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A82141	A declaration of the engagements, remonstrances, representations, proposals, desires and resolutions from His Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the generall councel of the Army. For setling of His Majesty in His just rights, the Parliament in their just priviledges, and the subjects in their liberties and freedomes. With papers of overtures, of the army with the Kings Majesty, the Parliament, the citie, and with the souldiery amongst themselves. Also representations of the grievances of the Kingdome, and remedies propounded, for removing the present pressures whereby the subjects are burthened. And the resolution of the army; for the establishment of a firme and lasting peace in Church and Kingdome. Die Lunæ, 27. Septembris, 1647. Whereas Math: Simmons hath beene at great charges in printing the Declarations and Papers from the Army in one volume. It is ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that the said Math: Simmons shall have the printing and publishing thereof for the space of one whole yeare from the date hereof. And that none other shall re-print the same during that time. John Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing D664; Thomason E409_25; ESTC R204445	144,071	176

we suppose the Gentlemen themselves from the same grounds that induced them to offer this will still forbeare to offer the contrary till the matters concerning them be heard and determined or to make any new interruption or disturbance to the proceeding upon or settlement of the generall affaires of the Kingdome So we hope and shall confidently expect that the wisedome and justice of the House will not admit any thing to the contrary or leave it to an hazard thereof but will use sufficient care and caution against such things and for the bringing of those Members to tryall when the House shall judge it more seasonable and safe as before exprest By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of War Signed John Rushworth Secr. Vxbridge June 27. 1647. WHereas without Order from the Generall or the Councell of War Nicholas Cowley Commissary Generall of provisions hath issued out Warrants to some Hundreds within lesse then a mile of London to bring provisions from thence into the Army which he pretended to be Randezvouzed between London and Vxbridge Whereas there was no such thing ordered by the Generall or his Councell of War It is therefore this day ordered by the Generall and his Councel of warre that the said Commissary Cowley shall stand committed and he is thereby committed to the Marshall from whence he is not to be discharged untill he hath given satisfaction to the Commissioners for the City of London residing at Vxbridge By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of War Signed John Rushworth Secr. Vxbridge Junii 27. The Kings Majesties most gracious Letter to his Son his Highnesse James Duke of York written with his Majesties own hand read in both Houses of Parliament C. R. IAmes I am in hope that you may be permitted with your Brother and Sister to come to some place betwixt this and London where I may see you To this end therefore I command you to aske leave of the two Houses to make a journey if it may be for a night or two But rather then not to see you I will be content that yee come to some convenient place to dine and go back at night And foreseeing the feare of your being brought within the power of the Army as I am may be objected to hinder this my desire I have full assurance from Sir Thomas Fairfax and the chiefe Officers that there will be no interruption or impediment made by them for your returne how and when you please So God blesse you Your loving Father Charles Rex Casam July 4. 1647. Two Letters from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax One to both Houses of Parliament giving an accompt of what Transactions and Proceedings have been betwixt the Kings Majesty and the Army since his coming into their Quarters With some farther Proposals in relation to his Majesty and the speedy settlement of the Peace of the Kingdom c. Master Speaker I Was sent unto by the King on Friday last to desire the Parliament to give way to Him to see his children and that they might for that purpose be sent to Him If I may be bold humbly to offer my Opinion I thinke the allowance of such a thing may be without the least prejudice to the Kingdome and yet gain more upon his Majestie then denying it and if it be in the prayers of every good man that his heart may be gained the performance of such civilities to him is very surable to those Desires and will heare well with all men who if they can imagine it to be their own case cannot but be sorry if His Majesties naturall affections to His Children in so small a thing should not be complyed with and if any question should be concerning the assurance of their returne I shall ingage for their return within what time the Parliament shall limit Upon this occasion give me leave I beseech you to take notice of some reports spread abroad as if my selfe and the Officers of the Army were upon some under-hand Contract or Bargaine with the King and from thence occasion is taken to slander our Integrities and endeavour a misunderstanding betwixt the Parliament and their Army the fidelity of which to the Parliament and Kingdome and their affection to it are the great objects of many mens Envies because they see nothing so likely to settle Right and Freedome with Truth and Peace to us and Posterity and to hinder their Designs against the same as an Harmony or good accord between the Parliament and Army which is the joy of good men and it shall be our study to preserve against all Designes and Designers to the contrary To prevent therefore all misunderstandings of that kinde I thought fit with all clearnesse to declare unto you That we have done nothing nor shall do any thing which we desire to hide from you or the world or shall not avow to the faces of our greatest Adversaries Our Desires concerning a just consideration and settlement of the Kings Rights His Majesty first giving His concurrence to settle and secure the Rights and Liberties of the Kingdome We have already publickely declared in our Representation and Remonstrance Since the first of those Papers sent to the Parliament there have been severall Officers of the Army upon severall occasions sent to His Majesty the first to present to Him a Copy of the Representation and after that some others to tender Him a copy of the Remonstrance upon both which the Officers sent were appointed to clear the sence and intention of any thing in either Paper whereupon His Majesty might make any question Since then there have also been some Officers at severall times sent to His Majesty about His remove from Hatfield to disswade if possibly from Windsor or any place so near London to some place of further distance answerable to what we had desired of the Parliament In all which addresses to his Majesty we care not who knowes what hath been said or done for as we have nothing to bargaine for or to ask either from His Majesty or the Parliament for advantage to our selves or any particular party or interest of our own so in all those Addresses to His Majesty we have utterly disclaimed and disavowed any such thing or any Overtures or Thoughts tending that way but the only intent and effect of those our Addresses hath been to desire and endeavor His Majesties free concurrence with the Parliament for establishing and securing the common Rights and Liberties and setling the peace of the Kingdome And to assure Him That the publick being so provided for with such His Majesties concurrence it is fully agreeable to all our Principles and should be our desires and indeavour That with and in such setling of the Publick the Rights of His Majesties Royall Family should be also provided for so as a lasting Peace and Agreement might be setled in this Nation And that as we had publickly

