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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80436	The copies of two petitions from the officers and souldiers of Col. Charles Fleftwoods [sic] regiment, concerning their severall grievances, one of them presented to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax. The other to the right honourable the Commons of England in Parliament assembled. Signed by the chief officers present with the said regiment. William Coleman Major. Richard Sankie Captain. Steven White Captain: Robert Standard Lieutenant. VVilliam Ducke Cornet. VVilliam VVilliams Cornet.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing C6082; Thomason E468_32; ESTC R205405	1,738	8

THE COPIES OF TWO PETITIONS From the Officers and Souldiers of Col. CHARLES FLEETWOODS Regiment concerning their severall Grievances One of them presented to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax The other to the Right Honourable the Commons of England in Parliament assembled Signed by the Chief Officers present with the said Regiment William Coleman Major Richard Sankie Captain Steven White Captain Robert Stanard Lieutenant VVilliam Ducke Cornet VVilliam VVilliams Cornet With the Parliaments Answer touching their sending down Commissioners upon Tuesday 24. of Octob. to consult with his Excellency for redressing the said Grievances LONDON Printed by JOHN CLOWES 1648. To his Excellency the Lord FAIRFAX The humble Petition of the Officers and Souldiers of Colonell Fleetwoods Regiment Sheweth THat your Petitioners taking into their serious thoughts the intolerable burthen which the Kingdom lyeth under by reason of free Quarter the many sad complaints which our eares are dayly witnesses off and the odium which hereby reflects on your Excellency and the Army somthing we are duly paid because the Country payes all that 's demanded of them and that we are neglective of our duties in not discharging our quarters as likewise considering the great inconveniences that may ensue both the Kingdom and the Souldiery being impatient under this unsupportable expression We could not longer delay to use our endeavours for redresse Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Excellency will be pleased to cast your eye on this annexed petition and after perusuall thereof to represent it for us to the Parliament in such manner as your Excellency shall judge meet William Coleman Richard Sankie Steven White Wil Williams Wil Bucke Ro Stanard To the Right Honorable the Commons of England in Parliament Assembled The humble Petition of the Officers and Souldiers of Colonell Charles Fleetwoods Regiment SHEWETH THat your petitioners have even from the begining of your sitting stood by you using their utmost abllity for you in the Kingdoms preservation when they saw you could no longer subsist without Jeapording your lives they did thereto shew much willingnesse not making their own termes but with all their strength did indeavour the pulling down of your and the Kingdoms enemies which when they had through the goodnesse of God crowning their indeavours done they did then expect some satisfaction for their services and former losses and a settlement of the Kingdom in their Birth-rights and priviledges as the purchase of so much Blood and Treasure which while they looked for contrary to their expectation they found a second Enemy let loose not only on them but on you seeking to involve the Nation in slavery and ruine then again did your Petitioners though formerly much discouraged neglected freely adventuring their lives in your defence refusing no danger nor labour nor in your low Condition troubled you with clamorous Petitions or requests though they saw others game by runing that uncivill course but wholly betook themselves to the work in hand which they suddenly through Gods owning of them brought to an hopefull Issue forsing those that rose up against you to lye at their feet though it was not gained without the losse of much blood and the lives of our dear and faithfull friends yet to their unspeakable grief even in this time they found themselves neglected and not paid having received but one months pay since the 12. of May last so that they are constrained to lye upon free quarter although much mony hath been collected for them which hath begotten in the Kingdom an evill opinion of them though undescorned your Petitioners therefore for pervention of this insupportable burthen of free quarter humbly pray 1. That you will please to assign each Regiment of the Army the particular County out of which they are immediately to receive their pay whereby not only the great Fees to Treasurers at Warre amounting to near Ten thousand pounds per Annum besides what Committees Clarkes and other attendants belonging to them may be cut off and your Petitioners freed from tedious attending and great expences as usually they are exposed to But the Countrey by the Souldiers receiving of constant pay eased of this intolerable oppression of free quarter 2. That you will under the pay of our Arrears from the 5. of Jan. last according to your engagements to us out of the money already paid in for that purpose that so we may be inabled to cloth our selves as the season of the year requires and repair our losses in the late troubles 3. That some course may be taken for recruiting the Regiment with Horses having had none almost of three years which we leave to your consideration And pray c. Robert Stanard Wil. Williams William Bucke Wil Coleman Rich Sankie Steven White Answer was returned by Mr. Scowen Esquire and Chairman of the Committee of the Army to this effect viz. That the House had taken their Petition into serious consideration And for that purpose had thought upon a way to send down Commissioners of their own to consult with his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax whereby to take some speedy course for full satisfaction of their desires in their said Petition FINIS