SIR RALPH HOPTONS' AND All his Forces coming in to the PARLIAMENT.  
On Thursday last, according to the Articles and Propositions sent to him by SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX, Certified in two Letters to the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable house of Commons  
Appointed by the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons, to be forthwith printed and published.  
London Printed for Edward Husband, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons. 16. March 1646.   


To the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons.  
SIR,  
IN my last I acquainted you of the defeat given to a party of the Enemy's Horse, wherein Major General Pert, and others were taken prisoners, being on Saturday last; And also of an inclination in the Lord Hopton to Treat, yet withal endeavouring to get time, and a Cessation of Arms, both which were denied; Whereupon the Army advanced from their several Quarters; on Monday to Probus and Treguy, within four or five miles of Truro; the head-quarter being at Treguy, where our forlorn came near unto the Enemy; They stood in a peaceable manner, not offering to give resistance, saying, There was a Cessation agreed unto, and they hoped there would be a Peace; Our Officers had much ado to perswage them there was no Cessation, and therefore it did behoove them not to stay any longer, but to retire to their places of advantage, or otherwise our Forces would (as they might at this present have done) take advantage upon them, by falling on them; They did very kindly thank our Officers and soldiers for their civility, that they did forbear, there being no Cessation, and so retired bacl. It is conceived the Lord Hopton did bruit this abroad amongst his own men, as concluded by us, to the intent that our men might fall foul on them, and so provoke them to some desperate engagement, but it had another effect, for the terror was such throughout their Army, upon the advance of our whole Army in their sight, that the Lord Hopton was enforced to send a Trumpet at twelve a clock at night to desire a Parley, expressing his willingness to lose no time in making an end, and indeed if that had not come to keep their men together, they had been in great disorder: the offer was accepted; Whereupon about three a clock this morning the Trumpet was returned with our Commissioners names, viz. Commissary General Jreton, Colonel Lambert, Commissary Stane, the controller of the Ordnance, and Colonel S. Aubin, the place agreed to Treat at, was Tresilian Bridge near Truro: The time nine aclock this morning, the Treaty to continue for three hours after, but the Lord Hopton failed to send his Commissioners names till past nine: Our Army Horse and Foot being at a Rendezvous by six aclock were advanced from their several Quarters between nine and ten within two miles of Truro: The Trumpeter then coming with their Commissioners names, who are these, Colonel Goring, Colonel Pont, Colonel Bovel, Colonel Trever, and Sir Richard Prideaux, the King's high Sheriff of this County, whom they nominated to balance the King's high Sheriff nominated by the Parl. Col. S. Aubin: They desired that Colonel Goteere, a French man might be added, which was agreed unto, and Captain Herle added to our Commissioners: The safe Convoys from both Generals were sent this day between ten and eleven of the clock, with a Letter further from the General, to the Lord Hopton, letting of him know, that his Army being upon a march, he intended to Quarter at Truro this night, which he thought good to give him notice of, that his Forces may withdraw: And if he pleased, in regard it might be late before the Treaty could be agreed to; the bounds being set for each Army to quarter in, there might be a Cessation of Arms till to morrow morning at six of the clock, by which time you need not doubt, but all things will be concluded on; the sum of the whole will be as I conceive, and as Instructions are given, that according to the General's first Proposition, the Lord Hoptons' Officers and Soldiers must all lay down their Arms, yet the Officers to march away with their horses and such Arms they had wont to wear in peaceable times, and Passes to their several homes (or beyond Seas if they desire it) engaging themselves never to bear Arms against the Parliament, the common Soldiers to deliver up their Horses and Arms, and to have allowed them twenty shillings a man to carry them home. By that Article I hope there will be good recruites, and numbers of horses sufficient got for the Army. For the Foreigners and strangers to have leave to departed the Kingdom, they likewise engaging themselves never to bear Arms more against the Parliament, the Officers to have their horses with them. This indeed we are informed will suit well with the stranger's desires, they being afraid Quarter would be denied them, as indeed most of them do deserve it, but it is in relation to the point of time, That these things are propounded and pursued, to the end this field force might be totally scattered; That the Irish (which are ready, and are every day expected to land in these parts) may not have such a Body of horse to join with them.  
This is all the account I can give of this business, and I hope when it is effected (of which you need not doubt) the consequence will be greater than is at present expected. God hath struck our enemy's hearts with a fear, otherwise having such a brave body of horse they would not have been compelled to listen to and seek for a Treaty, within few hours there will another express be sent unto you, with the particulars of what is concluded, I thought good to dispatch this Messenger away, (though the Journey be long) to prevent misreports that might go upon this bussines.  
From the Rendezvouz within 2. miles of Truro March 10. 1645. 12. at noon. Your humble servant I. R.   

I Thought fit to stay the sending of this Letter till next day and can give you this further account that the army according to former purpose marched into Truro and possessed ourselves of the Town, and another part of it to St. Allens within less than three miles of the North Sea (which is their only piece of Land the Enemy have left to break through, if they intent it) but our guards are so strong, and our quarters so disposed of, that there is not the least fear of that. We have them now before us in a pound. The Commissioners met yesterday about three of the clock continued Treating till almost ten, some progress they made, but there are so many circumstances concerning the Articles and the manner of performing them as how these shallbe transported & go beyond Sea▪ how these shallbe conveyed that are to go to their several homes and other things of that nature, that it occasioned a necessity last night to agree that the Treaty might continue for this day also, and their Commissioners to come this forenoon to Truro to finish the Treaty there, the Cessation being agreed too; their Soldiers come to our Quarters, and we go to theirs, and they are now so fully possessed of our fair intentions towards them, That it concerns the Lord Hopton to dispatch the Treaty or else he is like to have few to attend him, The Lord Hopton doth really profess he was ignorant of the Princes going. That they are Traitors that had an hand in it, and I believe it is a thing that much works with him, that the Prince should be so carried away.  
Truro March 11. 11. at Noon. J. R. 15. Martii   

THe 15. of March 1645. at four of the clock in the afternoon there came further intelligence by a Messenger from Sir Tho. Fairfax to the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons, certifying the coming in of Sir Ralph Hopton with all his forces (being about two thousand Horse) to Sir Thomas Fairfax, according to the propositions within mentioned. Thursday last being the day he and all his forces came in and submitted. And further the same intelligencer certifies, that on Wednesday there came one hundred and twenty complete armed Foot Soldiers to Sir Thomas Fairfax, out of Pendennis Castle, & offer voluntarily to serve under his Excellency, and with him continue, and that the Prince is in the Isle of Ceely.   
FINIS.