Sir Thomas Fairfaxs His last LETTER Of the Treaty with Sir Ralph Hopton, And a Declaration of the proceed of his Majesty's Agents with the Irish Rebels, by way of Answer to his Propositions concerning his Majesty's general Treaty for PEACE.  
The Conditions made between his Majesty's Agents and the Irish; with the transaction of the business of the Earl of Glamorgan, and other notable Observances, by way of answer to Sir Ralph Hopton.  
A Copy of Sir Ralph Hoptons' Demands made to the General; with a List of such as came in to Sir Thomas Fairfax during the Treaty.  
Prince Charles it is believed will come in, and also that Exeter will capitulate, and Barnstable, and Pendennis the like.  
Sent to the Committee of the Army, and commanded to be printed and published according to Order.  
LONDON, Printed for Matthew Walbancke. 18 March, 1645.   

Sir Ralph Hoptons' Demands.  
SIR,  
I Received yours, bearing date the fifth of this month, wherein I must acknowledge much kindness from you, and a very Christian consideration of sparing of blood: But one thing there is, I am confident, you have too much honour to expect from me, which is, that to avoid any danger, or to enjoy any worldly advantage; I will renounce my Master's Service, to whom, I am both a sworn Subject, and a sworn Servant, that I must profess; I am resolved, to undergo all fortunes with him, and if there shall be cause, to suffer any thing, rather than in the least point to taint my honour in that particular, and I hope, there is not a man of any consideration in this Army, under my command, that is not so resolved; yet in all honest and honourable ways, to procure the Peace of this Kingdom, and the sparing of Christian blood, and take God to witness, I am, and still have been most desirous: And I hear, from good hands, our Gracious Sovereign, is at present so fare advised in a Treaty with the Parliament, as that he hath promised to pass 4 of the principal of their Bills proposed, whereof the intrusting the Militia for seven years, in hands agreed between them is one. I desire you to deal freely with me in that particular, for if that be so, it will spare the labour of further Treaty; being, for my part, ready to obey whatsoever his Majesty shall agree unto: God indeed hath of late humbled us with many ill successes, which I acknowledge as a very certain evidence of his just judgement against us for our personal crimes Yet, give me leave to say, your present prosperity cannot be so certain an evidence of his being altogether pleased with you. It is true, we are reduced to a lower condition than we have been, yet have we a gallant body or Horse, that being preserved to a general accord, may be for good use against our common Enemies, and being otherwise pressed, I may say it without vanity, want not a resolution, at least to sell ourselves at a dear rate against any odds: Your Propositions, though they be not wholly to be consented unto, yet if a general accord, much more desirable, be not in a likely forwardness to prevent them, I shall be willing, that eight Commanders of ours, with three Countery Gentlemen, give a meeting as soon as you please, to an equal number of yours at any indifferent place, to consult of this great business, and to conclude of some Propositions that may be Reasonable and Honourable for both parts, wherein, I hope, God will so bless our clear intentions, as may procure a probable inducement to a general Peace, according to the unfeigned desire of  
March 8. 1645. Your Servant RALPH HOPTON. Your Servant RALPH HOPTON.  
A part of yours falling upon a guard of ours yesterday, it is likely they have taken some prisoners; I desire the favour from you, to receive a list of them by this Trumpeter, till I receive a positive Answer to the contents of this Letter, I shall not permit any of mine to attempt any thing upon any of your Forces.   

SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX, HIS ANSWER.  
My Lord;  
I Should most freely and truly inform your Lordship the best I could in any thing that might lead you to a right understanding of things in order, to the Peace of the Kingdom, or the real good of yourself and those with you, so far as may stand with my trust and duty to the Public; to what I conceive your more certain knowledge of that your desire to be informed in, concerning the Kings offers to the Parliament, would not be prejudicial: But the truth is, I can give you no other satisfaction or assurance therein, than this, That the King hath made some offers to the Parliament, and amongst them one concerning the Militia, something to the purpose, as you say you have heard, but the just certainty what his last overtures are, or how far they have advanced towards a general accord, I cannot at present certify; I do not hear they have proceeded so far as to a Treaty; and I believe, That as the Parliament may be discouraged from that way of Treaty by former experiences of the fruitlessness thereof, and the ill use the same hath been designed or driven to, viz. only to gain advantages for Wars, without real intention of Peace; so the late overtures that way are the least like to be successful, by reason of the clear and certain discoveries the Parliament have had. That his Majesty at the same time was and is labouring by Agents in all parts, to draw in Foreign Forces, and especially, That the Earl of Glamorgan by Commission from his Majesty, had concluded a Peace with the Irish Rebels on Terms extremely dishonourable and prejudicial, upon the only condition of sending over force under the command of that Lord, to invade England, whereof I presume you cannot but have heard: And though his Majesty did in a Letter to the Parliament disavow any such agreement, and pretended he had given order to the Lord Digby, for the attainting and impeaching the Earl of Glamorgan of High Treason, for what he had done therein: Yet by late discoveries to the Parliament, and especially by Letters intercepted the other day at Padstow, from the Lord Digby, the Earl of Glamorgan, and others, to Secretary Nicholas, yourself, Sir Edward Hid, the Lord Culpepper, and others, it is most clear and evident, that the arresting of the Earl of Glamorgan, was only for a present colour to salve reputation with the people, and continue their delusion till designs were ripe for execution, for the same peace is fully concluded with the Rebels, the King to have the aid conditioned upon the same agreement, and the Earl of Glamorgan at liberty again, and to command that force in chief. Now for the overture of a meeting to treat further about the Propositions I sent; Though I know nothing material that I can add or alter, except in circumstances; yet I shall not refuse or decline such a meeting, or aught else that probably tend to the saving of blood, or further misery to any; Provided the meeting be speedily, and number of persons not to exceed four or five. But (my Lord) when you consider what I have before related concerning foreign Supplies, which I have reason to think you know and believe, you see what cause I have to be jealous of advantages sought by delays, and not to intermit any time, or omit any opportunity to prosecute the service I have in hand; and that there may be no colour of your expecting that forbearance on my part, which you offer on yours. I do the more hasten back this my resolution unto you; In pursuance whereof I do not despise, nor shall insult upon your present condition: I question not, nor yet shall, I hope, be much moved with that resolution of your men: I presume not on former successes, nor present advantage in fleshly power, but desire to trust in God alone, whose favour and blessing to this Army above others: I do not account in what is past, or expect in future, to be for any precedence in merit or goodness of ours, whereby we should be more pleasing to him than others; but from his own free grace and goodness towards his people, whose welfare, with the common good of the Kingdom, we seek and desire with all faithfulness and integrity to pursue. And so committing the issue of all to his good pleasure, I remain  
March. 9.1645. Your humble Servant T. FAIRFAX   

A List of such as are come in to Sir Thomas Fairfax during the Treaty.  
THirty five Lieutenant Colonels, Sergeant Majors, and Captains came in, March 11.  
Forty Gentlemen of quality that came in the same day, some of great note.  
One hundred Gentlemen, and others that have stolen away by Parties out of the Enemy's quarters.  
Ninety six common Soldiers from Penryn with Arms.  
Twelve more followed them.  
Forty from Penryn are gone home, and have laid down their Arms, Colonel Treoanian the Governor of Penryn (by Treaty) since.  
All the Officers and Soldiers in the Fort and Harbour.  
The Governor of Man's Castle.  
All the Soldiers and Officers there.  
One hundred Officers and Soldiers of Col. Champernoones' Regiment, Falmouth by this means is ours on that side the Harbour.  
Two thousand Horse at least that are ours by the Treaty.  
Three or four thousand Arms.  
Prince Charles it is believed will now come in, and also that Exeter will capitulate, and Barnstable, and Pendennis the like.  
FINIS.