The final phase of the western rising saw Russell advance into Cornwall, receiving submissions at Launceston. Rebel leaders including Humphrey Arundell were captured in the vicinity; a council of commissioners sat at Launceston to judge the rebels and impose exemplary executions on local ringleaders.
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