we intreat you to give the Parliament a full representation of these things which that you may do we have sent you the Papers together with such informations as may give them an oportunity to discover the bottom of this business we were marching from London when wee received this information in obedience to the Parliament and to give the City more content and to stop the mouths of slanderers But if such Designs so destructive to the Parliament the work in hand be suffered to goe on or that the Parliament be interrupted in the freedom of their debates and proceedings as we hear within these few daies they were by those that are invited to partake in this confederacy We beg it of the Parliament as they tender their own safety the peace of the Kingdom and preventing of a second Warre as they would not have the Kingdome lose the fruit and benefit of all the bloud and treasure that hath been spent in this cause that they would not suffer their freedome and liberty to be endangered by such designs as these they having an Army which by the blessing of God in spight of all that theirs and the Kingdomes enemies can do will stand and fall with them and be found faithfull and obedient to them in all things and as ready to relieve Ireland when the Peace and rights of this Kingdome are setled We write not this to desire the Parliament to invite us to march up to them wee care not how great a a distance we are from London if it be the Parliaments pleasure and consists with their security and the breaking of those combinations which are hatcht in the bowels of the City wee are hastening our Proposalls which are for the generall settlement and which we are confident will satisfie all that love truth and peace but wee see plainly wee need more to intend security then have cause to expect to bring things to an happy issue by Treaty while such designs are on foote Wee pray you therefore that the Parliament would speedily and throughly enquire into and break these designes wherein as in all things else we shall be ready to serve them as they shall judge it needfull and when they shall command us By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Secr. Alisbury July 23. 1647. BY a printed paper come to our hands this day a Copie whereof you receive herewith we still find and clearly and evidently perceive that some evill spirits within the City of London maliciously dis-affected to the peace of this Kingdom doe secretly and wickedly endeavour to bring about that mischief upon the Kingdom which we have so much feared and by all our severall addresses unto you sought to prevent which indeed are of that dangerous consequence as we can expect no other issue from then the unavoydable engaging the Kingdom in a second Warre if not timely and effectually prevented by your wisedome and diligence Wee must further observe unto you that whatsoever designes intended in the fore-said paper is contrary to the authority of Parliament and indirect opposition to the proceedings of the army which the two Houses have owned as theirs and approved of their fidelity by committing the forces of the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Islands of Garnsey and Jersey under the Generalls care and command and therefore cannot be effected but by force of armes against the Parliament and their Armies which in probability may involve the whole Kingdome in bloud but must necessarily begin within your own bowels and draw the Seate and misery of war upon you and your City Also we desire you would consider whether wee have not just cause to suspect that an evill party lurkes within the City ready to distemper it and the whole Kingdom upon every occasion and whether it be probable such persons desire a happy close between the King and the Parliament at least such as will be for the Kingdoms good when they take upon them the boldnesse to make new offers to his Majesty with solemne engagements to make good the same during the time that this Parl. had given us leave to make tender of and treate with their Commissioners about those things which tend to a general settlement And therfore we cannot but desire that you would take a speedy course timely to suppresse this great evill and to prevent all of this nature for the future and by making some of those examples who have been active to carry on this businesse wee have not had time to enquire into particulars but shall give you only one instance of a meeting at Skinners Hall concerning this businesse where some persons have been very active the names of some of whom we have given to your Commissioners and also the names of other Citizens who will testifie their carriage there Lastly we cannot but desire you to concur with us in our desires to the Parliament to put the Militia into the hands of those that had it before without which wee can have no assurance that the City will be free from designs of this nature nor can we expect to see a happy Close By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Alisbury July 23. 1647. To the Right Honourable the Lord Major the right Worshipfull the Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in the Common or Guild-hall of the City of London assembled The humble Petition of the Citizens Commanders Officers and Souldiers of the Trained Bands and Auxiliaties the young men and Apprentices of the Cities of London and Westminster Sea-Commanders Sea-men and Watermen together with with divers other Commanders Officers and Souldiers within the Line of Communication and Parishes mentioned in the Weekely Bill of Mortality SHEWETH THat your Petitioners taking into serious consideration how Religion his Majesties Honour safety the priviledges of Parliament liberties of the Subjects are at present greatly endangered and like to be destroyed and also sadly weighing with our selves what meanes might likely prove the most effectuall to procure a firme and lasting Peace without a further effusion of Christian English bloud have therefore entred into a solemne engagement which is hereunto annexed and do humbly and earnestly desire that this whole City may joyne together by all lawfull and possible meanes as one man in hearty endeavours for his Majesties present comming up to his two Houses of Parliament with Honour safety and freedome and that without the neerer approach of the Army there to confirme such things as he hath granted in his Message of the twelfth of May last in answer to the Propositions of both Kingdomes and that by a Personall Treaty with His two Houses of Parliament and the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland such things as yet are in difference may be speedily setled and a firme and lasting Peace established All which we desire may be presented to both

