Articles Agreed Upon at the Surrender of Bristol, Treaty – Letter
A COPIE OF THE ARTICLES Agreed upon at the ſurrender of the City of BRISTOL▪ Betweene Colonell Nathaniel Fiennes, Governour of the ſaid City, on the one Party, and Colonell Charles Gerrard, and Captaine William Teringham, for, and on the behalfe of Prince Rupert, on the other party, the 26. of Iuly, 1643.
With a Letter hereunto added, in which this Copie of Articles was Incloſed: wherein is manifeſted how well thoſe perfidious Cavaliers have kept the ſaid Articles▪ and may ſerve as a warning to the whole Kingdome, how to truſt againe the Faith of ſuch CAVALIERS.
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LONDON Printed for Henry Overton in Popes-head Alley.
ARTICLES AGREED ON, AT THE CITY OF BRISTOLL, Between Colonell Nathaniel Fiennes, Governour of the ſaid City, on the one party, and Collonel Charles Gerard, and Captain William Teringham, for, and on the behalf of Prince Rupert, on the other party, the 26. of Iuly, 1643.
THat the Governour Nathaniel Fiennes, together with all the Officers both of Horſe and Foot, now within and about this City of Briſtoll, Caſtle & Forts, may march out to morrow morning by 9. of the clock, with their full Arms, Horſes, bagge and baggage, provided it be their owne goods; and that the Common Foot Souldiers March out without Armes, and the Troopers with their Horſes and Swords, leaving their other Arms behind them, with a ſafe Convoy to Warmiſter, and after not to be moleſted in their March by any of the Kings Forces, for the ſpace of three dayes.
2. That there may be Carriages allowed and provided, to carry away their Bagge and Baggage, and ſicke and hurt Souldiers.
3. That the Kings Forces march not into the Towne, till the Parliament Forces are marched out, which is at 9. of the clock.
4. That all Priſoners in the Cite be delivered up, and that Captain Eyres, and Captaine Gookin, who were taken at the Deviſes, be releaſed.
5. Th…t Sir Iohn Homer, Sir Iohn Seymoure, Mr, Edward Steevens, and all other Knights, Gentlemen, Citizens, and other perſons, that are now in the City, may if they pleaſe, with their Goods, Wives and Families, Horſes, Bagge and Ba…gage, have free Liberty to returne to their owne homes, or elſe where, and there to reſt in ſafety, or ride and travell with the Governour and Forces; and ſuch of them and their Families as ſhall be left behind, by reaſon of ſickneſſe or other cauſe, may have liberty, ſo ſoon as they can conveniently, to depart this Towne with ſafety, provided that all the Gentlemen and other perſons, ſhall have three dayes liberty to reſide here, or depart with their goods, which they pleaſe.
6. That all the Inhabitants of this City, ſhall be ſecured in their Perſons, Families and Eſtates, free from plundering, and all other violence or wrong whatſover.
7. That the Charters and Liberties of this City, may be preſerved, and that the antient Government therof, and preſent Governours and Officers may remaine and continue in their former condition, according to his Majeſties Charters and pleaſure.
8. That for av…yding inconveniencies and diſtr…ctions, the Quartering of Souldiers be referred or left to the Ma…or and Governour of the ſame City for the time being.
9. That all ſuch as have carryed any goods into the Caſtle, may have free liberty to carry the ſame forth.
10. That the Forces that are to March out, are to leave behind them all Cannon and Ammunition, with their Colours, and ſuch Armes as is before expreſſed.
A Copie of a Letter ſent from Briſtoll.
Sir,
SInce my laſt unto you by the Poſt, and the poſt hitherward intercepted by the enemie, the caſe is changed; for on Thurſday laſt wee rendred the Citie of Briſtoll, as by the Articles here incloſed you may perceive, but what faith hath beene kept there after, let the robberies and ſpoyles of every particular perſon declare; amongſt which, I praiſe God, I am eſcaped with my life to the towne of Southampton, with my ſonne Iohn; but before I could come forth of the gates of the City of Briſtol, I was deprived of my money, plate, and baggage from behind my ſervants, who were throwne off their horſes, and the ſame cut off their backes, and utterly loſt, and themſelves and their horſes in like condition, for ought I know, and onelyonly wee our ſelves, with ſome other gentlemen, eſcaped hither with our lives on Friday night laſt; and on Saturday came in alſo the late Governour of Briſtoll, Col. Fiennes, and his brother, with the remainder of the whole ſoulderie, who were ſerved with the like ſauce, ſuch is the faith held with the preſent Victors. My wife and family in all this time not knowing whether we are alive, or where we are; nor know wee which way to ſend home, in regard all the Wayes are full of the enemies ſorces, unleſſe the Carryer of Wells hold his courſe from London thither, which if hee doth, I pray let your man Jonathan by that Carrier, preſent his mother with a line or two of our ſafetie in this place and ſtill beſeech you, though our fortunes be altered, to ſhew your good affection to Ionathan and Ioſeph, with my beſt reſpects to my loving Goſſip and your ſelfe, remaine
Your faithfull friend and ſervaut, I. P. Southampton, July 31. 1643.
Pray let your man Ionathan write out two or three copies of this incloſed, and deliver one of them to my ſon Chillingworth, with my love to him and my daughter; a ſecond to Mr Shephead, with my commendations, in hope to ſee him and you all, with what ſpeed wee may, which ſhould be very ſpeedily, did not the Kings horſe lye in our way to London; and a third to Mr. Peter Va… depu…t, my commendations alſo to him and his wife, &c.
FINIS.
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