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it being very true, that the Parliament’s forces have all beene unpaid for many 
- months, in such sort, that they are grown weak, both in Men and Monies, 
and have by only good words kept their forces from disbanding. The pro- 
cesse of so long time spent at London, made me and many others plainly see 
the iniquity of their policy, for I found Religion was the cloak for Rebellion, 
and it seemed not strange to me when I found the Protestant religion was 
infected with so many independants, and sectaries of infinite kinds which 
would not heare of a peace, but such as would be in some kind as pernicious as 
was the warre. The Priviledges of this Parliament I found was not to be found — 
by any of the former, but to lay them aside and alter them as they advantaged 
their party. ‘This seemed so odious to me that I resolved to lay my self, as 
I have done at his Ma: feete, from whence and his most just cause, no fortune, 
terrour, or cruelty shall make me swerve, in any kind: and to let you see 
also what hath formerly past, I have sent you these inclosed. Now for a 
farewell; I must wish, and advise you, out of the true and faithfull love and 
affection, I am bound to beare towards mine own Country, that you speedily 
consider your great charges, losses, & future dangers, by making and hold- 
ing your selves enemies to his Majestie, who doth more truly desire your 
welfare and safety, then it seemes you doe your selves, wherefore (as yet my 
friends) I desire you to resolve speedily of your Propositions for peace, by 
which you may soone injoy your liberties, contents, and estates, lest on the 
contrary, the contrary which with a sad heart I speake, you will very soon 
see the effect of. Thus my affection urgeth me to impart unto you, out of 
the great desire I have, rather to regaine my lost old friends by love, then 
by force to subject them to ruine, and on that consideration I must thus 
conclude. Your loving friend, 
Fitzford 18 Martij. 1643. Ricu. GRENVILLE. 
To this the Garrison replied : 
Sir,—Though your Letter meriting our highest contempt and scorne, 
which once we thought fit by our silence (judging it unworthy of an answer) 
to have testified, yet, considering that your self intends to make it publique, 
we offer you these lines, that the world may see what esteem we have of the 
man notorious for Apostacy and Trechery, & that we are ready to dispute 
the justice and equity of our cause in any lawfull way, whereto the enemy 
shall at any time challenge us. You might well have spared the giving us 
an account of your dissimulation with the Parliament. We were soone 
satisfied ; and our wonder is not so great that you are now gone from us as 
at first, when we understood of your ingagement to us: & to tel you truth, 
it pleased us not so well to hear you were named to be a Governor for this 
place as now it doth to know you are in arms against us, we accounting our 
selves safer to have you an enemy abroad than a pretended friend at home, 
being persuaded that your principles could not afford cordiall endeavors for 
an honest cause. You tell us of the pretended houses of Parl. at London, 
a thred-bare scandal suckt from Aulicus, whose reward, or a Bp blessing, 
you may chance to be honoured wth for your Court-service; & how they 
make Religion the cloak of Rebellion, a garment which we are confident 