the common interest from the beginning of the Parliament to this very day still awed by the concourse of Reformado Officers and others to their doores Expence of time will be their advantage only who intend to bring evill purposes to passe we have written this to you for your satisfaction that so nothing may be done without giving you a perfect account of our intentions and ends And still to continue our assurance to you that should necessity bring us neerer to the City our former faith given you shall be observed inviolably there being nothing more next the good of the Kingdome in our thoughts and desires then the prosperitie of your City By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Counsell of Warre Signed Jo. Rushworth Barkehamstead June 25. 1647. For his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Generall of the Forces raised by the Parliament and his Honorable Councell of Warre May it please your Excellency and the honorable Councel of War WE the Major Alder. and Cōmons in Common-Councel assembled having received yours to us of the 21. and 22. and your Excellencies to our Committee of the 23. instant with a Copy of a Remonstrance directed to the Parliament did send three of that number yesterday to acquaint you with our resolutions thereupon since which we have caused Copies of those Letters to be presented to both Houses desiring their direction concerning the residing of some of that Committee continually with you in the head Quarter and that according to our former requests the Reformadoes and other Officers and Souldiers raised for the service of the Parliament might be required forthwith to repaire into their severall Counties there to receive such satisfaction as is or shall be appointed by Parliament and that if any Souldiers be listed upon the Votes of the Committee of Lords and Commons and Committee of the Militia that they may be forthwith discharged Whereupon severall Votes were made unto which we desire to be referred We have also taken those Letters with another received from those we sent yesterday and a Copie of a Letter dated the 24. instant delivered to the Commissioners of Parliament and yours of the 25. instant into further consideration thereby observing the constancie of your expressions to doe nothing in prejudice either of the Parliament or the City and of your purpose by Proclamation and otherwise to endeavour that the accustomed supplies of this City may be freely sent up all which we do with all due thankfulnesse acknowledge and to preserve a right understanding with you we have appointed the said Committee or six of them at the least continually to reside in your head Quarter and do intend to make it our request to the Parliament that whoever have or shall endeavour to raise any forces to ingage this Kingdome in a new War may be discovered and prevented therein and that you may receive satisfaction equall to those that have left the Army so soone as it is possible for the Parliament to performe the same relying upon the assurance you have given us that your speciall ends are the glory of God the good of this whole land and the safety of Parliament and City To conclude the neer approach of your Army to this City causeth us once more to desire you to take it into your most serious consideration for albeit you doe not come to offer any violence to us yet we have and shall suffer very much in our trade and price of Victuals by reason thereof which we hope you will be so sensible of as to prevent it in the future by removing further off and by taking such a course that we may receive no further prejudice either in the one or the other which is our earnest desire and that in your indeavors to save the Kingdome from ruine you doe not overthrow the fundamentall constitution of Parliament which is essentiall to the well-being thereof By command of the Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled Michel London 25. June 1647. To the Right honorable the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London IT was last night resolved by the Generall and Councell of War for present not to Advance any of the Army neerer London but whereas the Foot being all quartered then at Watford Vxbridge and Colebrooks were very troublesome and burthensome to those places It was only Ordered that the Quarters of the Foot should be inlarged for the ease of those places whereupon by a mistake of that Resolution in the setting out of quarters some Regiments had quarters assigned for inlargement at places lying much forwarder towards London as farre as Harrow on the Hill Hayes Cranford Harlington Bedfont Feltham and Hanworth This morning so soone as this was understood by the Generall and the Officers there were Orders immediately sent out to stop the Regiments and now none quartered nearer London then Watford Rislip Ikeham Hellindon Cowley Drayton Hamsworth Stanwell and Stanes which make a line about fifteen or sixteen miles distance from London And to avoid any disquieting to the Parliament or City upon future apprehensions His Excellency and his Officers do promise That there shall be no further Advance either of the Army or any quarters of it any nearer to London without timely notice thereof and of the Reasons of it to the Parliament and City By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre John Rushworth Uxbridge June 26. 1647. An humble Remonstrance from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army under his Command concerning the present State of affairs in relation to themselves and and the ●●●gdom with their desires and present Resolutions thereupon Presented to the Commissioners at S. Albans June 23. 1647. to be by them humbly presented to the Parliament Present his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax LIeutenant General Cromwel Lieut. Gen. Hamond Com. Gen. Ireton Sir Hardresse Waller Col. Lambert Col. Rich. Col. Lilburn Col. Okey Col. Hewson Col. Scroope Col. Harrison Col. Tomlinson Col. Horton Col. Pride Quarter Master Gen. Grosvenor Scout Mr. Gen. Watson Adjutant Gen. Deane Lieutenant Col. Jubbs Lieut. Col. Cobbet Lieut. Col. Ewers Lieut. Col. Salman Lieut. Col. Goffe Major Barton Major Rogers Major Sanders Capt. Cannon Capt. Husbands Capt. Disney The Remonstrance of the Army was this day read and after debate thereof by the Councell of War was agreed unto and afterwards by direction of the Generall and Councell of Warre was delivered unto the Commissioners of Parliament residing at St. Albans by the hands of Sir Hardresse Waller Col. Rich and Col. Tomlinson OUr Desires as Souldiers in behalfe of our selves and other Souldiers that have faithfully served the Parliament in this Kingdome as also our remaining dissatisfactions in relation thereunto may be clearly collected out of our severall Papers that have formerly been presented to the Parliament concerning the same to which particulars we have not yet received any further

