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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84980	Severall papers from His Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax, and the armie under his command, delivered to the Commissioners of Parliament and city at Alisbury [sic], July 23. 1647. Occasioned by a late petition and engagement of some citizens, commanders, officers, and souldiers of the trained bands and auxiliaries &c. Being the last and most d[e]sperate designe against the kingdome and army. With a copy of the engagement. Also, a proclamation from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, against the entertaining of cavaliers in the armie. By the appointment of his Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre. Signed Io. Rushworth Secr.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F234; Thomason E400_4; ESTC R201739	4,749	8

probability may involve the whole Kingdome in blood but must necessarily begin within your own Bowels and draw the Seate and misery of Warre upon you and your City Also we desire you would consider whether we have not just cause to suspect that an evill 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 the Parliament at least such as will be for the Kingdomes good when they take upon them the boldnesse to make new offers to His Maj. with solemn engagements to make good the same during the time that the Parliament had given us leave to make tender of and treate with their Commissioners about those things which tend to a generall settlement And therefore 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 We have not had time to enquire into particulars out shall give you onely 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 we can have no assurance that the City will be free from designes of this nature nor can we expect to see a happy Close By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell 〈…〉 Alisbury July 23. To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor 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 Auxilaries the young men and Apprentices of the Cities of London and Westminster Sea Commanders Seamen and Watermen together with divers other Commanders Officers and Souldiers within the Line of Communication and Parishes mentioned in the Weekly Bill of Mortality Sheweth THat your petitioners taking into serious consideration how Religion his Maiesties honour and safetie the priviledges of Parliament and liberties of the Subiects 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 harty endeavours for his Majesties present comming up to his two houses of Parliament with honour safety and freedom and that without the neerer approach of the Army there to confirme such things as he hath granted in his Message of the 12th of May last in answer to the Propositions of both Kingdoms and that by a personall Treaty with his two houses of parliament the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland such things as yet are in difference may be speedily iettled and a firme and lasting peace established all which we desire may be presented to both houses of parliament from this honourable Assembly And wee shall pray A Solemne ingagement of the Citizens Commanders Officers and souldiers of the Trainbands Auxiliaries the yong men and prentices of the Cities of London and Westminster Sea Comanders Seamen and Watermen together with divers others the Comanders Officers and souldiers within the lines of Communication and Parishes mentioned in the Weekly Bill of Mortality WHereas wee have entered into a solemne League and Covenant for Reformation and defence of Religion the honour and hapynesse of the King and the peace and safety of the the 3 Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland All which wee doe eminently perceive not only to be indangered but ready to be destroyed we do therefore in pursuance of our said Covenant Oath of Allegiance oath of every freeman of the Cities of London and Westminster and protestation solemnly ingage our selves and vow unto Almighty God that we wil to the utmost of our power cordially indeavour that his Maiesty may speedily come to his two houses of Parliament with honour safety and freedom and that without the neerer approach of the Army there to confirme such things as hee hath granted in his Message of the 12 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 Com. of the Kingdome of Soctland such things as are yet in difference may be speedily setled a firm and lasting peace established for the effecting hereof we doe protest and reobleige our selves as in the presence of God the searcher of all hearts with our lives and fortunes to indeavour what in us lies to preserve and defend his Majesties Royall Person and authority the priviledges of parliament and liberty of the Subject in their full constant freedom the Cities of London and Westminster Lines of Communication and Parishes mentioned in the Weekely Bill of Mortality and all others that shall adhere with us to the said Covenant and oath of Allegiance oath of every freeman of London and Westminster and Protestation Nor shall Wee by any meanes admit suffer or endure any neutrality in this Common cause of God the King and Kingdome as we do expect the Blessing of Almighty God whole help we crave wholly devolve our selves upon in this our undertaking I Doe hereby require the chiefe Officer present with every Troop and Company to make strict inquiry what Cavaliers haue been listed and entertained in their Troopes or Companies since the Muster preceding the last Muster And that all such chiefe Officers shall presently upon such enquiry as before put forth of their Troopes or Companies of such Cavaliers as they shall find in their troopes or Companies from such Musters as before And 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 Troopes or Companies And if it shall hereafter appeare that any chiefe Officer present with their Troope or Company shall neglect to put forth or cashiere such Cavaliers in manner as before or receive any for the time to come upon proof thereof made he shall be liable to a Councell of Warre and be accordingly proceeded against Given under my hand the 21. of July 1647. Thomas Fairefax FJNJS