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A84792	Sir Thomas Fairfax's letter or summons sent to Sir John Berkley for the surrender of the city of Exceter. With his answer, and the transaction of the treaty, and the names of the commissioners on both sides. As also the summons sent into Newark, and their answer. With the routing of 900. Oxford horse at Faringdon: 500 horse, prisoners, and arms taken by the Abbington forces. Also other news from Oxford, and taking of Portland Castle by Captaine Batten. Printed by the severall originall papers, and published according to order of Parliament.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Berkeley, John, Sir, d. 1678.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing F185; Thomason E330_20; ESTC R200725	5,537	12

in the meane time shall rest your Servant April 1. 1646. T. Fairfax I agree the time to begin on Friday next according to your desire the place Poultimore house I have sent a List of the Commissioners on my part The names of the Commissioners Lieut. Generall Hamond Col. Sir Fardresse Valleri Col. Lambert Col. Harley Col. Fry Comissary Stane SIR this night the Generall hath written to Commissary Gen. Ireton who is by this time with the Convoy about Chard that in regard since the defeat given to Ashly those broken forces doe in small parcels steale into Oxford which probably may not only inable that Garrison to range abroad in the county but indanger our Horse and disturbe the Siege of Banbury he should therefore advance with three of those Regiments of Horse and the Dragoones now with him towards Oxford and that he take care for the prevention of the escape of any of the disbanded Officers or Souldiers to the Enemy which it is probable they will endeavour to doe It is likewise referred to the Commissary Generalls consideration if he thinke fit to make use of Col. Cookes Horse for the more full accomplishment of those ends in respect he will have with him Major Generall Massies Regiment his own Colonel Fitz Ianises and Sir Francis Drakes Regiment which may be spared and to desire him to send the Liev. Gen. Regiment into these parts in regard his Major is in Cornwall and if he thinke fit to have Sir Robert Pyes in their roome that and the Dragoones remaining here shall be sent unto him and the Generall himselfe with a party of Foot will ere long march that way April the 1. 1646. at night Your Servant W. C. A Letter from the Leaguer before Newark SIR I have sent you here enclosed the several Copies of the Summons to Newark and Bellassis answer wherein you may see how he complements with us but we shall not doe so with them if they be not of more flexible temper which we doubt not but to mould them in we gaine upon them every day and doubt not but very suddenly to be Masters of the place either by having it surrendered or forced the former we most desire but doubt not to effect the latter if constrained for which we make all preparations and have gained much forwardnesse in the workes by the next I doubt not but you will heare of something done active or passive Balderton the 1. of April 1646. The Summons sent into NEWARKE WEE the Committee of both Kingdomes being sent and Authorized to use our best endeavours for the Towne and Garrison of Newarke doe hereby in the name of both Houses of the Parliament of England and for the use of the King and Parliament demand of you that you forthwith Surrender the same into their Hands It is the pious care of the Parliament to preuent the effusion of Christian blood the wasting of the Countries and the destruction of Towns wee shal esteeme our selves happy in being instruments to avert those miseries and shall therefore grant to you the Gentlemen with you and the Towne honourable and faire conditions which if you shall now neglect and will let nothing but experimentall sufferings declare unto you your unavoydable ruine you are to give an accompt to God to this present age and to posteritie for all the blood that shall from henceforth be shed for wasting your Native and Neighbouring-Counties and destruction of so considerable a place You may not nor can any in reason expect and most assuredly on the faith of honest men you shall not hereafter observe from us such tearmes as wee are now willing to afford you Wee sent no Summons untill you all with you might see wee were able by force to obtaine what wee may rather defend by Treatie The Parliament have at present 16000 horse and foot before your Town Souldiers of experience united and in health and courage This is no wayes mentioned as if wee trusted in the Arme of flesh God the Lord of hosts hath manifested that wee fight his battells but to shew you the vast expence which will be occasioned by the continuance of this Siege for which your estates must answer and that your holding out may no further tempt the Almightie And though you should not regard your owne ruine though some others should be of that your opinion shall yet that wealthy Town be sucked and others perish with you that see their own misery and would avoyd it A prudent man a Souldier cannot live or dye in reputation or peace of spirit to maintaine a place not so long tenable as till it can be relieved of which you cannot have the least hopes Flatter not your selves reliefe is not to be had Chester was neerer succours and considerable Armies for them in the West and in Wales now scarce seen what remaines of either was not that strong Citie of most great importance were they not very often promised did not all assurance to be relived come to them they had none that place is surrendred Your wealth if you rightly consider in what state you are promoves your sudden certain destructions You are prepared in some things for defence you know and we know you are not for some other Consider these things seriously and you cannot out through them see your ruine to be inevitable if you do not avoyd it by attempting what is now offered Wee will expect your answer on Monday next by seven of the clocke in the forenoon at Balderton Balderton 2● March 1646. For the Governour of the Town and Garrison of Newark the Gentlemen there and the Major Aldermen and Burgesses of that Town Signed in the name and by the Warrant of the Committee of both Kingdomes Rutland Lothdam A Copie of the Governour of Newarks Answer HAving received a Paper subscribed by the Committee of both Kingdomes directed as to a Committee-Governour by putting the Gentlemen and Corporation in equall ballance with me though the joying us together was the intention to divide us I shall in answer thereof desire you to reflect upon the Kings Letter of the 23 of March sent to the two Houses of Parliament which I received from your owne Quarters wherein a full compliance with all their desires upon the most gracious conditions that ever Prince propounded he offers to disband his Forces and to dismantle his Garrisons to what end then doe you demand that of the stewards whereof the Lord Master maks a volentary tender I conceive it my duty to trace his commands not to out-strip rhem so that though honour and conscience would permit the delivery yet cruelty would retard it least his Majesties act of Grace be frustrated by my over-hasty speed I shall waite the arguments wherewith you indeavour to winne my consent I am neither to be stroked into Apostacy by the mention of faire Conditions in a unjustly motion nor to be frighted into dishonour by your ruing division upon the fate of Chester for as I doe not measure my allegiance by my intrest to the former so I deserv'd that poverty of spirit as by resemblance of Chester to suffer by example I can be loyall without that Copie and I hope this Garrison shall never be the transcript of their calamity you may doe well to use your fortune modestly and think not that God Almighty doth applaud your Cause by reason of your victories and that he hath not a blessing in store for ours whereas you urge the expence of the siege and the pressures of the supporting your charge since occasioned by your selves I am not concerned in it yet in order to their ease if you will grant a Passe to some Ge●tlemen to goe to the King and returne I may then know his Majesties pleasure whether according to his Letter he will wind up the businesse in generall or leave me to steere mine owne course then I shall know what to determine otherwise I desire you to take notice that when I received my Commission for the government of this place I annexed my selfe as a labell to my trust J. BELASSYSE Newark 31 March 1646. To the Committe of both Kingdomes A letter from an Officer at Abingdon SIR LAst night wee drew out and this morning fell into the Enemies Quarters at Faringdon where wee routed the whole Body of the Kings Horse and tooke about 300 Horse and Prisoners divers Officers with others that wee tooke on Sunday and at other times this weeke and some that have come in will amount to 500 Horse Prisoners and Armes and the Enemy so routed and dispersed that of 900 Horse none dare appeare in sight they in Oxford are so distracted hereat that they know not what to doe wee heere that Portland Castle is surrendred to Captaine Battaime there were some 80 men it who are gone home Ordnance Armes and Ammunition there were good store I hope now the Warrs are neere an end so prayes your Servent Abingdon this April the 3. 1646. J. T. FINIS