of their want of Officers they may be subject to run unto and likewise to continue them in the North lest by their motion to the Army they myght draw a greater concourse and burthen of Souldiers Quarters upon these parts then they will be well able to beare and thereby the disaffected in those parts during their absence may take that advantage to make insurrections or any disturbance of the peace there For the prevention whereof and disposition of the whole as well in order to the peace of this Kingdome as speedy reliefe of Ireland I shall humbly make bold to offer my opinion that since there are many severall distinct and through these late distractions disjoynted Forces within this Kingdome which were sufficient together with this Army being united and well mannaged both to preserve the peace of this Kingdom and give present reliefe to Ireland without putting this Kingdome to the charge of raising new Forces at present for that service That the Parliament would speedily put all the Forces under one and the same Command Discipline and equall establishment for future pay maintenance which being done it would give much encouragement to some of the Forces that may be spared out of all the Forces mentioned from England to go more cheerfully into Ireland and if with this there were some present course taken to provide for Arrears for such Forces as might be spared for Ireland there might in probability be an effectuall reliefe sent over into Ireland before this Summer be quite spent All which I humbly tender to your consideration and desire your speedy Answer that no time may be lost in so good and necessary a work both for the quiet of this Kingdom and relief of Ireland wherein none shall be more ready to expresse their forwardnesse then Your most humble servant T. FAIRFAX Reading July 16. 1647. These severall ensuing particulars being considered debated and resolved upon at a Generall Councell of Warre his Excellency being present wee the Commissioners of the Army were appointed in the name and behalfe of them to present the same to your Lordships and the Commissioners to be tendred with all speed to the Parliament which wee accordingly offer and desire your speedy care therein That so an Answer accarding to the desire and expectation of the Army may be speedily returned to these Particulars 1. THat there be an effectuall Declaration forthwith published to the whole Kingdome against the inviting bringing or comming in of any forraine Forces under any pretence whatsoever 2. That the Army may be paid up equall with the Desertors thereof according to the late Votes of Parliament And that the Army may forth with be put into a constant course of pay that they may not be so burdensome and oppressive to the Countrey for the more speedy performance whereof Wee desire that the House of Peers would be pleased to concurre with the desires of the House of Commons so often proposed to them for the reviving of the Committee for the Army that so the Assessements and great summes in Arrears both in the City and elsewhere may be by their indeavour collected for the speedy and necessary supply of the Army and also that the Treasurers and the Committee of Weavers-Hall may be speedily called to accompt in what manner and by what Warrant the two hundred and thirty thousand pounds lately intrusted in their hands have been in so short a time consumed 3. That the Militia of the City of London and the Committee of the same may consist of such persons and speedily be returned into those hands who formerly during the worst of times have therein given large Testimonies of their fidelity to the Parliament and Kingdome which besides the reall security will be to the Parliament and Kingdome in preventing of dangers repreparing towards a new Warre would conduce so much to the remooving of jealousies and give such a ground of confidence to the army as that wee might the better dispose it to larger Quarters in severall parts for the ease of the Countrey By the appointment of the Commisisioners for the Army William Clarke Reading 18. July 1647. According to and in pursuance of the particular mentioned under the fifth Head of the Representation of the Army we doe earnestly desire THat all persons imprisoned in England or Dominion of Wales not for Delinquency in relation to the late Warre but for other pretended misdemeanors and whose imprisonment is not by the Regulated Course of law but by Order from either Houses of Parliament or of Committees flowing from them may be put into a speedy Regular and equitable way of tryall or if the necessitie of setling the generall affaires of the Kingdome admit not their present tryall then they may have present liberty upon reasonable security for their appearance at a certaine day to answer what shall be charged against them in a legall way And that when they should be tryed if they appeare wrongfully or unduly imprisoned they may have reparation according to their sufferings In particular wee desire this may be done in behalfe of Lieutenant Colonel John Lilbourne Mr. Musgrave Mr. Overton and others in their condition imprisoned in and about London By the Appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Reading July 18. 1647. A Letter to the Lord Major Court of Aldermen and Common-Counsell of the City of LONDON My Lord and Gentlemen IN the carying on of the great businesse of the Kingdome towards a generall and happy settlement it hath been a fixed principle with us to make it our first endeavour with the Parliament that all things which threaten an engagement of the Kingdom in a second Warr might be removed before we could have a confident expectation of a good issue upon a Treaty with their Commissioners which course of ours although it might have some appearance of delay yet by men that are zealous of the Kingdomes good we hope no endeavour will be judged ●●●ecessary that may secure the Kingdome from the danger of any new imbroylements Wee are now come thus farr that the most materiall particulars which we have in preparation to propose for the generall settlement of the affaires of the Kingdome have bin communicated to the Parliaments Commissioners and we hope they are satisfied that they containe in them things tending to a generall good and to lay an hopefull Foundation for common Right and Freedome to the people of this Land for future and for a lasting peace amongst us But before we can securely intend and without interruption apply our selves unto the proceedings and dispatch of the Treaty there upon wee have delivered into the hands of their Commissioners the Paper which consists of three particulars in the last whereof which is the Militia of the City you being most immediately concerned to the end you may see we would aske nothing which relates to you without giving you a just account thereof and all possible

