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A63469	The True copys of several letters from Portsmouth directed by Col. Sir Arthur Haslerig, Col. Herbert Morley, Col. Valentine Walton, commissioners by act of Parliament for governing the armies, to the Lord Fleetwood at Wallingford-house, with the Lord Fleetwoods answers thereunto : also, their several letters to ... the Lord Mayor, alderman and common-council of the city of London together with their letters from Portsmouth, to the several militia's appointed by act of Parliament, for the cities of London, Westminster and Borrough of Southwark and their answers there unto.	Hesilrige, Arthur, Sir, d. 1661.; Morley, Herbert, 1616-1667.; Walton, Valentine, d. 1661?; Fleetwood, Charles, d. 1692.	1659 (1659)	Wing T2609; ESTC R21262	11,119	16

THE TRUE COPYS OF SEVERAL LETTERS FROM PORTSMOVTH Directed By Col. Sir ARTHUR HASLERIG Col. HERBERT MORLEY Col. VALENTINE WALTON Commissioners by Act of Parliament for governing the Armies To the Lord Fleetwood at VVallingford-house With the Lord Fleetwoods Answers thereunto Also Their several Letters to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of the City of London Together with their Letters from Portsmouth to the several Militia's appointed by Act of Parliament for the Cities of London Westminster and Borrough of Southwark And their Answers thereunto LONDON Printed by John Clowes and Published by special Command 1659. A Letter to the Lord Fleetvvood from Sir Arthur Haslerigg Col. Morley and Col. Walton Commissioners of the Army by Act of PARLIAMENT for the Governing the Armys of England Scotland and Ireland My Lord SInce the sad and wofull day when your self that the Parliament so much trusted and beleived brought their own forces and besieged the House we have been silent The Act was so horrid it could not but amaze to our best understandings we observing your steps ever since it appeares That your wayes are not the Nations settlement but that confusion and the greatest of miseries and sorrows will unavoydably overflow these Islands And we are thereby made a shame and reproach not only at home but throughout the Christian World where England is named We are told we shalI have our Liberties How can that be when the Foundation of all our Liberties is in the Parliament that being the Representative of the people in whom is the Originall of all just Power And is not the Parliament the Foundation of successive Parliaments destroyed so farr as you can do it can you imagine that we and many thousands that have hazarded our lives and spilt our blood for our Libertyes and Religion will now yeild up the Cause so long and sharply contended for and that God so miraculously owned And suffer Parliaments to be imposed upon and the people to be compell'd to Governments not made by their own Representatives in Parliament Doth not God command that one should do to another as he would be done unto Is not this a General Command given to all mankind Wo therefore to Kings and every other person that assume power over man and walk not according to that Scripture Rule can you oppress can you impose can you restraine Liberty can you take away propriety and above all can you overthrow your Governours and destroy Parliaments and not break this rule Is not the Cause we contended for the enjoyment of our Liberties and Religion We are sure God would have man to be free and not oppressed we only desire the maintenance of our Good Old Cause which our gracious God so signally owned when our potent Enemies at Sea and at the same time those in England Scotland and Ireland rose up to oppose where is the humble self-denying Spirit to be found We have most seriously considered the great trust reposed in us by the Parliament and desire to find out what is the duty incumbent upon us And we cannot satisfie our selves but that we are justly by Parliament not only to be questioned but censured If we own not the Parliament in this time of so great defection and endeavour not now to our utmost the preservation of it The great and good God by his providence brought us most seasonably to this Towne where we found Captaine Browne sent down by you endeavouring to withdraw the Officers of this Garrison from the Parliament perswading them to betray and falsifie their trust and to Act contrary to their Commissions When a person becomes false it follows he would have all others like himself we heare he brought severall Commissions of yours we cannot but trouble you in this particular do you think it a light matter to murther men Hath not God given man power over the lives of all other Creatures and only reserved the life of man to himself Sacred Writt holds it forth That he that spils mans blood by men shall his blood be spilt From whom comes your power to give Commissions to kill men it is not to be found in Scripture If it came from man we wish it could be made clear to the world and your own Conscience that you have a lawfull Authority could you gaine all the power and wealth of these Nations it would do you but little good if thousands murthered by your Commissions rise up at the day of Judgment against you We have no particular ends of our own that we aime at we only desire the restoring of the Parliament and the speedy settlement of the Commonwealth so that we may enjoy our Religion Liberties and properties Here lies in this Port many Ships not paid off which is great expence to the publick And had not the Parliament been lately interrupted by you they had not been now to pay The Marriners are ready to goe to Forraign parts for imployment having spent their Arreares in attendance and are not able to expect longer Thus the great debt of the Nation increaseth The Spring of the year approaches Dangerous Enemies from abroad threaten us there is nothing but Confusion and general discontent at home If you take not some speedy course to give satisfaction to those that have been and we hope yet may be your Friends it will be too late and destruction must needs follow we wish if misery do come that those who stated this our Cause destroying quarrell upon personall accompts may only feel it And that our mercifull God will find out some extraordinary waies to preserve our Liberties and Religion to posterity We think fit to acquaint you that we find this Garrison of Portsmouth very faithfull to the Parliament and resolved to performe their dutyes and trusts according to their Commissions we incourage them what we can and we hope your Lordships may do the like And we shall be ready to assist you in any thing wherein we are equally intrusted by the Parliament we hope that infinite Wisdome and power will yet so order our affairs that the Good Old Cause shall be preserved The Declarations of Generall Monck are both sober and Religious We own them and exceedingly rejoyce in his faithfullness and constancy to the Parliament He is a Souldier of true honour and worth and abhorrs falsness to his trust We and all well affected to the Nations Libertyes have cause to bless God for him as the great Assertor of our Parliaments Cause and this we hold forth to your self and all well wishers to publick interest We are Portsmouth Decemb. 7. 1659. My Lord Your Lordships humble Servants Arthur Haslerigg Herbert Morley Valentine Walton For the Lord Fleetwood at Wallingford-House The Lord Fleetwoods Letter in Answer to the Commissioners first Letter Honorable Gentlemen IN Answer unto yours from Portsmouth I shall exercise that Freedome which I hope the present state of our Affairs will give me liberty to do You are pleased to