AFter the Sheriff of our County had ſent abroad his Warrants for poſſe Comitatus, to ſuppreſſe certain forces and unlawfull Aſſemblies gathered together againſt the Law, who ſaid Sir Richard Vivyan came to Truro, the day before the appearance, being the Law Court day when the new Major was choſen, but before hee was ſworne, the Knight came to the ſtairs of the Town-hall, and prayed to ſpeak with the Major, who comming to him, he ſaid; hee would advize the Towne to come forth and ſend out their Arms, for that it was no Muſter but a Command by Statute Law, upon paine of Impriſonment and Fine and Ranſome at the Kings pleaſure, and that it would fall heavy upon them if they came not forth; the Major replyed, that it concerned every particular man in his own perſon to appeare, but for any man to require another mans Arms (as at Muſters) he ſaw no ſuch power in the Statute, and that for his part if any that had Arms aſſeſſed on them would goe, he would not diſcourage them; but Sir Richard Vyvian did ſo affright the Commons who were gathered together about them with the danger of the Law, and ſo perſwade them with the Kings Service, and that they knew not what unlawfull Aſſemblies were gathered in many parts of the County to the danger of their lives, their wives, and children if they came not out to aſſiſt the Sheriffe and Juſtices; and that hee was their Colonell, and adviſed for their good, and would take it kindly of them. All this ſo wrought upon them, as they were on fire to goe in all haſte, and came to the Major in the Court, and required the Town Arms, and the Magiſtrates Arms, but the Maior anſwered they ſhould have none, for that none was required to ſeeke other mens Arms, and if they had any Arms aſſeſſed on them ſelves, they might doe what they would, if they had none they need not goe; but they ſaid they would goe however, and complaine to the Sheriff for want of the Arms, hee ſaid he cared not if they did, for he knew no unlawfull Aſſemblies to be ſuppreſſed: Afterwards when the new Major was choſen, hee asked the Townes advice what to doe, ſome ſaid no Armour was required in the Statute, but only by the Warrant, and that was no Rule for them without Law; but the Recorder being not preſent (but refuſing to come for feare of himſelfe, and returning no advice about it, as hee was intreated twice by letter from the former Major;) the Town Counſell being one maſter Hoblyn, perſwaded them by all means to goe forth, and ſend forth the Arms, elſe they would be deeply fined, and the Maior in danger of great trouble, which hearing, moſt voices were to ſend forth the Arms, though three or foure ſtill denied and ſaid, they would goe forth too, but their Arms ſhould never be carried againſt the Parliament, they would die rather; but the maior part by the Counſels meanes prevailed, which had the Recorder beene there they had not done; well, out they came the next day all of them (or moſt part) and ſent the Arms; but ſome kept their men with them, and would not ſuffer them to goe in among the Bands, but brought them home along with them the next day; but the firſt day came a great number, I think neer fifteene or ſixteen thouſand men but I think not above foure thouſand armed; propoſitions were ſent by the Committe to the Sheriffe and Gentlemen, who agreed to chooſe ſix Treaties on each ſide, and to meet next day at Red-yet in Saint Cleer, halfe way between Bodmin and Lanceſton, where Sir Richard Buller was with ſix or ſeven hundred men; but when they met, the Sheriffe and his ſide (with the Troopers) drew up new Articles of their own ſo unreaſonable as the Committee could not (commendably or conſcionably agree unto; the Treaty thereupon broke of, and the Treaties returned, whereupon they that did not bring back their men and Arms with them the firſt night were ſtopped; for the ſecond day (being warned over night to, meet againe next day) they ſuddenly had word to march forward towards Lanceſton, which they did; every Cap. leading his Company, and every Colonell his Regiment: but by what power I know not, unleſſe the Sheriff gave them any power ſo to traine and muſter; for the Commiſſion of Lievtenancie is void, and the Militia ſide appeared not, and for the Array there was no power neither, for the Lord Mohun hath deſerted the cauſe, and did not appear at all among them, which did at firſt ſomewhat daunt them, but the great appearance of the County upon this plot of the