have likewise endeavoured to put the Parliament and Kingdome to the trouble hazard delay and vast expence of raising a new force for that sereice 4. That with the breaking of this Army as aforesaid they have in the like manner endeavoured under the pretence of the service of Ireland to raise a new force as before to advance and carry on desparate designes of their owne in England to the prejudice of the Parliament and Publicke and in pursuance of the same have endeavored to divert the forces ingaged as for Ireland and unto such their purpose as aforesaid here in England and have in like manner endeavored to have gained a power from the Parliament for themselves or some of them of diverting and misimploying those forces aforesaid and to raise new forces under pretence to guard the Parliament and not having obtained that have in like manner endeavoured privately to list and engage Officers and Souldiers or procure them to be listed and engaged without Authority of Parliament for the raising of and imbroiling this Kingdome in a new and bloody War and to interrupt and hinder the setling and securing the Rights Liberties and peace of the Kingdome and for the setling upholding and protecting of themselves and their accomplices in their unjust oppressive and Factious designes and proceedings 5. That they have jointly or severally invited encouraged abetted or countenanced divers Reformadoes and other officers and Souldiers tumultuously and violently to gather together at Westminster to affright and assault the Members of Parliament in passage to and from the House to offer violence to the House it selfe and by such violence outrages and threats to awe and inforce the Parliament The severall Heads of Charge the Army will by such Solicitors as they shall appoint when the House of Commons shall admit thereof make good in particulars each Head against some of the persons and some one Head or more against each of the persons and shall shortly give in the severall particulars against each person respectively which shall be made good by proofs the Army desiring to save and reserve to themselves the liberty of exhibiting any farther Charge against all or any of the said persons A Paper delivered to the Right Honorable Commissioners of Parliament now with the Army at S. Albans June 15. 1647. From his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army vnder his Command Shewing I. THat in pursuance of the Representation delivered in we have prepared the Heads of a Charge against divers persons Members of the House of Commons to whom many passages in the said Representation do relate which we have delivered in to be speeded to the Parliament and shall when the Parliament shall have admitted thereof appoint fit persons to our and the Kingdomes behalfs to prosecute and make good the same II. That if the Parliament shall be pleased to admit these things into Debate and Consideration at the desire of the Army in behalf of themselves and the Kingdome and to proceed thereupon for a generall satisfaction therein we shall then desire 1. That the persons impeached in the said Charge may be forthwith suspended from sitting in the House without which we cannot reasonably expect such a proceeding upon any the things we have proposed as may probably bring the same to an happy or timely issue to the Kingdom or our selves or as may prevent the present Designes and practises so imminently indangering the Peace of this Nation if those same persons who have notoriously appeared most active in all the late proceedings to the prejudice and provocation of the Army and hazarding thus farre the Peace of the Kingdom shall continue in the same power Judges of those things relating to the Armies satisfaction and peace of the Kingdom 2. That there may be at least a months pay immediately sent down to the Army for a present supply out of which the Army shall pay fourteen dayes quarter for time to come and the other Fourteen dayes pay shall be accompted as part of Arrears And to this we must desire a present Resolution to be with us on Thursday next by noon at farthest 3. That if the Officers and Souldiers of the Army who have engaged for Ireland or those who have deserted the Army and come to London have since then received more then a Moneths pay there may be so much more money sent downe to the Army above the Moneths pay aforementioned as make up that Moneths pay to the Army equall to what such Officers and Souldiers have so received at London or elsewhere 4. That no Officers or Souldiers who have deserted the Army shall have any more paid them as for Arrears until the rest of the Army shall first be satisfied in point of their Arrears 5. Whereas there have been severall designs and Endeavours without Authority from the Parliament to raise and list new Forces within this Kingdome to draw together the Forces engaged for Ireland and march them towards London and other secret practices to engage the Kingdom in a second War We further desire that during the Debates and Transaction of this businesse betwixt the Parliament and the Army the Parliament would not suffer any new Forces to be raised within this Kingdome or any Forces to be invited or admitted out of any other Kingdome to this or any thing else to be done that may carry the face of a new War or of preparations thereunto which may endanger or interrupt the present proceeding to the settlement of the Liberties and peace of this Kingdom 6. That the Parliament would be pleased without delay to put the things contained in our severall Representations and Papers already given in into a speedy way of resolution and dispatch The present posture and condition of the Kingdome and Army As also of his Majestie himselfe not admitting delays By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax and Souldiers of the Army under his Command Signed by me John Rushworth S. Albans June 17. 1647. Severall Letters sent from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Officers of the Army To the Right Honorable the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled With their Answer to the said Letters Right Honorable WE received yours of the Eighteenth of this instant whereof though all passages were not so answerable to our expectation as we hoped yet we apprehend the same good affection in you towards this Army as was expressed in your former Letter And that not onely from the assurance of the worthy Gentlemen your Commissioners againe sent to us but also from that information we have received of your extraordinary endeavours to procure money for the Army To prevent further raising or listing of Souldiers and to procure those already Listed to bee disbanded some persons of your Militia onely having been active for the raising of them without your privity As likewise from that Letter fill'd with respect which you prepared and intended to us and being sent to

