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A40493	The proposalls delivered to the Earl of Nottingham, and the rest of the commissioners of Parliament, residing with the army, from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the army resolved upon at a Generall Councell of Warre held at Reading July 17, 1647 : with a message sent by the Lord Wharton to the Parliament : and a letter to the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and Common Councell, concerning the disposall of the Militia of London into the former hands.	England and Wales. Army.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1621-1682.	1647 (1647)	Wing F221A; ESTC R22046	3,044	10

THE PROPOSALLS DELIVERED TO THE Earl of Nottingham and the rest of the Commissioners of Parliament residing with the Army from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army Resolved upon at a Generall Councell of Warre held at Reading July 17. 1647. With a Message sent by the Lord Wharton to the Parliament And a Letter to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Councell concerning the Disposall of the Militia of London into the former hands By the appointment of his Excel Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth secre. LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons for John Pounset and are to be sold at his Shop at the signe of the hand and Bible at the lower end of Budge-row neere Dowgate 1647. These severall ensuing particulars being considered debated and resolved upon at a Generall Councell of Warre his Excellency being present wee the Commissioners of the Army were appointed in the name and behalfe of them to present the same to your Lordships and the Commissioners to be tendred with all speed to the Parliament which wee accordingly offer and desire your speedy care therein That so an Answer according to the desire and expectation of the Army may be speedily returned to these Particulars 1. THat there be an effectuall Declaration forthwith published to the whole Kingdome against the inviting bringing or coming in of any forraine Forces under any pretence whatsoever 2. That the Army may be paid up equall with the Desertors thereof according to the late Votes of Parliament And that the Army may forthwith be put into a constant course of pay that they may not be so burdensome and oppressive to the Countrey for the more speedy performance whereof Wee desire That the House of Peers would be pleased to concurre with the desires of the House of Commons so often proposed to them for the reviving of the Committee for the Army that so the Assessements and great summes in Arreares both in the Citie and eswhere may be by their endeavour collected for the speedy and necessary supply of the Army And also That the Treasurers and the Committee of Weavers-Hall may be speedily called to Accompt in what manner and by what Warrant the two hundred thirty thousand pounds lately intrusted in their hands have been in so short a time consumed 3. That the Militia of the City of London and the Committee of the same may consist of such persons speedily be returned into those hands who formerly during the worst of times have therein given large Testimonies of their fidelity to the Parliament and Kingdome which besides the reall security will be to the Parliament and Kingdome in preventing of dangers repreparing towards a new warre would conduce so much to the remooving of jealousies and give such a ground of confidence to the Army as that wee might the better dispose it to larger Quarters in severall parts for the ease of the Countrey Reading 18. July 1647. By the Appointment of the Commissioners for the Army William Clarke According to and in pursuance of the particular mentioned under the fifth Head of the Representation of the Army wee doe earnestly desire THat all persons imprisoned in England or Dominion of Wales not for Delinquency in relation to the late Warre but for other pretended misdemeanors and whose imprisonment is not by the Regulated Course of Law but by Order from either Houses of Parliament or of Committees flowing from them may be put into a speedy Regular and equitable way of tryall or if the necessitie of setling the generall affaires of the Kingdome admit not their present tryall then they may have present liberty upon reasonable security for their appearance at a certain day to answer what shall be charged against them in a legall way And that when they shall be tryed if they appeare wrongfully or unduly imprisoned they may have reparation according to their sufferings In particular wee desire this may be done in behalfe of Lievtenant Colonell John Lilbourne Mr Musgrave Mr Overton and others in their Condition imprisoned in and about London Reading July 18. 1647. By the Appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth A Letter to the Lord Major Court of Aldermen and Common-Counsell of the City of LONDON My Lord and Gentlemen IN the carying on of the great businesses of the Kingdom towards a generall and happy settlement it hath been a fixed principle with us to make it our first endeavour with the Parliament that all things which threaten an engagement of the Kingdom in a second Warre might be removed before we could have a confident expectation of a good issue upon a Treaty with their Commissioners which course of ours although it might have some appearance of delay yet by men that are zealous of the Kingdomes good we hope no endeavour will be judged unnecessary that may secure the Kingdom from the danger of any new imbroylements Wee are now come thus far that the most materiall particulars which we have in preparation to propose for the generall settlement of the affaries of the Kingdom have bin communicated to the Parliaments Commissioners and we hope they are satisfied that they containe in them things tending to a generall good and to lay an hopefull Foundation for common Right and Freedom to the people of this Land for future and for a lasting peace amongst us But before we can securely intend and without interruption apply our selves unto the proceedings and dispatch of the Treaty there upon wee have delivered into the hands of their Comissioners the Paper which consists of three particulars in the last whereof which is the Militia of the City you being most immediately concerned to the end you may see we would aske nothing which relates to you without giving you a just account thereof and all possible satisfaction therein we have also given a Coppy thereof to your Commissioners to be here with sent unto you Wee should not desire this or any thing else of that nature were wee not perswaded that what wee desire is seasonable and for yours and the Kingdomes good and quiet And wee should willingly have been silent as to this but considering the just jealousies which lye against some persons now authorized in the exercise of that power amongst you and those attempts which have bin made by some who would have engaged your City to a Warre had not your Lordships and the Court of Aldermen and Common-Councell by your wisdome prevented it by geting those Votes which were passed by the Militia made Null Wee cannot in a case of this importance but deale freely with you in desiring your concurrence with ours to the Parliament that the Militia may be changed into those hands out of which it was taken of whose care and fidelity to the Publicke there hath been so long and large experience as few ages have paralell'd And if the interest wee have so long sought for be still the same let it not seeme strange that wee desire both of the Parliament and City that those may be in places of such a Trust who have given the best proofe of their courage and constancy in prosecution of the same Having thus far declared our selves with all freedom and clearnesse to you as we do not doubt of your good acceptance of our intention therein so we desire your forwardnesse in a worke so much tending to mutuall confidence and to prevent the designes of any who would beglad to put obstructions in the way to a happy conclusion and envie nothing more then the continuance of a right understanding between you and us Reading July 19. 1647. By the appointment of his Excell Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Counsell of Warre Signed Jo Rushworth Secret May it please your Lordship WEE made a dispatch unto you last night very late by the Post and gave you then a generall account of our proceedings And after the reading of the Proposals mentioned in that dispatch had some papers brought unto us by Sir Hardres Waller and other officers containing some desires of the Army in order to their present security which papers before they were transcribed were sent for backe againe Wee expect the returne of them this day and shall thereupon transmit them to your Lordship with all speed In the meane time it was held fit to desire the L. Wharton to come up to you for your more perfect knowledge in any thing that may relate to our former dispatches and that nothing may be wanting on our parts in discharge of the trust reposed in us Who are Redding July 19. 1647. Your Lordships humble servants NOTTINGHAM Since the writing of this Letter these inclosed papers have been brought unto us by some of the Officers of the Army which wee held our duty immediately to send to you FINIS