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his good wishes and intentions. The following are the signatures 

 printed at the foot of this Petition ; they comprised names of some 

 of the principal families of the County : 



" John Grills, High Sheriff ; 



" Warwick, Lord Mohun ; 



" Sir John Trelawney, Knight and 



Baronet ; 

 *' Sir WUliam Wrey, Knight and 



Baronet ; 

 " John Arundell of Trerise, Esq. ; 

 " Charles Trevanion, Esq. ; 

 " Walter Langdon, Esq. ; 

 " Peter Courtney, Esq. ; 

 " Samuel Cosowarth, Esq. ; 

 " Eichard Prideaux, Esq. ; 

 " John Arundell, Esq. ; 

 " Eenatus Billot, Esq. ; 

 " Francis Jones, Esq. ; 

 " Eobert Eous, Esq. ; 

 " Edward Trelawney, Esq. ; 

 " Nevil Blighe, Esq. ; 

 " WUliam Bastard, Esq. ; 

 «' Charles Grills, Esq. ; 

 " Nathaniel Dillon, Esq. ; 

 " William Arundell, Gent. ; 

 " William Courtney, Gent. ; 



" Ed. Courtney, Gent. ; 



"Walter Glin, Gent.; 



" Edward Cook, Gent. ; 



" Hugh Pomeroy, Esq. ; 



" Ambrose Billot, Gent. ; 



" John Samuel, Gent. ; 



"Nichol Kendall, Major of Lost- 



withyell ; 

 " Obadiah Ghoship, Cler. ; 

 " John Kette, Cler. ; 

 '• Thomas Harrison, Cler. ; 

 " Thomas Porter, Cler. ; 

 " Simon Lann, Cler. ; 

 " John Peter, Cler. ; 

 " George Brush, Cler. ; 

 " Barnard Achim, Gent. ; 

 " Theophilus Langherne, Gent. ; 

 " William Guavas, Gent. ; 

 " Nicholas Sawell, Gent. ; 

 " William Eobinson, Gent. ; 

 " Thomas Eobinson, Gent. ; 

 " Joseph Jolly, Gent. ; 

 " Thomas Trear, Gent." 



The Eound-Head's Eememhrancer, 1643 ; Account of the defeat 

 of the Eehels by Sir Ealph Hopton, May 16, 1643, says that in May, 

 1 643, the Parliament Forces had intrenched themselves near Stratton, 

 in as strong a camp as they ever yet beheld ; and, two days before 

 the battle, had ordained a'^ Solemn Fast at Exeter, for the good 

 Buecess of this great action. One of the Preachers declared that 

 " God would manifest the justice of the cause by the successe of that 

 "day's worke when ever the two Armies came to joyne." The 

 Parliament Forces were fully provided with men, ordnance, ammu- 

 nition, arms, &c. ; while Sir Ealph Hopton had but 3000 foot, and 

 not sufficient ammunition for them. "Yet Sir Ealph and these 

 " other noble Gentlemen did not only prepare to meet the Eebells in 

 " the field, but (to the perpetuall honour of the County of Cornwall) 

 "assaulted this great Eebellious body in their strong workes and 

 "trenches, fighting bravely with them for full ten houres, and when 

 " these loyall gentlemen had spent their ammunition, and had not 



