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<P>Sir Thomas Fairefax FACING OXFORD.</P>
<P>And our Hor&s;e skirmi&s;hing within Musket-&s;hot of the Towne.</P>
<P>The Enemie forced into OXFORD.</P>
<P>Al&s;o 70 and odde pri&s;oners taken, and &s;ent to <HI>Abingdon.</HI> With the relation of the Kings marching out at the gate he pa&s;&s;ed.</P>
<P>Al&s;o the names of the Commi&s;&s;ioners cho&s;en to treat upon Articles for the &s;urrender of <HI>Newark,</HI> and the &s;econd &s;ummons from the Lords and Commons Com|mi&s;&s;ioners of both Kingdomes with the Army, and two &s;everall An&s;wers thereunto.</P>
<P>The&s;e being examined by the originall Papers, are commanded to be printed, and are publi&s;hed according to Order of Parliament.</P>
<P>LONDON: Printed by <HI>Elizabeth Pur&s;low, May</HI> 4. 1646.</P>
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<HEAD>The Copie of a Letter from Colonell <HI>Ro&s;&s;iters</HI> Quarters at <HI>Balderton.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_WEE have &s;ent in a &s;econd Summons to <HI>New|arke,</HI> which hath produced a faire An&s;wer from the Governour, which with other rea|&s;ons gives us thoughts of having <HI>Newarke</HI> in a &s;hort time; I have &s;ent you (here in|clo&s;ed) the Copies of the Summons and the An&s;wer: This day the Commi&s;&s;ioners of both Kingdomes, meete to con&s;ider of the An&s;wer which they have received to their Summons, and al&s;o what reply to draw up to &s;end in to them againe, though they flew high in their former An&s;wer, yet they are lower now in their thoughts, and I hope they will be ea&s;ily per&s;waded to &s;urrender it upon good termes. It may be (and is very probable) that they will make their demands very high at the fir&s;t, they being to offer termes: but however, they are in a mo&s;t &s;ad and mi&s;erable condition in the Towne, not onely by rea&s;on of the &s;ickne&s;&s;e, which &s;till increa&s;es, and is very &s;ore up|on them, but they want both Money, Cloathes, and Victuals, Ammunition, no great plenty, and are in di|&s;tre&s;&s;e for (even almo&s;t) all manner of nece&s;&s;aries, and the Souldiers in the Towne having little pay, nor Victu|als, and yet hard duty, are every hower ready to mutiny, which &s;ome of them (for want, have begun already to practi&s;e, and &s;ome in the Towne have beene Plundred, what further happens &s;hall be communicated by the next Po&s;t.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>From <HI>Balderton</HI> <DATE>the 30. of <HI>Aprill,</HI> 1646&punc;</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your humble Servant, <HI>Y. S.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>The Copie of the Summons &s;ent into <HI>Newarke,</HI> by Order of the Commi&s;&s;ioners of both Kingdomes.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>WEE hope you have con&s;idered that our Paper (as you terme it) contained a Summons from us, what wee received from you merits no reply, wee were in earne&s;t as to give an accompt to God, and many of our proceedings, and to &s;hew that nothing from you can hinder our indeavouring, that you may &s;ee your ap|proaching ruine, and whil&s;t there is time avoyd it; wee once more demand of you, in the name of both Hou&s;es of the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> and for the u&s;e of the King and Parliament, that you forthwith deliver up the Town, and Gari&s;ons of <HI>Newarke</HI> into their hands, and wee &s;hall give you conditions for the &s;urrender thereof, which you mu&s;t not expect to be &s;uch, as you might formerly have obtained: This is the la&s;t Summons wee &s;hall &s;end, you now accepting of what is offered, will declare you are &s;en|&s;ible of the totall lo&s;&s;e of your e&s;tates, the deva&s;tation of the Country round about you of the ruine of the Towne, and of the Blood which may el&s;e be &s;pilt: wee &s;hall expect your po&s;&s;itive An&s;wer by three of the clock to morrow in the alternoone at <HI>Balderton.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Collingham, <DATE>27. of <HI>April.</HI> 1646.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Signed in the name and by the Committee of both Kingdomes <HI>Mountague Lothian.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>For the Governour of the Towne and Gari&s;on of <HI>Newarke,</HI> the Gentlemen there, and the Major, Al|dermen, a and Burge&s;&s;es of the Towne.</TRAILER>
