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B04016	The declaration of the Lord Generall, the generall officers, and the rest of the officers and souldiers of the Scots armie. New-castle, 27 June 1646.	Leven, Alexander Leslie, Earl of, 1580?-1661.; Scotland. Army.	1646 (1646)	Wing L1813; ESTC R179638	4,153	12

our willingnesse to allow off whatsoever hath been taken up by us And for that effect we desire the Accounts of the Army to be adjusted with the severall and respective Counties that what ever can be justly charged upon us may be discompted off any sums that shall be resting us in Arrear And if we knew any thing else that could serve to remove all Jealousies and Misunderstandings and beget a more full confidence of our uprightnesse we should with the same readinesse apply our selves to all the wayes that might conduce thereto But because his Majesties sudden and unexpected coming into this Army doth minister new occasion to us to give some Demonstration of our Constancy though we hope his Majestie came with reall intentions to satisfie the just desire of his Parliaments and compose these unhappy defferences yet lest it should bring in question the clearnesse and Integrity of our wayes whereof our Conscience bears us witnesse and our Actions shall be publike and reall Testimonies we do professe that his presence with us hath not begot any alteration in our minds in the least measure to estrange us from the wayes of our Covenant or alienate our Resolutions from going on zealously constantly and unanimously to set forward the ends therein exprest endeavouring so far as lyeth in our power to improve that Providence of his coming to us to the publike good and happinesse of both Kingdoms And as it is our earnest desire that his Majestie would no more suffer himself to be involved in the councels whereof he hath now so sad experience to the indangering of his Person Posterity and Kingoms so do we exceedingly wish that he would comply with the Councells of his Parliaments to the satisfaction of his good people and shal be carefull that nothing proceed from us which may give occasion to his Majestie to entertaine any secret confidence that this Army will give Assistance for advancing other Ends then such as are agreeable to our Covenant Conducing to the good of Religion the happinesse of the King and his Posterity and safety of the Kingdoms A Petition presented by the Lord Generall generall Officers and other Officers in the Scottish Armie May it please your Majestie WE your Majestes loyall Subjects and faithfull Servants The Lord Generall The generall Officers The Colonells and Captains in the Scottish Armie now in the Kingdom of England from the deep sence of the bleeding condition of these Kingdoms so prest with sad affliction through the unhappy differences between your Majestie and your Subjects from the true Affection and Zeal to the Reformation of Religion and your Majesties Person and Authority in defence thereof and in pursuance of that sacred Oath which we have taken with our hands listed up to the most high God Do make our humble addresse and tender this earnest Petition to your Majestie in our own name and in the name of all the inferiour Commanders and Souldi●rs under onr Charge That your Majestie in your Wisdom and Goodnesse may be pleased to take speedy course for settling Religion and Church Government in this Kingdom according to the word of God and example of the best reformed Churehes and bring the Churches in the three Kingdoms to the neerest Conjunction and Uniformity and for establishing the Priviledges and Liberties of your Kingdoms according to the desires of your good people We may not conceale our unfeigned Grief for that your Majestie hath not yet been pleased to Authorise and Signe the Covenant which we are confident would bring Honour to God Happinesse to your Selfe and Posterity and indeare your Majestie above measure to all your faithfull and loyall Subjects In the just defence whereof as many of them have already lost their lives so are we ready to sacrifice ours We must also pray your Majestie to compassionate the distressed conditions of your Kingdoms groaning under the heavie pressures of manifold Calamities occasioned by the continuance of this unnaturall Warre and to comply with the Counsels of your Parliaments that all differences being happily composed and the Armies in both Kingdoms disbanded We may return home in Peace or be disposed of otherwayes by your Majestie with the advice of your Parliament which may be most for your Majesties Honour and Service and the prosperity of these Kingdoms By his Majesties Command I Am in his Name to return this Answer to the Petition presented to him by the Lord Generall The generall Officers The Colonels and other Officers and Souldiers of the Scots Armie That his Majestie came to the Scots Armie with full intention of settling an happy Peace in those his Kingdoms and to satisfie the just desires of his good Subjects And likewise to comply with his Parliaments in all things which shall be for the good of Religion and the happinesse of his Subjects which he will alwayes preferre to all worldly interests And whensoever it shall please God so to blesse his Majesties endeavours as to settle an happy Peace in these his three Dominions his Majestie will be very solicitous to finde out some means of honourable imployment for so many gallant men as are imployed in this Armie At New castle the 27 of June 1646. 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