barbarously and uncivilly used we cannot but decla●e that the same and all other suggestions of that sort are most false and scandalous and absolutely contrary not only to our declared desires but also to our Principles which are most clearly for a generall right and just freedome to all men And therfore upon this occasion we cannot but declare partic●larly that we desire the same for the King and others of lift ●arty so farre as can consist with common right or freedome and with the security of the same for future and w● do further clearely professe we do not see how there can be any peace to this Kingdome firme or lasting without a due consideration of and provision for the P●igh●s Quiet and Immunity of his Majestie● Royall Family and his l●t● 〈◊〉 and here in ●e thinke that ●●nder and equitab●e dea●ing a● supposing th●re ●●ses had been ours and a spirit of common love and justice diffusing it selfe to the good and preservation of all will make up the most glorious conquests over their hearts if God in mercy see it good to make them and the whole People of the Land lasting friends Now to draw to a conclusion since we can yet obtaine no satisfection or answer to the things desired as before but contrariwise find all things carried on by the prevailing interest of those our enemies to the prejudice and danger of our selves and the Kingdome since notwithstanding some Votes of Parliament against the late Orders of the Committee of safety for listing of Forces and notwithstanding the earnest desires and indeavours of the City concurrent with our owne to have the same prevened or remedied yet the said Committee of safety being continued still in the same power we find that by the appointment or contrivance and under the protection or countenance of the same persons whom we have charged and their accomplices there are still manifold practises under-hand to list and raise new Forces and notwithstanding the discovery thereof to the Parliament from the City yet the same persons have prevailed so far in the House as not to admit the Question for discharging of them but the same practices still continue and with double diligence are inforced since also divers forces pretended to have ingaged for Ireland are by the same persons ordered to Randezvouz about Worcester there to lay the foundation of a new Army And to that purpose their Emissaries and correspondents in all Counties are busie and active to raise forces for them And though for these things the actors of them have no present publick authority yet they have some way such countenance or assistance to be justified in Parliament if questioned for it as that they have the confidence to act openly since they have likewise their Emissaries or Agents abroad in Scotland France and other Countries very active to draw in sorraine Forces for their assistance since in the mean time they are endeavouring by Spies and secret agents in all our Quarters to inveigle and invite the Souldiers of this Army to desert their Officers and come to London and for that purpose do improve the advantage of the Order or Declaration of Parliament afore-mentioned for satisfaction of Arreares to such as shall desert the Army And we find they have the publick purse so much at their disposall as to make good that and other their undertakings of that nature and yet such as have so deserted the Army and received their Arrears are not discharged or dispersed but continued together in bodies and under command in or near the City as in particular some of Sir Robert Pyes men Coll Greaves his Cap. Farmers and others still quartered upon Ke●● Since likewise they have Agents and Correspondents labouring with the King to make contract● with him to draw his Majesty to engage and declare for them or at least to declare himselfe a prisoner amongst us whereby to stirre up and engage his party against us since in all these respects we find all delatory wayes which they industriously devise to be designed and made use of only to our disadvantage weakning and ruine and the Kingdomes prejudice and to their owne advantage and strengthening in their designes the better to prepare for a new War And lastly considering the multitudes of Reformadoes and other Souldiers swarming about the City whom the persons we have charged and their accomplices have at their beck to bring up to Westminster when they please and that by their frequent tumultuous confluences thither besetting and sometimes blocking up the Parliament doores threatning and offering violence to the persons of the most faithfull Parliament men the just freedome of Parliament seems to be taken away or ar least for the present abrogated in so much that those Members who have served the Kingdome hitherto with most faithfulnesse diligence and integrity for the publick good many of them dare scarce come to the House or if they doe they come in feare and perill of their lives and when they are there are awed discharged or disabled from discharging their consciences or doing their duties to the Kingdome Upon all these considerations we are clearely convinc'd and satisfied that both our duties and trust for the Parliament and Kingdome cals upon us and warrants us and an imminent necessity for our owne and the Kingdomes safety and a prevention of a new warre inforceth us to make or admit of no longer delayes but upon these foundations God hath given us with vigour and speed to indeavour in some extraordinary way the vindicating of Parliament freedome from tumultuous violence the breaking of these designes and preparations that otherwise threaten a present imbroilement of the Kingdome in more blood and war and a future perpetuable inslaving of it under faction and Tyranny And so if God see it good to put the Parliament into a freedome and capacity with his Majesties wished and hoped concurrence to settle the Rights Liberties and peace of the Kingdome Upon all these grounds and for all these ends premised we shall be inforced to take such courses extraordinary as God shall inable and direct us unto to put things to a speedy issue unlesse by Thursday night next we receive assurance and security to our selves and the Kingdome for a more safe and hopefull proceeding in an ordinary way by having those things granted which in order thereunto we have before insisted on And shall here for more brevity and clearnesse repeat as followeth 1 That the declaration inviting men to desert the Army and promising their Arrears in case they doe so may be recalled and annulled 2 That the Army may be presently paid up equally to those that have deserted it 3 That his Majesties comming to Richmond may be suspended untill affaires be better setled and composed And in the meant time no place may be appointed that may be neerer to London than the Parliament will allow the Quarters of the Army to be 4 That the Members charged may be forthwith suspended or

