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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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