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<P>To this Summons the Lord <HI>Bela&s;ys</HI> &s;ent the &s;ame day this An|&s;wer following, as his owne particular An&s;wer, which he &s;ent Colonell <HI>Ro&s;&s;iter.</HI></P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Have read a &s;econd Summons from the Committee of both Kingdomes, but (by their owne directions) the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e con|cernes &s;o many, as they cannot expect a &s;odaine returne: however I de&s;ire you would plea&s;e to let tho&s;e Lords know, that on Wed|ne&s;day I &s;hall &s;end my An&s;wer, and remaine</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Newarke <DATE>27, of Aprill, 1646.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your humble Servant, <HI>I. Bela&s;ys.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>The An&s;wer of the Summons, &s;ent from the Lord Bella&s;ys, to the Commi&s;&s;ioners of Lords and Com|mons of both Kingdomes, now before <HI>Newarke.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My L<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">ds,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THe con&s;ideration of what is required in your Summons of Monday la&s;t, being of &s;o high concernment to His Maje&s;tie, and to the particular intere&s;ts of very many of His faithfull Sub|jects in this Garri&s;on; I conceive a &s;horter time then Monday next, will not be &s;ufficient to prepare Articles of &s;o divers natures as are nece&s;&s;ary to be treated on, at which time I will not faile to &s;end &s;uch to you, and upon your a&s;&s;ent to them to &s;urrender the town: In the mean time I &s;end you hereunder written the names of &s;uch Commi&s;&s;ioners for the Nobility, Gentry, Souldiers, Cler|gy and Towne&s;men, as I doe intru&s;t for the treating upon the&s;e Articles, with an equall number of yours, who&s;e names I &s;hall de|&s;ire by the next, and that you will appoint &s;uch a place as you &s;hall think mo&s;t convenient for the Treaty: and I further expect, that a &s;afe conduct be granted, and ho&s;tages delivered for the &s;ecurity of tho&s;e Commi&s;&s;ioners imployed by me.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>April 29. 1646.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED><LIST>
<ITEM>J. BELLASYS.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord <HI>Lexington</HI> (alias <HI>Lackstones</HI>) that was Knight of the Shire for <HI>Nottingham</HI> and revolted.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Hen. Bella&s;is</HI> (that was Knight for <HI>Yorke&s;hire</HI>) the Gover|nours brother.)</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Bryan Palmes</HI> (&s;ir <HI>Guy Palmes</HI> his &s;onne)</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir Gervis Nev<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI> (one pittied for being a Cavalier.)</ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonell <HI>Dar&s;y.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major Generall <HI>Eyre</HI> (that threatned &s;o often fire and &s;word.)</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Simon Fan&s;haw.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir Gamaliel Dudley</HI> (who was &s;ervant to the old Earl of <HI>Clare.</HI>)</ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonell <HI>Gilby</HI> (who was Major to Sir <HI>Iohn Digby.</HI>)</ITEM>
<ITEM>Colonell <HI>Atkins.</HI> Doctor <HI>Mar&s;h</HI> (Deane of <HI>Tork.</HI>)</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Stand<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;h</HI> (Alderman of <HI>Newark.</HI>)</ITEM>
</LIST></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Conceive that you de&s;ire an accompt from me where the King is, which I am doubtable po&s;&s;ibly to tell you; he went out of <HI>Oxford</HI> on Monday morning la&s;t at the Ea&s;t Gate with <HI>A&s;hburnham,</HI> and a Prie&s;t that is well acquainted with the North Country; yet &s;ome will have it, That he is at <HI>Worce&s;ter;</HI> others, That he was traced 40 miles North-ward; but for ought I know, he is with at <HI>London:</HI> they have counterfeited the Generall Sir <HI>Thomas Fairfax</HI> his Seale, (as well as his hand) in <HI>Oxford,</HI> and make Pa&s;&s;es therewith. The Forces of this Garri&s;on of <HI>Abingdon,</HI> have fallen on a partie of the <HI>Oxford</HI> Forces, taken 70 and odde pri&s;oners, the Generall ha&s;tens his de&s;ignes again&s;t <HI>Oxford,</HI> and intends to view the place to mor|row God willing. This in ha&s;te, I re&s;t</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Abingdon <DATE>the 30 of April, 1646.