| Aug 10 |
"Out of our tender
compassion to our City of Glocester, and that it may not receive
prejudice by our army, which we cannot prevent, if We be compelled to
assault it; we are personally come before it to require the same, and
are gratiously pleased to let all the inhabitants of and all other
persons within that city, as well souldiers as others, know that if they
shall immediately submit themselves and deliver this city to us, we are
contented freely and absolutely to pardon every one of them, without
exception; And doe assure them in the word of a king, that they nor any
of them shall receive the least damage or prejudice by our army in their
persons or estates : but that we will appoint such a governour and a
moderate garison to reside there, as shall be both for the ease and
security of that city , and that whole county. But if they shall neglect
this offer of grace and favour, and compell us by the power of our army
to reduce that place (which by the helpe of God, we doubt not, we shall
easily and shortly be able to doe) they must thanke themselves for all
the calamities and miseries that must befall them. To this message we
expect a cleere and positive answer within two houres after the
publishing hereof, and by these presents doe give leave to any persons,
safely to repaire to and returne from us, whom that city shall desire to
imploy unto us in that businesse. And doe require all the officers and
souldiers of our army quietly to suffer them to passe accordingly" |
In the
afternoon, this message was carried into Gloucester by two heralds and
read out at the Tolsey. |
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" We the inhabitants,
magistrates, officers and souldiers within this garrison of Gloucester,
unto hill majestie's gracious message, returne this humble answer. That
we doe keepe this city according to our oathes and allegiance, to and
for the use of his majesty and his royall posterity, and doe accordingly
conceive ourselves wholy bound to obey the commands of his majesty,
signified by both houses of parliament, and are resolved by God's helpe
to keepe this city accordingly." |
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