| Description | Printed letter from general Cromwell to William Lenthall, speaker of the House of Commons reporting the surrender of the garrison at Longford, the terms of its surrender, and letter about the victory of colonel Rossiter over prince Rupert near Bevoir castle, Leicstershire, 1645;
Pasted inside the back cover a copy (made by John Bowsher of Idmiston, 1778) of a letter from Col Griffin to lord Digby about the difficulties of defending the garrison, 1644. Copy (made by John Cooper, alderman of Salisbury, 1790) of orders of the committee concerning the 'sleighting' [slighting, levelling to the ground] of Longford garrison, 1646; the house is to be preserved; a pension is granted to widow Trimnel, laundress of the garrison, imprisoned in Wardour castle, whose husband was killed in service; William Eyre, chaplain to the garrison, is to be allowed to exercise his ministry elsewhere in Wiltshire: Covering letter from CV Wedgwood, 1962. |