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your Servant <HI>N. T.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Kind Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THe Lord hath now brought us before the chiefe and grand Garri&s;on of the Enemies: <HI>Oxford</HI> was with the General faced ye&s;terday within musket &s;hot, but the Enemie within are very &s;ame; and in all our skirmi&s;hes, betweene our hor&s;e and them we had but three hor&s;es &s;hot, mo&s;t of their foot walke about their Workes in a drooping po&s;ture, with their Armes behind them, and with their hands in their pockers. I hope in a &s;hort time, through Gods ble&s;&s;ing, we &s;hall be ma&s;ters of this Citie. But at pre&s;ent I re&s;t</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Gar&s;iington</HI> neere <HI>Oxford,</HI> <DATE>May 2. 1646.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Your Friend to &s;erve you <HI>W. C.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Articles agreed upon for the &s;urrender of the Ca&s;tle of <HI>Bridge-North,</HI> the 26 of <HI>April,</HI> 1646. betweene Sir <HI>Robert Howard</HI> Knight of the Bath, Governour, Sir <HI>Vincent Corbet,</HI> Sir <HI>Edward Acton,</HI> and Sir <HI>Francis Oately,</HI> Commi&s;&s;ioners for the King, &amp; Col. <HI>Andrew Lloyd,</HI> Col. <HI>Robert Clive,</HI> and <HI>Robert Charlton</HI> E&s;quire, Commi&s;&s;ioners for the Parliament.</HEAD>
<P N="1"><HI>1</HI> THat all the Commi&s;&s;ioners, Officers of Hor&s;e, and all Cap|taines of Foot, &s;hall march away to any of His Maje&s;ties Gar|ri&s;ons or Armie within fortie miles, with their Hor&s;es and Armes for them&s;elves, and each of them to have a &s;ervant, with his Hor&s;e and Sword, and their wearing Apparell, free quarter for thirty Hor&s;es, and a &s;afe Conduct, and not to march le&s;&s;e then eight miles a day; And any of the above&s;aid Officers, laying downe their Armes, to repaire to their habitation.</P>
<P N="2"><HI>2</HI> That all inferior Officers &s;hall have libertie to march with their Sword, and the common Souldiers without Armes, to any of His Ma|je&s;ties Garri&s;ons or Armies, within fortie miles, as formerly mentioned, or laying downe their Armes to live at there owne habitations for a fort|night, and afterwards to take the Nagative Oath if they continue within this Countie, where they intend to re&s;ide, and pa&s;&s;es accordingly.</P>
<P N="3"><HI>3</HI> That all Clergy-men, Towne&s;-men and Countrymen, within this Ca&s;tle may have libertie to repaire to their owne habitations, provided they lay downe their Armes, and a fortnights time for their taking the Negative Oath, and not to live within a mile of the Parliaments Gar|ri&s;ons, or otherwi&s;e, if they &s;hall &s;o de&s;ire, to march to any of the Kings Garri&s;ons or Armies.</P>
<P N="4"><HI>4</HI> That all wounded and &s;ick pri&s;oners within the Ca&s;tle &s;hall have libertie to re&s;ide in the low Towne or el&s;ewere, untill they be fit to tra+vell, and to have pa&s;&s;es to goe home, or to any of the Kings Armies or Garri&s;ons.</P>
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<HI>5</HI> That Sir <HI>Robert Howard,</HI> Sir <HI>Vincent Corbet,</HI> Sir <HI>Edward Acton,</HI> and Sir <HI>Francis Oately,</HI> with each of them their Hor&s;es and Armes, and two men a peece, except Sir <HI>Robert Howard,</HI> who is to have foure, with their Hor&s;es and Swords, and their Ma&s;ters wearing Apparell. &s;hall have libertie to march to their &s;everall habitations, and to continue there for the &s;pace of two moneths, in which time, they are to make their election, whether they will goe to make their peace with the Parliament, or goe beyond Seas to any of the Kings Garri&s;ons or Armies, and to have pa&s;&s;es accordingly, they ingaging them&s;elves to doe nothing prejudiciall to the Parliament the meane time.</P>
<P N="6"><HI>6</HI> That M. <HI>Howard,</HI> M. <HI>Fi&s;her,</HI> and M. <HI>Gravener,</HI> &s;hall march away with their Hor&s;es and Swords, and one man apeece, with their wearing Apparell and Swords, to any place within fortie miles.</P>
<P N="7"><HI>7</HI> That Lieut. <HI>Ho&s;ier</HI> and Doctor <HI>Lewin,</HI> &s;hall march away with|out Hor&s;es or Armes to any of the Kings Garri&s;ons, or other place with|in thirtie miles, provided it be not within this Countie, and pa&s;&s;es accor|dingly.</P>
