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A85016	Two declarations from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Generall Councell of his army; the first, to the Right Honourable, the Lord Major, aldermen, and Common-Councell of the City of London, in behalfe of the whole army; together with the Generals desires therein. And an answer of the Lord Major, aldermen, and Common-Councell thereunto. The second, to the whole kingdom in generall; concerning the resolution of His Excellency, and the officers and souldiery under his command, touching the power of the sword, &c. By the appointment of His Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the Generall Councell of his army. Signed, Jo. Rushworth, Secr.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1647 (1647)	Wing F243; Thomason E407_1; ESTC R21952	2,341	8

TWO DECLARATIONS From His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax AND The Generall Councell of His Army THE FIRST To the Right Honourable the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London in behalfe of the whole Army together with the Generals Desires therein And an Answer of the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councell thereunto THE SECOND To the whole Kingdom in generall Concerning the Resolution of His Excellency and the Officers and Souldiery under His Command touching the Power of the Sword c. BY the appointment of His Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the Generall Councell of His Army Signed Jo. Rushworth Secr. 7 ber 14 LONDON Printed for R.G. and are to be sold at the Royall Exchange in Cornhill MDCXLVII THE HEADS OF THE NEW PROPOSALS Debated upon Thursday last the 9. of this instant by His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Lieutenant Generall Cromwell and the rest of the Officers and Councell of the Army To be presented to the Kings most Excellent Maiesty at Hampton Court UPon Thursday last being the Ninth of this instant 1647. His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Lieutenant Generall Cromwell and divers other Collonels Lieutenant-Colonels Majors and Captaines together with the Agitators of each respective Regiment throughout the Army met at the Head-quarters at Putney and about ten of the clock in the morning assembled together in Putney Church where they continued till six in the Evening and had a long debate at the Councell Table touching the inlarging of divers Proposals to be sent to the King they are very large and of great concernment therefore to large to contract in this small Volume Neverthelesse I shall here briefly intimate unto you the effect and substance of some of the chiefe of them by giving you the Heads as followeth The first is concerning the Kings most excellent Majesty and His Royall Posterity touching their Rights and Interests The second Concerning the Sequestration of the Estates of divers of the Kings friends for assisting his Majesty in the late War against the Parliament c. With divers other Proposals for setling of this tottering Kingdome in a firme Peace and Union The Right Honourable the Lieutenant Generall declared himself most worthily at the Councell Table and expressed himself to this effect That whereas it hath been suggested to the Kingdom that hee hath a disire to cast down the Foundation of Presbytery and to advance and set up Indepency Hee declares that he desires nothing more then to see this poore tottered Nation established in Truth and Peace and this languishing Common-wealth restored to their just Rights and Liberties c. Divers other matters worthy of observation were treated upon at the same time a Copy of which I have sent you here inclosed together with the Generals Message to the Lord Mayor of London and His Declaration to the Kingdome of England all which I shall here insert verbatim according to the originall Copies agreed upon by his Excellency and the Councell of the Army A Declaration from the Adjutators in the Army prefented to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax at Putney May it please your Excellencie HAving received informations from some persons of good affections and fidelity to the Army and Kingdome that severall persons are now under unmertiful sufferings by consiscating their goods and imprisonment of their persons for words spoken against the King acting in his tyrannicall practises in the late war they having been Souldiers And wheras we being made sensible of their misery not knowing how soon it may be our condition their as yet being no provision for their or our own indempnity For want of which our Enemies have so great advantage of all the well-affected in the Kingdome That if not timely remedied they will recover more upon our words then we of them by our swords We are ingaged to supplicate your Excellency in behalfe of these prisoners That you would be pleased to use some meanes for the restoring them to their freedome and to deliver them from their Tyrannicall sufferings according as your Excellency shall find agreeable to justice and reason This Declaration was presented to His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax at Putney and signed by above 24. Adjutators in behalfe of the whole Army A Declaration from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Generall Councell of his Army to the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London c. My Lord and Gentlemen WHereas I am informed that the City of London is in arreare to the Army a very great summe and understanding that care is taken by the Committee of Parliament for the Army to provide money seasonably for the payment thereof by sending to you to advance fifty thousand pounds upon the security of what is due from you which is a far greater sum then is desired to be presently advanced by you although wee cannot conceive that there well be any backewardnesse in you to answer this desire which is so reasonable and of such necessity to the satisfaction and well ordering of the Army yet we thought good to declare unto you about it that so you may understand so much from us with this That delay will be equall to a deniall and cause us to think that little regard is had of us or the endeavours now in hand tending to the settlement of the peace of the Kingdome which is so much desired and hoped for by us and all honest men And to the obtaining of which timely supplies of Money and especially the present payment of the sum above named will very much induce By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the general Councel of his Army Signed John Rushworth Secr. Postscript We desire there may be a present performance the cendition of the Army not admitting any longer delay Putney Septem 7. Whereupon the Common-Councell met at Guild-hall upon Saterday last and resolved to send an answer to the General to this effect That they will doe their endeavours to raise the said summe so soon as possible they can and satisfie his Excellencies desires therein Whereas a Member of the Generall Councel of this Army hath publikely declared and expressed himself That there is now no visible authority in this Kingdome but the power and force of the Sword We therfore the said Generall Councell to testifie how far our hearts and minds are from setting up the power of the Sword above or against the Fundamental authority and Government of the Kingdome and our readinesse to maintain and uphold the same Authority have by a free Vote in the said Councell no way contradicting adjudged the same Member to be expelled the Councell which we hereby thought fit to publish as a cleere manifestation of our dislike and disavowing such principles or purposes By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Genenerall Councell of the Army Signed JOHN RUSHWORTH Secretary