A true relation of disbanding the supernumerary forces in the several counties of this kingdom, and the dominion of Wales, amounting to twenty thousand horse and foot; to the great ease of the kingdom, and taking off free-quarter from the subject. Published for satisfaction of the three kingdoms. Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690. 1648 Approx. 10 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A92126 Wing R2335 Thomason E429_10 ESTC R204623 99864088 99864088 161486

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A TRUE RELATION Of Disbanding The Supernumerary Forces IN The ſeveral Counties of this Kingdom, and the Dominion of Wales, Amounting to Twenty thouſand Horſe and Foot;

TO The great eaſe of the Kingdom, and taking off Free-quarter from the Subject.

Publiſhed for Satisfaction of the Three Kingdoms.

LONDON: Printed for Laurence Chapman, Feb. 28. 1647.
SIR,

BEing a little diligent this week to imploy my endeavors to know the truth of disbanding the Supernumerary Forces of this Kingdom, who as I am informed, are near upon Twenty thouſand Horſe and Foot, I addreſſed my ſelf to ſome Agents and others, imployed in the ſaid Service; and I have conferred with divers Gentlemen that received Letters from ſeveral parts of this Kingdom, by the ſeveral Poſts of this week, and of the laſt week; Out of all which I have collected the particulars enſuing, whereby I finde, That the induſtry and care of the Committee of the Army hath been very great, not onely in procuring the ſpeedy bringing in of the Aſſeſſments to pay the two Moneths pay for the disbanding of ſo great Forces in ſo ſhort a time, and for eaſing the Kingdom of all Free quarter taken by the ſaid Supernumerary Forces of Horſe and Foot both in England and Wales, but alſo have paid the reſt of the Forces their conſtant pay ever ſince the 15. of January laſt; which I have written, worthy Sir, for your ſatisfaction, and ſhall ever reſt,

22 Febr. 1647. Your Friend and Servant, J. R.

THe Letters this week by the Poſt, brings good News concerning the Disbanding of the Supernumerary Forces in ſeveral parts of England and Wales; who for a very great ſpace of time have lyen in ſeveral counties upon Freequarter; and in particular the Letters out of Somerſetſhire certifie, that there is disbanded in that county all that Regiment of Foot under the command of Colonel William Herbert, being Five hundred; and alſo one Troop of Horſe conſiſting of about Seventy Horſe. There is likewiſe disbanded in Gloceſterſhire, and in the city of Gloceſter, Colonel Morgans Regiment of Foot, conſiſting of Nine Companies, with Officers and Soldiers; and another Regiment of Foot of Col: Kempſon's, both Officers and Soldiers; and alſo one Troop of Horſe which was raiſed by the Committee of Gloceſter; with th'other Supernumerary Forces reſiding in that county, to the very great eaſe and comfort of thoſe parts, who have, during all the late Wars, lyen under very great burthens and Free quarter.

The Letters alſo from Herefordſhire do certifie, That the Commiſſioners there have by the bleſſing of God, disbanded all Col: Humphreys Regiment of Foot, who were 1000. in number at the leaſt; and that 300. private Soldiers of that Regiment, with ſome of their Officers, have liſted themſelves to ſerve for the King of France; and are upon their march to be tranſported out of this Kingdom into France: And now in Herefordſhire they are upon disbanding Col: Hoptons Regiment of Horſe, which are near 500. good horſe, and do all of them moſt willingly ſubmit to their dibanding, according to the Ordinances of Parliament in that behalf; and the ſtrong Caſtle of Hereford is Gariſoned by three Companies of Foot of Sir William Conſtables Regiment: ſo that that county, who had ſo great Forces in the bowels thereof upon Freequarter, by this means will enjoy a breathing ſpace from thoſe great inconveniencies which formerly they miſerably languiſhed under: That the two Regiments of Foot in Wilts and Worceſterſhire are disbanding, their Accompts being ſtated, and ſent down with the Debenters of all Arrears due to the Officers and Soldiers of the ſaid ſeveral Regiments, and their two moneths pay is ready in the counties to be paid unto them; ſo that it is no way doubted, but that they will be all of them this week disbanded; together with the remainder of ſeveral Troops of Horſe which are yet not diſbanded: but there hath lately been disbanded thereabouts, Col: Cooks Regiment of Horſe, which were at firſt providing for Ireland, but now ſubmitted to the Ordinances of Parliament for disbanding, who will no doubt be conſidered according to his merit by the Parliament, in ſome other honorable imployment or ſervice for the Commonwealth.