<P N="8"><HI>8</HI> That M. <HI>Millard,</HI> Chaplaine to the Garri&s;on, may have libertie to goe with his Hor&s;e to his hou&s;e at <HI>Reight<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"></HI> in this Countie, and to take with him his Manu&s;cripts, and there to live, taking the Negative Oath within one moneths time, or el&s;e to march away out of this Coun|tie with the re&s;t.</P>
<P N="9"><HI>9</HI> That the Clerke of the Commi&s;&s;ioners may have libertie to march at the re&s;t of the inferiour Officers and Souldiers, and to have the &s;ame Conditions, and to take with him all papers concerning the Garri&s;on, and their wearing Apparell.</P>
<P N="10"><HI>10</HI> That the Lady <HI>Oately,</HI> her children, and maid &s;ervants have libertie, with their wearing Clothes to goe to <HI>Pitchford,</HI> or the <HI>Hay,</HI> and there to live unmole&s;ted.</P>
<P N="11"><HI>11</HI> That all other women and children in the Ca&s;tle, may have liber|tie to goe to their owne or any of their friends hou&s;es, provided it be not within a mile of any of the Parliaments Garri&s;ons.</P>
<P N="12"><HI>12</HI> That all Gentlemen, Offices, and Souldiers within the Ca&s;tle, as well &s;trangers as others, de&s;iring to goe beyond the &s;eas, &s;hall have pa&s;&s;es accordingly, and Letters to the Committees of the &s;everall Coun|ties, to afford them like conditions, as to the Gentlemen of this County, upon the &s;urrender of this Ca&s;tle here granted.</P>
<P N="13"><HI>13</HI> That the Chyrurgions belonging to the Ca&s;tle, &s;hall march away and have the &s;ame conditions as the inferior Officers.</P>
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<P N="14"><HI>14</HI> That the Gunners and Powder-men, with their mates, may march away as the re&s;t of the Common Souldiers.</P>
<P N="15"><HI>15</HI> That no violence, injury, or incivility &s;hall be offered to any that &s;hall march out of the Ca&s;tle, but be protected in all things according to the tenor of the&s;e Articles; and that &s;ufficient Ho&s;tages be given on both &s;ides for the performance of all and every the matters here agreed upon.</P>
<P N="16"><HI>16</HI> That the Governour and the re&s;t of his Officers &s;hall doe their utmo&s;t endeavours to &s;ecure and pre&s;erve all the Ordnance, Armes, Ammunition, Victuals, provi&s;ions, goods, bedding, and all other acco|modations nece&s;&s;ary and belonging to the Ca&s;tle, other then what is a|lowed to be taken by the afore&s;aid Articles, and all tho&s;e &s;afe and un|spoiled, to bee delivered up, together with the Ca&s;tle (the <HI>27.</HI> of this month of April, <HI>1646.</HI>) unto the Committee, <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">or whom they &s;hall ap|point, and that the&s;e Articles be confirmed by the Governour of the Ca&s;tle.</P>
<P N="17"><HI>17</HI> That if any Officer or Souldier, who &s;hall malitiou&s;ly &s;poile his hor&s;e or Armes, or mi&s;demeane them&s;elves on their march, &s;uch mi&s;|demeanors &s;hall not be extended farther then upon the parties offending, and upon them ju&s;tice &s;hall be done according to the Di&s;cipline of Warre.</P>
<P N="18"><HI>18</HI> That all the Commi&s;&s;ion-Officers be certified by the Governour of the Ca&s;tle, and upon this certificate bee allowed to march accor|dingly.</P>
<P N="19"><HI>19</HI> That Ma&s;ter <HI>Latham</HI> bee delivered up to the mercy of the Parliament.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><LIST>
<HEAD>Pro Rege.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Rob. Howard.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Vin. Corbet.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Acton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Oatley.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST>
<HEAD>Pro Parliament.</HEAD>
<ITEM>And. Lloyd.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rob. Clive.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Charlton.</ITEM>
</LIST></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Ob&s;ervation.</HEAD>
<P>Tho&s;e that honour God, God will mo&s;t a&s;&s;uredly honour, and that is the chiefe rea&s;on of the many &s;ucce&s;&s;es in <HI>Shrop&s;hire</HI> by the Committee there, who are not onely a praying, but a fighting Committee likewi&s;e, both which being joyned together, doe mo&s;t undoubtedly make a &s;ure foundation for the&s;e and the like &s;ucce&s;|&s;es and victories that God doth and hath ever beene plea&s;ed to crown them with in all their enterpri&s;es.</P>
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