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A84849 The Lord General's letter to the Lord Major, aldermen, and Common-Councell of London concerning the armies advance up to the City of London; and desiring the advance of 40000 li. presently, for pay of the army. Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1648 (1648) Wing F201; Thomason 669.f.13[49]; ESTC R211078 653 1

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THE LORD GENERAL'S LETTER To the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councell of LONDON Concerning the ARMIEs advance up to the City of London and desiring the Advance of 40000 li. presently for pay of the ARMY My Lord and Gentlemen BEing upon an immediate advance with the Army towards London we thought good hereby to give you notice thereof For the grounds and necessity leading us hereunto we referre you to our late Remonstrance and to our late Declaration concerning the same We have only this further to adde that as we are far from the least thought of plunder or other wrong to your City or any the places adjoyning which we hope your former experiences of us will give you cause enough to credit us in so for the better prevention of any disorder in the Souldiery or of any abuse or inconvenience to the inhabitants in the quartering of the Souldiery at private houses wee earnestly desire that you would take a present course for the supply of Money to pay those Forces while wee shall be necessitated to stay there upon which we assure you we shall so dispose of them into great and void houses about the City as much as may be possible as that few or none of the inhabitants shall be troubled with quartering of any Souldiers at all And for this purpose we desire That forty thousand pound may be forthwith provided upon the security of your Arrears to be ready to be paid out to the Forces to morrow night if possible And wee shall be ready to receive from you any intimations for the further prevention of hurt or inconvenience to the City in this businesse I remaine Windsor ult. Novemb. 1648. Your Lordships most assured friend and servant T. FAIRFAX For the Right Honourable the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-councell of the City of London 1 Decemb. 1648. Imprimatur Gil. Mabbot London Printed for Lawrence Blaiklocke 1648.