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Gentlemen,
IN a former Letter unto you, wherein was presented, the late Declaration of the Honorable Assembly of Parliament, we the Conmanders of his Majesties ships, desired your resolutions whether you would comply in the contents thereof, and joyn with us in the preservation of the Gospell, the Kings honour, and the Kingdomes safety, to expell the forces brought into
the County by the Earle of Carbury, but receiving no answer, we are now come before your Towne, to let you know that unlesse you forthwith yeeld obedience thereunto, we shall use our best indeavours to force it, in which if it shall please God to deliver you into our hands, you must expect no other favour then what is due to Traytors, both to God and their Country; wherefore I advise you seriously to consider and wisely to provide for your present and future safety, and let us receive your speedy answer, that by your timely adhea∣ring to us; you may prevent the demollishing of your Towne, by the battering it about your eares with our Ordnance, and hoping you will preserve it, as also the effusion of much blood by your sweet complyance we remaine and rest.
We further declare, that if the Commanders and Souldiers, shall joine with you in the surrendring of your Towne, that they shall have quarter for their lives, and goe whither they please, or continue and be received into the service of King and Par∣liament.