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A34517	A copy of the propositions sent from the Army to the Parliament by Lieut. Generall Cromwell, for the removall of severall grievances particularly expressed therein. With the names of those lords and commoners, authorized by both Houses of Parliament, for reliefe of all those souldiers, or any other persons who have done service for the Parliament, and to free them from all troubles, suites, and vexations for the same.	England and Wales. Army.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1647 (1647)	Wing C6228; ESTC R214369	2,879	10

A COPY OF THE PROPOSITIONS SENT From the Army to the Parliament by Lieut. Generall Cromwell for the removall of severall grievances particularly expressed therein With the Names of those Lords and Commoners authorized by both Houses of Parliament for reliefe of all those souldiers or any other persons who have done service for the Parliament and to free them from all troubles suites and vexations for the same LONDON Printed for G. R. May 24. The Copy of a Letter from an Officer in the Army to a Person of honour Right Honourable I Have here inclosed the Copy of the Propositions of the Army for the removeall of the agreements sent by Lievtenant Gen. Cromwel delivered to him Field Marshall Generall Skippon Com. Ireton and Col. Fleetwood as the sence of the whole Army But the main thing which the Officers and Souldiers do expect is the passing of the Act of Indempnity I doubt not but these desires will bee looked upon as humble representations of their grievances And I hope their will be such a right vnderstanding that this Army will disband in love and they lay down their Armes in peace and all things setled to Gods glory and the peace and tranquility of the Church and Kingdome And so prayes Your Honourable servant G. SMITH Walden the 21. of May 1647. May 21. 1647. The Lords and Commons in Parliament do ordain and declare That no person or persons whatsoever who have since the beginning of this present Parliament Acted or done any Act or thing whatsoever by Authority of Parliament or for the service or benefit thereof by Sea or by Land ought not to be sued indicted prosecuted or molested for the same And that every such person or persons whatsoever are and shall be hereby fully acquitted and discharged c. Earle of Northumberland Earle of Kent Earle of Rutland Earle of Pembroke Earle of Lincolne Earle of Nottingham Earle of Suffolke Earle of Salsbury Earle of Warwicke Earle of Denbigh Earle of Middlesex Earle of Manchester Earle of Mulgrave Earle of Stamford Viscount Hereford Viscount Say Lord De-la-ware Lord Berkly Lord Wharton Lord Willoghby Lord North. Lord Hunsdone Lord Gray of warke Lord Roberts Lord Howard Lord Bruce Commons Mr. Hollis Col. Birch Mr. Swinson Mr. Maynard Mr. Boies Mr. Recorder Mr. Soliciter Col. Purefoy Col Harvey Sir Phil. Staphleton Col. Morley Wil. Allenton Livet Gen. Massey Mr. Whitlock Sir Gilbert Garard Sir William Waller Mr. Edwards Mr. Challener Livet Gen Crumwell Mr. Tate Sir William Massan Sir Sam. Luke Mr. Lisle F. M. Gen. Skippon Mr. Fr. Allen. Col. Walton Mr. Rigby Sir Iohn Maynard Mr. Selden Mr. Gote Sir Will. Breurton Mr. Grimston Mr. Darley Mr. Dove Sir Fr. Bampfield Lord Monson Sir Mich. Livesey Sir Thomas Widdrington Sir Ar. Hazilrigge Mr. Bainton Mr. Nicholes Mr. Weaver Mr. Nat Fines Col. Rainsbourough Major Harison Mr. Wal. Long. Mr. Hollows Mr. Mich. Corbet Col. Thomson Mr. Drake Sir Thomas Middleton Mr. William Perpoint A Copy of the Propositions sent from the Army to the Parliament by Lievtenant Generall Cromwell for the removall of severall grievances particularly expressed therein FIrst that whereas it pleases the honourable houses of Parl. upon mis information falsly suggested unto them to declare and immediatly publish in print to to the Kingdome that the Petition of the Army being but only an intention did tend to put the Army into a distemper and mutiny to obstruct the relief of Ireland and to put conditions upon the Parl. and declaring the Petitioners if they shall proceed therein no lesse then enemies to the State and disturbers to the Publique Peace which said heavie charge remaining upon record as a Memorandum of infamy upon us to posterity we cannot chuse but be deeply sensible therof and with amazement wonder how so humble and innocent adresse intented to the Generall could beget so strange an interpretation 2. That whereas those persons that have attempted to beget and attempt and foment divisions betweene the Parl. and