THrough the goodnesse of God to his people, and his just hand against their Enemies, your forces being re­duced to such condition, as (to my sence the same good hand of God, continuing with us, wherin alone we trust) they are not like neither to have subsistence or shelter long where they are▪ or to escape thence; nor (if they could) have they whither to go for better. I have thought good (for prevention of more blood­shed, or of further hardship or extremity to any, but such whose hearts God shall harden to their own destruction, to send you these Summons; For your self and them to lay down Arms, and withall a tender of such conditions, upon a pre­sent surrender and ingagement, never more to [Page 2] bear Arms against the Parliament, as may be b [...]t­ter then any thing they can rationally expect by standing out.

1 Therefore, to the Souldiery in generally English and Forraigners, I shall grant [...] to go beyond sea, or to their homes in Eng­land, as they please; and to such English as shall chuse to live at home, my Protection for the li­berty of their persons, and for the immunity of their estates, from all plunder or violence of Souldiers, and all to go their waies with what they have, saving Horses and Arms▪ 2 But for Officers in Commission, and Gentlemen of qua­lity, I shall allow them to go with Horses for themselves and one servant or more, suitable to their quality, and with Arms befitting Gentle­men in a condition of peace, and such Officers as would go beyond the Sea for other service, to take with them their Arms and full number of Horses answerable to their Offices▪ 3 To all Troopers, and the inferiour sort of Horse Offi­cers, bringing in and delivering up their Hor­ses and Arms, twenty shillings a man, in lieu of their Horses, to carry them home. 4 To Eng­lish Gentlemen of considerable Estates, my Passe and Recommendation to the Parliament for [Page 3] their moderate composition. 5 Lastly, for your self, besides what is meerly implyed to you in common with others, you may be assured of such mediation to the Parliament, in your be­half, both from my self and others, as for one, whom for personall worth and many vertues, but especially for your care of, and moderation towards the Countrie, we honour and esteem above any other of your party, whose Errour, supposing you more swayed with Principles of honour and conscience then others, we most pitty, and whose happinesse, so far as consistent with the publike welfare, we should delight in, more then in your least suffering. These things, not from any need or other ends then humane and christian, having offered, I leave to your consideration and theirs whom it may concern▪ desiring your and their speedy resolving which I pray may be such, as shall be most for the ho­nour of God, the peace and welfare of this poor Kingdom, and for your and their good, so far as may stand therewith; and having herein dis­charged, as I conceive, the duty of an honest man, a Souldier, and a Christian, if God shall see it good to let your hearts be hardened against your own peace, I shall, though with some regret [Page 4] to that ill, which shall insue to any, yet with cheerfulnes and rejoycing at the righteous judg­ments of God, pursue my charge and trust for the publike in another way, not doubting of the same presence and blessing which God hath hitherto vouchsafed in the same Cause, to the weak endeavours of

I Shall continue the Intelligence of the proceedings of this Army since my last from Bodman of the 8. instant, wherein you had the Re­lation of the taking above two hundred of the Enemies Horse neere Castle-Dennis, on Munday March 9. the whole Army of Horse and Foot ad­vanced from Bodman, and the Townes adjacent to Tregny and Probus, within three or foure miles of Truro; the march being not aboue fourteene miles. Upon the comming of our forlorne hope neere Probus, the Enemies forlorne stood in a peaceable posture, not offering to charge; the rea­son whereof being demanded; they said, There was a Cessation of Armes on both Parties, and they ho­ped there would be a Peace; Comissary Generall Ireton and other Officers there had much adoe to perswade them out of their mistake; yet told them, [Page 6] [...] [...]hey were so possessed, they would not take [...] [...]vantage if they made hast away; they retur­ [...] [...] rankes for that civility and retreated. This re­port was first raised amongst them out of a Politick respect, that if our men had taken advantage, they might have a plea that we kept no faith or ingage­ment, and so make them the more desperate, but it wrought a contrary effect; for that night, and every day since, many of the Enemy come in with their Horses and Armes unto the Generall. About twelve of the Clocke that night, a Trumpeter came from the Lord Hopton to desire a Parley, sig­nifying his great inclination to make a speedy end: On Tuesday March the tenth, about three of the Clock in the morning the Trumpeter was sent back with our Commissioners names. viz. Commissary Generall Ireton, Colonell Lambert, controuler of the Ordnance, Commissary Staines, and Colonell St. Aubine; the place for Treaty was at Trestlea [...] Bridges neere Truro, at a Constables house, and to begin at nine of the Clocke this morning, to continue three houres; but the Lord Hopton sent not the names of his Commissioners till after nine a Clock, but our Army, Horse and Foot (having a Rende [...]vouz in Serue Fields on the East of Pro­bus, at seven this morning were by ten of the Clock marched within two miles of Truro: by this the Lord Hoptons Trumpeter came with their Com­missioners names, viz. Col. Goring, Col. Pont, Col. [...], Col. Trever, and Sir Richard Prideaux, the Kings high Sheriffe of this County, to countervaile Col. St. Aubine, the Enemy further designed that [Page] Col. [...]ote [...]e a French man might be added, which was granted, & a Capt. Herne ppoynted on our side, and the safe convoyes from both Generals, sent to each other about 11 clocke, with a Letter from the General to the Lord Hopton, to signifie to his Lord­ship, that he intended to quarter that night with his army at Truro, and therefore desired, that his forces might draw out, and that in regard it would be late before the businesse be ended, the bounds set for the quarters of both Armies, there might be a Cessati­on of armes, till to morrow morning at six of the clock, before which time I doubt not but the busi­nesse will be determined, and a good end made of the troubles in these parts, by an assent to the Pro­positions which I sent to you, which will not only conduce much to the setling of the Peace of the Kingdome, but afford a good number of horses and recruits for the publique service, the enemies field­forces scattered, and the joyning of the Irish, if they should land, with so considerable a body of Horse wil be prevented. We are this Evening entred Truro, where we found many of the enemies forces drunk, which we were contented to drive to their quarters, though many were unwilling to leave their good Liquor: about halfe a mile before we came to this Towne, we had a sight of Pendenis castle 8 miles off. Sir, within few dayes after this, I shall acquaint you with the issue of this Treaty: till when, I always rest

I have sent you inclosed, the Lord Hoptons Answers to to the Generals Propositions, I had not time to Coppy out the Reply, and other Letters of Intercourse, which you shall have so soone as I can have leisure.