but in respect to such a person and to such a place I take into consideration Your Royall Birth and relation to the Crowne of England Your honour courage and the vertue of Your Person and the strength of that place which You may thinke Your Selfe bound and able to maintaine SIR The Crowne of England is and will be where it ought to be we fight to maintaine it there but the King misled by evill Counsellors or through a seduced heart hath left His Parliament and His people under God the best assurance of his Crown and Familie the maintenance of this Schisme is the ground of this unhappy War on your part and what sad effects it hath produced in the three Kingdomes is visible to all men To maintaine the rights of the Crowne of England joyntly a principall part wherof is that the King in supreame Acts concerning the whole State is not to be advised by men of whom the Law takes no notice but by His Parliament the great Councell of the Kingdome in whom as much as man is capable of he heares all his people as it wereat once advising him and in which multitude of Counsellors lies His safety and His peoples interest and to set him right in this has been the constant and faithfull endeavour of the Parliament and to bring those wicked instruments to Justice that have misled Him is a principall ground of our fighting SIR If God makes this cleare to you as he has to us I doubt not but hee will give you a heart to deliver this place notwithstanding all the other considerations of ho … courage fidelity c. Because their consistency 〈◊〉 ●…se in the present businesse depends upon the right and wrongfulnesse of this that has beene said and if upon such conviction you should surrender it and save the losse of bloud or hazard of spoyling such a City it would be an occasion glorious in its selfe and joyfull to us for the restoring of you to the indeer'd affection of the Parliament and people of England the truest friends to Your Family it hath in the World But if this be hid from your eyes and that through your wilfulnesse this so great so famous and ancient a City and so full of people be by Your putting us to force the same exposed to ruine and the extremity of War which yet wee shall in that case as much as possible endeavour to prevent then I appeale to the righteous God to be Judge betweene You and us and to require the wrong And let all England judge whether the burning of its Townes ruining its Cities and destroying its people be a good requitall from a person of your family which hath had the prayers teares purses and blood of its Parliament and people and if you looke on either as now divided which hath ever had that same party both in Parliaments and amongst the people most zealous for their assistance and restitution which you now oppose and seeke to destroy and whose constant griefe has been that their desires to serve your Family have been ever hindred or made fruitlesse by that same party about his Majesty whose counsels you act and whose interest you pursue in this unnaturall warre I expect your speedy answer to the summons with the returne of the bearer this evening and remaine Sept. 4. 1645. Your Highnesse humble servant THO. FAIRFAX His Highnesse reply was onely to know whether hee would give leave for a messenger to goe to his Majesty to know his pleasure which occasioned Sir Thomas Fairfax to returne this answer SIR THe overture of sending to the King to know his pleasure I cannot give way to because of delay I confesse your answer doth intimate your intention not to surrender without His Majesties consent yet because it is but implicite I shall send againe to know a more positive answer from your selfe which I desire may be such as may render me capable to approve my selfe Sept. 5. 1645. Your Highnesse humble servant THO. FAIRFAX Whereupon his Highnesse sent him these following Propositions for during a Treaty wee might strengthen our workes within heare from the King and had hee assented unto our demands wee should have required a confirmation of them by the Parliament which protraction of time would have been our advantage At the Councell of Warre present Prince Rupert Lord Hawley Lord Lumley Col. John Russell Sir Matthew Appleyard Colonell Tillier Colonell Fox Col. Robert Slingesby Col. Walter Slingesby Col. Murrey Lieut. Colonell Osborne SIR VVHereas I received your Letter for the delivery