ThissamedayGeneralFairfaxsentinatrumpettoproposeexchangingprisoners，whichtheLordGoringrejected，expectingareinforcementoftroops，whichwereactuallycomingtohim，andweretobeatLintoninCambridgeshireasthenextday。
Thesamedaytwoshipsbroughtinaquantityofcornandprovisionsandfifty-sixmenfromtheshoreofKentwithseveralgentlemen，whoalllandedandcameuptothetown，andthegreatestpartofthecornwaswiththeutmostapplicationunloadedthesamenightintosomehoys，whichbroughtituptotheHythe，beingapprehensiveoftheParliament\'sshipswhichlayatHarwich，whohavingintelligenceofthesaidships，camethenextdayintothemouthoftheriver，andtookthesaidtwoshipsandwhatcornwasleftinthem。Thebesiegedsentoutapartytohelptheships，buthavingnoboatstheycouldnotassistthem。
18th。SirCharlesLucassentanansweraboutexchangeofprisoners，acceptingtheconditionsoffered，buttheParliament\'sgeneralreturnedthathewouldnottreatwithSirCharles，forthatheSirCharlesbeinghisprisoneruponhisparoleofhonour，andhavingappearedinarmscontrarytotherulesofwar，hadforfeitedhishonourandfaith，andwasnotcapableofcommandortrustinmartialaffairs。TothisSirCharlessentbackananswer，andhisexcuseforhisbreachofhisparole，butitwasnotaccepted，norwouldtheLordFairfaxenteruponanytreatywithhim。
UponthissecondmessageSirWilliamMashamandtheParliamentCommitteeandothergentlemen，whowereprisonersinthetown，sentamessageinwritingundertheirhandstotheLordFairfax，entreatinghimtoenterintoatreatyforpeace；buttheLordFairfaxreturned，hecouldtakenonoticeoftheirrequest，assupposingitforcedfromthemunderrestraint；butthatiftheLordGoringdesiredpeace，hemightwritetotheParliament，andhewouldcausehismessengertohaveasafeconducttocarryhisletter。Therewasapapersentenclosedinthispaper，signedCapel，Norwich，CharlesLucas，buttothatthegeneralwouldreturnnoanswer，becauseitwassignedbySirCharlesforthereasonsabove。
AllthiswhiletheLordGoring，findingtheenemystrengtheningthemselves，gaveorderforfortifyingthetown，anddrawinglinesinseveralplacestosecuretheentrance，asparticularlywithouttheeastbridge，andwithoutthenorthgateandbridge，andtoplantmorecannonupontheworks；towhichendsomegreatgunswerebroughtinfromsomeshipsatWivenhoe。