satisfaction therein we have also given a Coppy thereof to your Commissioners to be herewith sent unto you Wee should not desire this or any thing else of that nature were wee not perswaded that what we desire is seasonable and for yours and the Kingdomes good and quiet And we should willingly have been silent as to this but considering the just jealousies which lye against some persons now authorized in the exercise of that power amongst you and those attempts which have been made by some who would have engaged your City to a Warre had not your Lordships and the Court of Aldermen and Common-Couns●ll by your wisedome prevented it by getting those Votes which were passed by the Militia made Null Wee cannot in a case of this importance but deale freely with you in desiring your concurrence with ours to the Parliament that the Militia may be changed into those hands out of which it was taken of whose care and fidelity to the Publicke there hath been so long and large experience as few ages have parallel'd And if the interest we have so long fought for be still the same let it not seeme strange that we desire both of the Parliament and Cit● that those may be in places of such a Trust who have given the best proofe of their courage and constancy in prosecation of the same Having thus farre declared our selves with all freedom and clearnesse to you as we doe not dobut of your good acceptance of our intention therein so we desire your forwardnesse in a worke so much tending to mutuall confidence and to prevent the designes of any who would be glad to put obstructions in the way to a happy conclusion and envy nothing more then the continuance of a right understanding betweene you and us By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Secr. Reading July 19. 1647. A further Proposall from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Counsell of Warre of the Army under his Command WHereas divers persons really affected to the weale and peace of this Kingdome many whereof have engaged their estates and lives with the Parliament in the late warre are now imprisoned indicted and otherwise very grievously vexed and many others lyable to the like trouble by force or pretence of severall Statutes especially intended against those who repaire not to some Church or Chappell to heare the Book of Common-prayer or against those who are Popish Recusants and by their not going to Church might be discovered and against those who should hold any Conventicles of meetings to plot and conspire some mischiefe to the State Now forasmuch as the Parliament hath declared against the Booke of Common-prayer and that the said Act against the Conventicles was not intended against people meeting only for Religious Exercises We therefore desire That all persons proceeded against upon the Statutes of 35. Eliz. 3. Jacobi or upon any other Statutes or Acts whatsoever of the same Tenour with the premises may be forth-with discharged from their imprisonments indictments or any other molestation whatsoever by vertue of the fore-mentioned Statutes unlesse such persons shall be proved either Popish Recusants that by some other way then by their not comming to Church or to have in such private meetings as aforesaid some perjurious designe conspiracy and practice against the State And for a more effectuall course herein We desire that the Parliament would be pleased to give Orders accordingly to all the Judges of Assizes for this next Circuit throughout the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales as part of their Instructions to acquit all persons suffering as aforesaid by vertue or under pretence of the said Statutes otherwise then as before excepted to give the whole matter so in charge that all Justices of the Peace whom else the same shall concerne may not henceforth attempt to bring the like trouble upon any other of the well-affected people of this Kingdome under the like pretence as they will answer the contrary at their perill Redding July 21. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Secr. My Lords and Gentlemen WEe received this inclosed paper the last night from the hands of a very well-affected Citizen it was delivered him by an Officer of the City Militia who being invited to meet some Citizens at Skinners Hall upon Wednesday last with divers others to signe the same and offering to dispute against the matter of it to shew how dangerous and illegall it was was silenc't and told that it was not to be disputed but to be signed and joyned in there being divers Citizens and others at the same place for that purpose which when he understood he tooke this printed copy away with him By the contents of which when you read it you will easily pereeive what it tends to and how desperate and dangerous it is to the hazard of the whole Kingdome and to frustrate all those endeavours of the Parliament the Army and Kingdome for an happy settlement and likewise to precipitate all into a new and bloudy Warre we cannot therefore but acquaint you that we looke on this as a businesse set on foote by the malice of some desperate minded men this being their last Engine for the putting all into confusion when they could not accomplish their wicked ends by other means To this have all secret listings tended and wee wish that the needlesse and superfluous li●ing of Auxiliaries and connivance at the continuance of the Reformadoes about the Cities of London and Westminster have not had the same aime and by this wee hope it will appeare that our jealousies and feares of some such desperate designe to be hatched in and about the City considering the temper of men there have not bin groundless nor our desires to draw neer the City of London with the army to disappoint and break all such plots and to free the Parliament from the violence of them have not been without just cause and wee desire all indifferent different men to judge whether our with-drawing from the Citie in obedience to the Parliaments command was for their the Kingdoms security or not we wonder that divers men did calumniate that our marching so near the City and put so bad Representations upon it as that it tended to force the Parliament or to plunder the City seeing our doing so was to break that black design which now begins to shew it selfe in its colours whereas indeed our consciences witness with us that our aimes were clear and honest tending to restore the Parliament into its just liberty which was much abated in the eyes of all the Kingdome and no doubt by the Authors and contrivers of this new Covenant and engagement some whereof have been so farre from assisting to put the Reformadoes and other dangerous persons out of the Lines that now they are called to joyn in this conspiracy

