| Title | Nathaniel Barton, Lisceard (Liskeard, Cornwall) to Major Sanders at his uncle Major Sanders' house in Cheapside (London) - 'some employment with my troop in Dorset took up some time before I could get to the army - when I came up to the army I found the General* and others of our friends full of action - the General read the particulars in the presence of the Lt. General and Col Lambert* - some days later, I asked what he would be pleased to have done - he answered that whatever Sir John Gell had said of him or done in relation to him, his conscience told him he did not deserve it and he was loth to take any great notice of it - your business was seriously debated by the General, Lt. General and Commissary General Ireton* who said that they desire no horse more than yours but because the army is so far west, the General cannot do what he would desire to do - I was asked to desire you to keep your horse together and tell your officers and soldiers of the respect which the General bears them - when the army moves eastwards, the General will endeavour to have you and your regiment brought wholly within the army, but if this cannot be he will see that you and your officers are entertained in the army [New Model Army], either in horse or foot commands - you have no doubt heard of the great defeat the enemy received at Torrington - the General is marched after the enemy into Cornwall with a fine army, the enemy flies before us - two days ago 1000 arms were taken at Lostwithiel - the Cornishmen will fight no longer - we hear Prince Charles has taken himself off to sea - the army is now quartered between Lostwithiel and Padstow - the enemy's headquarters are at Truro 1 there is an Irish frigate in the haven at Padstow that was Captured. 5 Mar 1645/6 |
| Administrative History | [*Sir Thomas Fairfax]; [*John Lambert (1619-1683) - commissary general in Sir Thomas Fairfax's army, 1644-5 - commander of a foot regiment in the New Model Army, 1646 - commander of the forces of the Northern Association 1647 - major general in Cromwell's army in Scotland, 1650 - commanded the forces against Sir George Booth's rising 1659 - attempted to block General Monke's march to London 1659]; [* Henry Ireton of Attenborough, Nottinghamshire) (1611-1651) - regicide, son in law of Oliver Cromwell - Captain of a troop of Nottinghamshire - Deputy governor of the Isle of Ely, 1643 - quartermaster general in Manchester's army 1644 - commissary general in the New Model Army 1645 - second in command to Cromwell in Ireland 1649] |