All Letters out of the Northern parts do certifie, The disbanding of all the Horſe and Foot Soldiers in Yorkſhire, except the Foot in the town of Hull, and four Troops of Horſe which were alſo in disbanding the laſt week, and ſo before this without queſtion disbanded: By the happy diſpatch of this buſineſs, the county of York and other places are eaſed of Free quarter: And in effecting this work of disbanding theſe Northern Forces, Major Gen. Lambert hath given ſufficient teſtimony of his fidelity to the Parliament, and good affection to the Countrey. And from Durham the Letters impart, The disbanding of Major Sanderſons Troop of Horſe, and Captain Lilburns Troop of Horſe, and Captain Blaxtons Company of Foot, and Captain Grays Company of Foot: The disbanding money of thoſe two Troops of Horſe, and two Companies of Foot which they received, was about Eight hundred pounds. The other particular Forces of Horſe and Foot in the reſt of the ſeveral Northern counties, are not come up this week by the Poſt, but are expected by the next: But the Letters of this week dated this inſtant February from Durham, impart, That divers Papiſts are ſaid, by good hands, to go with ſome of the Scots that paſſed by into Scotland, and ſome of them (ſeeing the Parliaments Soldiers) told them, They muſt now alter their opinion, and be no longer for the Parliament, but for the King: Whereunto ſome of the Soldiers replied, How could they be for the King, when they had ſold him away.

And as concerning the Supernumerary Forces in Northwales under the Command of Major General Mitton, conſiſting for the moſt part of ſeveral Troops of Horſe, they all expreſs their willingneſs to ſubmit to the ſeveral Ordinances of Parliament; and their disbanding money is ſent down, with the ſeveral Warrants for the disbanding of them: So that we doubt not but by the next, the ſame will be actually performed. The Supernumerary forces in Cheſhire, Lancaſter, and the reſt of the counties in that part of the Kingdom; and of Staffordſhire, Notingham, Derby, Norfolk, Northampton, and Warwickſhire, where many Companies of Foot, and ſome Troops of Horſe that were maintained by the ſeveral counties are to be disbanded, of whom part is finiſhed, and Warrants and money for the reſt is provided and diſpatched unto the Commiſſioners in the ſeveral counties; whereby in thoſe and all other counties, the Supernumerary Forces are and will be disbanded, and the whole Kingdom eaſed of all Free quarter, which was too great a burthen to be long endured; and therefore the Parliament took the ſame into their ſerious thoughts, and hath hitherto had a happy progreſs, and their care will be to go on to do good unto the Kingdom, and to eaſe them in few moneths much more then they have done, in caſe new deſigns and deviliſh plots do not again break out to hinder their good intentions and reſolutions.

I hear, that hitherto but little hath been done for the disbanding of the Supernumerary Forces in Southwales, under the Command of Major General Laughorn, but the moneys are there provided, and the Warrants ſent down, but Commiſsioners were wanting to perform that ſervice; which the Parliament hath now ſupplied, by authorizing Baronet Richard Phillips, Col: Horton, Col: Edward; Prichard, Col: Tho: Carn, Col: Jones, Col: Lewis, and divers other Gentlemen of the ſeveral Counties, ſpeedily to disband the ſaid Forces, and to take all their Accompts, and to pay them two moneths pay, according to former Inſtructions and Ordinances of Parliament made in that behalf; whereby thoſe counties will finde great eaſe and contentment. I remember nothing more at preſent, but that the Forces in Plymouth remain undiſbanded, although they were firſt taken care for; which, as I am informed, hath hapned by reaſon the ſix moneths Aſſeſſments of the county of Devonſhire hath been much retarded, both in aſſeſſing, collecting and paying it into the Treaſurer General of that county; whether by the default of the Gentlemen of that county truſted therein, or backwardneſs in the Inhabitants to pay the ſame, or what other obſtruction hath hapned, is unknown to me, but I hope all will end well, which God grant, that this Kingdom may once again enjoy the bleſſed fruits of truth and peace.

25. Feb. 1647.

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Gilbert Mabbot.
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