sent to the Common-Councell and have accordingly given order for 3. Regiments of Foot and two of Horse to possesse those Forts you mentioned in your last and to lie thereabouts I am with the rest of the Army marched up to Hammersmith in order to the security of the Lords and Commons who I suppose will to morrow sit in Parliament the preserving of their priviledges and securing them from violence that with freedome they may sit to discharge their trusts hath been the cause of my neer approach to your Citie And whereas you are pleased to expresse your hopes of preservation from violence you may be confident nothing shall passe from this Armie but what shall be for the safety of your City And I doubt not though some dis-affected persons to the peace of this Kingdom have endeavoured to beges a misunderstanding betweene this Army and the City hoping thereby to embroyle the Kingdome in new troubles Yet that this Army may always behave themselves as to witnesse to the world the integrity of their hearts in having no other design but the quiet and happy settlement of a firm and lasting peace wherein both the whole Kingdom and your Citie in particular wil have cause to rejoyce in the goodnesse of God the accomplishment whereof will truly glad the hearts of this Army and in particular of Your most humble Servant Tho Fairfax August 5. 1647. A Declaration from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Concerning the Proposalls of the Armie for setling of a Peace and the grounds of publishing the heads thereof SInce our drawing back to Reading we have applyed our selves with all diligence to frame and hasten an intire body of all the particular proposals which we would tender to the Commissioners of Parliament residing with the Army to be treated on in pursuance of those generall desires exprest in our former Declarations Papers for the securing of the common rights and liberties and a present setling of the peace of the Kingdom In which businesse notwithstanding the many interruptions and disturbances with daily advertisements of the indirect and treacherous practises and preparations of the Committee of Militia and others in and about the City of London and else-where tending to a new War have occasioned to the diverting or retarding of our proceeding therein yet we have made a progresse as speedy as the nature and weight of such a work would admit and having finished the same we have delivered in an abstract of the Heads thereof unto the said Commissioners of Parliament to be treated upon But the late pernicious Engagement for on ●●o●● in the 〈◊〉 a●d much more that prodigious violence do●e to both Hou●● 〈…〉 on Munday last having wholly taken us off for present and rendred all proceeding in the way of Treaty thereupon n●●erely vaine and hopelesse untill it shall please God the Parliament be righted and vindicated against that violation done to it and restored into a condition of freedome so as the unquestioned Members of it may repaire together with safetie and proceed according to their just freedome Wee have thought good in the meane time to make this publique tender of the Heads of the Proposalls to the Consideration of the whole Kingdome wherein though all circumstances requisite to be determined in an actu●ll settlement ●e not so fully and perfectly expressed as upon the Treaty intended if not interrupted as before they might speedily have been yet all men may see and understand in these the effect and bottome of our desires whereupon wee have sincerely studied that a present peace might be satled which same thing with and after such vindication of the Parliament as may againe render it into a capacitie to establish the same wee shall still faithfully endeavour to the utmost of our powers and accordingly shall expect the chearfull and hearty concurrence of all those who are or shall be satisfied concerning the integrity of our intentions to the peace and welfare of the Kingdome in these Proposalls or who shall for the maine desire or approve of the same things with us in order to a settlement And to these Proposalls which wee here first tender as necessary to a Peace and upon which wee desire the seale of peace in the restitution of his Majesty and others to their Rights and in an Act of Oblivion to be past wee cannot but adde the further expression of our desires in some other particulars which though not so essentiall to peace as necessarily to precede the setling of it yet being matters of very publique and most of them of generall grievance to the Kingdome which wee every where finde the Out-cryes of and being contained in or pursuance of the same things expressed in our former Representations and Papers Wee shall desire that the Parliament being set free no time may be lost for a speedy Consideration of them so as the former things for the present setling of peace be not delayed thereby Signed by the Appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre Jo Rushworth Secretary Colbrooke August 2. 1647. The Heads of the PROPOSALLS agreed upon by his Ex cie Sir THO FAIRFAX and the Councell of the Army to be tendred to the Commissioners of Parliament residing with the Army and with them to be treated on by the Commissioners of the Army Containing the particulars of their desires in pursuance of their former Declarations and Papers In order to the clearing and securing of the Rights and Libertles of the Kingdome and the setling a just and lasting peace To which are added some further particular desires for the removing and redressing of divers present pressing grievances being also comprized in or necessary pursuance of their former Representations and Papers appointed to be Treated upon 1. THat the things hereafter proposed being provided for by this Parliament a certain period may by Act of Parliament be set for the ending of this Parliament such period to be within a yeare at most and in the same Act provision to be made for the succession and constitution of Parliaments in future as followeth 1. THat Parliaments may Blennially be called and meet at a certain day with such provision for the certainty thereof as in the late Act was made for Trienniall-Parliaments and what further or other provision shall be found needfull by the Parliament to reduce it to more certainty and upon the passing of this the said Act for Trienniall-Parliaments to be repealed 2. Each Bienniall Parliament to sit 120. dayes certain unless● adjourned or dissolved sooner by their own consent afterwards to b● adjournable or dissolveable by the King and no Parliament to sit past 240. dayes from their first meeting or some other limited number of dayes now to be agreed on upon the expiration whereof each Parliament to dissolve of course if not otherwise dissolved sooner 3. The King upon advice of the Councell of State in the intervalls bewixt Bienniall-Parliaments to call a