their Army by their surrepticious obtaining misrepresenting our Petitions and by producing other scandalous Letters from unknown hands by them produced the Authors whereof are concealed not brought forth to make a judiciall proofe of those things laid to our charge which we cannot but look upon as a just cause of griefe that the suggesters of such untruths seeme to be incouraged and we who are innocent remain unjustified That divers Officers of the Army of publike and known integrity have bin upon what grounds we know not sent for to the Parl. as delinquents Some whereof do at this present attend there and cannot procure a tryall having nothing considerable laid to their charge c. 4. That whereas we understand that the Parl. hath voted a sudden disbanding of the Army not having made sufficient provision for the auditing of our arreares and stating of our accounts our own reason and experience of others makes us sensible how difficult chargeable uncertain the obtaining thereof will be after our disbanding and therefore justly make us sensible thereof Fiftly That no provision hath bin made for the payment of our dearly earned wages by the expence of our bloud and often hazard of our lives saving a vote of sixe weekes upon disbanding which is so mean a requitall of our faithfull service the Kingdome being now setled in peace that it will inevitably expose us especially the private souldiers to great extremities being hardly sufficient to maintaine many of them in their journies to their own homes 6. That nothing as yet hath beene perfected for our future security for things done as Souldiers in relation to the warre which the exigency thereof hath compelled thereunto c. 7. That we stand in fear especially the private Souldiers of being imprest or forced to serve as soldiers out of the Kingdom many of them having spent their times freely in the publique service of the Kingeome forsaking their trades their only livelyhood to which many desire to return again for their better future livelihood 8. That whereas divers of us especially the private souldiers who were Apprentices in London and other parts of the Kingdom have voluntarily ingaged themselves in the service being encouraged therevnto by the Parl. Declaration shewing that the time that they should so spend in the prosecution thereof should be so effectuall in order to their freedome as if they had remained with their severall respective Masters notwithstanding which many have refused to give some of us freedomes who may justly claime it by the Parliaments Declaration for that purpose 9. That many souldiers who have lost their lives widdowes who have lost their husbands and children their parents in this service and thereby reduced to great extremities even to beggery for want of provision for their subsistance are not sufficiently provided for a future livelyhood 10. That whereas divers persons hath both privately and publikely laboured by aspersions false calumnies to make us odious to the Kingdome having published many scandalous bookes such as Mr. Edwards Gangrena and divers others of that nature the severall particulars whereof we protest against as most false and are confident that it proceeded not from any probable ground which may argue such an intention in us but fingly from the malice of our enemies 11. That notwithstanding the great care of the Committee and Treasures of the Army and the cheerfull readinesse of most Counties for the paying of Assesments as those where we now quarter do affirme neverthelesse the private souldiers are necessitated to take free quarter for the present which is very irksome unto us to bee so burdensome to our friends Having thus according to your commands as fully as we are able accounted unto you what was the true genuine sence of the Army and not their imaginary conceits but their grievances that inevitably fall upon us unlesse the Parliament take course to prevent them if the time allowed us by you would admit we could more fully demonstrate We assume the boldnesse to intreat you to be deeply sensible of and represent to the Parliament these particulars in such an humble way and to right us if we shall be misrepresented to the Parliament by any and so farre as you can cover our weaknesses that have or may slip from us and prevent any scandals that the malice of any men do seek herein to asperse us when we shall be inquired into To the right Honourable Philip Skippon Field-Marshall Generall Lieutenant Generall Cromwell Commissary Gen Ireton and Colonell Fleetwood FINIS