To the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the Honou­rable House of Commons.

IN my last I acquainted you of the defeate given to a partie of the Enemies Horse, wherein Major Generall Pert, and others were taken prisoners, being on Saterday last; And also of an inclination in the Lord Hopton to Treat, yet withall indea­vouring to get time, and a Cessation of Armes, both which were denied; Whereupon the Army advanced from their severall Quarters; on Munday to Probus and Treguy, within foure or five miles of Truro; the head­quarter being at Treguy, where our forlorne came neere 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 bee a Peace; Our Officers had much adoe to perswage them there was no Cessation, and therefore it did behove them not to stay any longer, but to retire to their places of advantage, or otherwise our Forces would (as they might at this [Page 4] present have done) take advantage upon them, by falling on them; They did very kindly thanke our Officers and souldiers for their civilitie, that they did forbeare, there being no Cessation, and so retired backe. It is concei­ved the Lord Hopton did bruite this abroad amongst his owne men, as concluded by us, to the intent that our men might fall foule on them, and so provoke them to some desperate ingagement, but it had another effect, for the terrour was such throughout their Army, upon the ad­vance of our whole Army in their sight, that the Lord Hopton was inforced to send a Trumpet at twelve a clock at night to desire a Parley, expressing his willingnesse to lose no time in making an end, and indeed if that had not come to keepe 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 Ge­nerall Jreton, Collonel Lambert, Commissary Stane, the Comptroller of the Ordnance, and Collonel S. Aubin, the place agreed to Treat at, was Tresilian Bridge neere Truro: The time nine aclock this morning, the Treaty to continue for three houres after, but the Lord Hopton fayled to send his Commissioners names till past nine: Our Army Horse and Foot being at a Rendezvous by six aclock were advanced from their severall Quarters be­tween nine and ten within two miles of Truro: The Trumpeter then comming with their Commissioners names, who are these, Collonel Goring, Collonel Pont, Collonel Bovel, Collonel Trever, and Sir Richard Pri­deaux, the Kings high Sheriffe of this County, whom they nominated to ballance the Kings high Sheriffe no­minated by the Parl. Col. S. Aubin: They desired that [Page 5] Collonel Goteere, a French man might be added, which was agreed unto, and Captaine 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 Generall, to the Lord Hopton, letting of him know, that his Army being upon a march, he intended to Quarter at Truro this night, which hee 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 Armes till to morrow morning at six of the clocke, by which time you need not doubt, but all things will be concluded on; the summe of the whole will bee as I conceive, and as Instructions are given, that accord­ing to the Generalls first Proposition, the Lord Hoptons Officers and Souldiers must all lay downe their Armes, yet the Officers to march away with their horses and such Armes they had wont to weare in peaceable times, and Passes to their severall homes (or beyond Seas if they desire it) ingaging themselves never to beare Armes a­gainst the Parliament, the common Souldiers to deliver up their Horses and Armes, 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 Armie. For the For­raigners and strangers to have leave to depart the King­dome, they likewise ingaging themselves never to beare Armes more against the Parliament, the Officers to have their horses with them. This indeed wee are informed will suit well with the strangers desires, they being afraid [Page 6] Quarter would bee 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 joyne with them.

This is all the accompt I can give of this bu­sinesse, and I hope when it is effected (of which you need not doubt) the consequence will be greater then is at present expected. God hath strucke our enemies hearts with a feare, otherwise having such a brave body of horse they would not have beene com­pelled to listen to and seeke for a Treaty, within few houres there will another expresse bee 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 goe upon this bussines.

I Thought fit to stay the sending of this Letter till next day and can give you this further accompt that the army according to former purpose marched into Truro and possest our selves of the Towne, and another part of it to St. Allens within lesse then three miles of the North Sea (which is their only peece of Land the Enemy have left to break through, if they intend it) but our guards are so strong, and our quarters so disposed of, that there is not the least feare of that. We have them now before us in a pound. The Commissioners met yesterday about three of the clock continued Treating till almost tenne, some progresse they made, but there are so many circumstances concerning the Articles and the manner of performing them as how these shalbe trans­ported & goe beyond Sea▪ how these shalbe conveyed that are to goe to their severall 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 forenoone to Truro to finish the Treaty there, the Cessation being agreed too; their Souldiers come to our Quar­ters, and wee goe to theirs, and they are now so fully possest of our fair intentions towards them, That it concernes the Lord Hopton to dispatch the Treaty or else he is like to have few to attend him, The Lord Hopton doth really professe he was igno­rant of the Princes going. That they are Traytors that had an hand in it, and I beleeve it is a thing that much workes with him, that the Prince should be so carried away.