Sheriffs Warrant (adviſed by Ioſeph Ianc, and George Spry, as is conceived for their owne ends) put them in ſuch a height of Pride and Inſolency, as they thought it an invincible Army; and quartered Wedneſday about Lisbord, and Thurſday ſome letters paſt betweene Sir Richard Buller out of Lanceſton unto ſome of the Gentlemen with the Sheriffe, as Maſter Baſſet and others, who appointed to come into Lanceſton that evening to treate againe with him and the reſt of the Committees, but Maſter Baſſet came not according to promiſe, which made the Committee feare ſome ſudden ſurpriſe, and the People of the Towne cryed out lamentably to Sir Richard Buller to depart the Towne, elſe they ſhould be all killed, for the Sheriffe had by that time got twentie or thirtie thouſand; and had ſent new Warrants and threatning meſſages to thoſe that would not appeare, that they ſhould bee hanged at their doores, which ſo terrified the people, as all the Weſt part came out except Saint Ives (who petitioned for themſelves for feare of Ireland) and all along, except the Pariſhes that ſerved under the Committees: Sir Richard Buller, and the Committees hearing the cryes of the Towne, and the rage of the Army, (ſet on by the Sheriffe and Iohn Arundel of Trevie, Sir Nicholas Slaney, Sir Bevill Greenvile, Sir Richard Vivian, Sir Peter Courtny, and infinite other Collonels, Captaines, and others, calling the Parliaments ſide Rebels and Round-heads, and threatning to chop them in pieces, and beat downe the houſes, did account it the wiſeſt courſe (and to avoid effuſion of blood being at ſuch infinite diſadvantage) by night privately to ride away; and after he was gone ſent to the Army in the Towne to get away with all ſpeed, which they did in a confuſed manner, ſo as they left much of their Arms behind them, and ſome they loſt on the way; ſo as on Friday morning the Sheriffe had notice they were all gone and the Towne gates ſet open; then they all came with great triumph into the Town as Conquerours, where there was no enemy to reſiſt; but then the baſer ſort of Rogues fell a plundering of ſome houſes, the firſt was Maſter Ambroſe Manningtons houſe (a Juſtice of Peace neere the Church within the Towne) they brake out a great window and ſtole away all his Plate, Pewter, Clothes, and Houſhold-ſtuffe, or the greateſt part of it tooke his Writings and Deeds and Leaſes, and tare many of them, yet that Gentleman Maſter Mannington was not againſt them, but a meane party betweene both ſtriving by all meanes to make Peace, only hee dwelt there; and when Sir Richard Buller rode away he went with him & lockt up his dores, and thus was •• bbed; And ſome other houſes were broken up, as Captaine Bennets and M ••••• Bolithous, and ſome ſay two or three other; But when the Sheriffe and 〈◊◊〉 heard it, they made Proclamation to apprehend the Theeves, and got backe aſmuch of the goods as they could find into the houſes againe, though much be loſt, and much ſpoile done, and neere twentie of them in the Gaole for it. On Saturday the Sheriffe and Juſtices held a privie Seſſions there at Launceston, to preſent and indite all that tooke up Armes with Sir Richard Buller, as cauſers of Riots and unlawfull aſſemblies, and all that came not with them againſt the Committee, and cauſed every Conſtable and others to bring in the Names of all that appeared not, and tooke oath for it, and doe purpoſe to ſend Warrants to apprehend them and impriſon them, or Fine them & diſtraine them; Among whom I am complained againſt, and ſhall (I doubt not) heare ſhortly of it: Then they reſolved on Munday to advance towards Salt-Aſh, and leave a Garriſon at Launceston, but hearing they of Salt-Aſh would not reſiſt (but open their Gates) they came not thither, but gave out they would march into Devonſhire towards Plimoth, if Devonſhire men had given the leaſt aſſiſtance to our Committee, which they thought to doe, as by their letter appeareth, to which the Sheriffe and Gentlemen anſwered peremptorily as you may ſee incloſed, and upon their quiet reply all was ſtayed; and ſo their Army disbanded, and every man returned home, with ſuch baſe exclamation upon the Committees, calling them Round-heads and Run-awayes, and with extreame violence and madneſſe ſo as I never heard the like.

Thus you have the full Relation of the firſt part of the Chronicle of Cornwalls ſecond Commotion; The next part muſt bee of the Parliaments ſide, which is expected daily.