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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37392	A declaration of the proceedings of the Army being severall papers delivered to the commissioners of the Parliament & citie, from the generall and his councell of warre, at Alisbary July 23, 1647 : also a petition and engagement, drawn up in the name of the citizens commanders, officers and souldiers of the trained bands, and auxillaries, and apprentizes of the cities of London and Westminster sea commanders, officers, seamen, and watermen, with diverse others, &c : whereunto is annexed a proclamation from his excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax against the entertainment of cavaleers in the army ...	England and Wales. Army.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing D749; ESTC R20192	4,781	8

Armes against the Parliament and their Armies which in probabillity may involve the whole Kingdome in blood but must necessarily begin within your own bowells and draw the seat and miserie of warre upon you and your City Also we desire you would consider whether we have not just cause to suspect that an evil party lurkes within the City ready to distemper it and the whole kingdome upon every occasion and whether it be probable such persons desire a happy close between the King and his Parliament at least such as will be for the Kingdomes good which take upon them the boldness to make new offers to his Majesty with solemn ingagements to make good the same during the time that the Parliament hath given us leave to make tender of and treat with their Commissioners about those things which tend to a generall ●ettlement and therefore we cannot but desire that you would take a speedy course timeously to suppress this great evill and to prevent all of this nature for the fu●ure by making some of those examples who have been active to carry on this business we have not had time to inquire into particulars but shall give you only one instance of a meeting at Skinners Hall concerning this business 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 your concurrence in our desire to the parliament to put the Militia into the hands of those that had it before without which we can have no assurance that your City will be free from designes of this nature nor can we expect to see a happy close Alsbury July 23. By the appointment of His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAJRFAX and his Counsell of warre John Rushworth TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE THE LORD MAJOR THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL THE ALDERmen and Common-Counsell of the City of London in the Common or Guild-Hall of the Gity of London assembled The Humble Petition of the Citizens Commanders Officers and Soldiers of the Trained Bands and Auxiliaries the Young-men Apprentices of the Cities of London and Westminster Sea-Commanders Sea-Officers Sea-men and VVater-men together with divers other Commanders Officers and Soldiers within the line of Communication and parishes mentioned in the weekly bills of Mortallity Sheweth THat your Petitioners taking into serious consideration how Religion his Maiesties honour and safety the Priviledges of Parliament and Liberties of the Subject are at present greatly indangered and like to be distroyed And also weighing with our selves what meanes might likely prove effectuall to procure a firme and lasting peace without a further effusion of Christian blood have therefore entered into a solemn Ingagement which is hereto annexed and doe humbly and earnestly desire that this whole City may joyne together by all lawfull meanes as one man in hearty indeavours for his Majesties present comming up ●o his two Houses of Parliament with honour safety and freedome and that without the nearer approach of the Army and to confirme such things as he hath granted in his Message of the 12. of may last in answer to the propositions of both Kingdomes that by that 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 Houses of Parliament by this honourable Assembly A SOLEMNE INGAGEMENT OF THE CJTJZENS COMmanders Officers and Soldiers of the Trained Bands and Auxiliaries the Young-men and Apprentices of the Cities of London and Westminster Sea-commanders Sea-men and Water-men Together with divers other Commanders Officers and Soldiers within the Lines of Communication and Parishes mentioned in the weekly Bill of mortallity WHereas we have entered into a solemn League and Covenant for Reformation and defence of Religion the honour and happiness of the King and the peace and safety of the three Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland all which we doe eminently perceive not only to be indangered but ready to be destroyed We doe therefore in pursuance of our said Covenant Oath of Allegiance Oath of every freeman of the Cities of London and Westminster and Protestatic as solemnly ingage our selves and vow unto almighty God that we will to the utmost of our power cordially indeavour that his Majesty may Speedily come to his two houses of Parli●ment with honour safety and freedome and that without the nearer approach of the Army there to confirme such things as he hath granted in his message of the 12. of May last In answer to the Propositions of both Kingdomes and by a personall Treaty with his two houses of Parliament and the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland such things as are yet in difference may be speedily setled and a firme and lasting peace established for the effecting hereof We doe protest and re-obleige our selves as in the presence of God the searcher of all hearts with our lives and fortunes to indeavour what in us lyes to preserve and defend his Majesties royall person and authority the previledges of Parliament and liberties of the Subject in their full and constant freedome the Cities of London and Westminster Lines of Communication and parishes mentioned in the Weekly bills of Mortality and all other that shall adhere with us to the said Covenant Oath of Allegiance Oath of every free man of London and Westminster and Protestation nor shall wee by any meanes admit suffer or indure any kind of neutrality in this common cause of God the King and Kingdome as we doe expect the blessing of Almighty God whose helpe we crave and wholly devolve our selves upon in this our undertaking A PRCOLAMATION From his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAJRFAX concerning the putting Cavaliers out of the Army I do hereby require the chiefe officer present with every Troup and Company to make strict enquiry what Cavaliers have been listed and entertained in their Troups and Companies since the Muster preceding the last muster and that all such chiefe Officers shall presently upon such enquiry as before put them forth of Troups and Companies from such Muster as befo●e and that before they receive any pay upon this last Muster they shall expunge the names of all such Cavaliers out of their Muster-rolls as they shall have put out of their Troups and Companies and if it shall hereafter appeare that any chiefe Officer present with their Troups or Companies shall neglect to put forth or Cashiere such Cavaliers in manner as before or receive any for the time to come upon proofe made thereof he shall be lyable to a Councell of VVarre and be proceeded against accordingly Given unde● my hand July 23. 1647. FAJRFAX