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A90588	The petition of the General Councel of officers under the command of His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax, to the Right Honorable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament, for the total and universal taking away of free-quarter, and other burthens of the Common-wealth, and for the relief of Ireland. Together with the answer and several votes of the Parliament to the same. Also a list of all the officers at the General Councel when the petition was read and approved of. Signed by the appointment of the General Conncel [sic] of officers of the Army, John Rushworth, Sect'.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1649 (1649)	Wing P1796; Thomason E545_30; ESTC R203145	3,783	17

THE PETITION OF THE General Councel OF OFFICERS Under the Command of His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax To the Right Honorable the COMMONS of ENGLAND assembled in PARLIAMENT For the total and universal taking away of Free-Quarter and other burthens of the Common-wealth ●nd for the Relief of Ireland Together with the ANSWER and several VOTES of the Parliament to the same Also a List of all the Officers at the General Councel when the Petition was read and approved of SIgned by the Appointment of the General Councel of Officers of the Army JOHN RUSHWORTH Sect ' London Printed for John Playford and are to be sold at his shop in the Inner-Temple March 3. 1649. Mr Speaker THe Petition herewith sent being unanimously agreed unto by the Councel of Officers of the Army under my Command and finding the things therein to be just and necessary in order to publike good J thought fit with my concurrence in it to present it to you desiring you would take the particulars into a speedy and effectual Consideration J remain Your most humble Servant Tho. Fairfax Queen-street 2. Mar. 1648. For the honorable William Lenthall Esq Speaker of the Right Honorable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament To the right honorable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament The humble Petition of the General Councel of Officers of the Army under the Command of his Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax HAving observed with much satisfaction how God hath desposed your hearts to accomplish divers things of greatest consequence in reference to his glory and the publike good of this Nation for which we have long waited and that himself hath also owned you therein which we do with all humility and thankfulness acknowledg And having had a due and serious regard to the greatness of those works you are now about and a care also lest we might seem unthankful or impatient upon endeavors so constant and eminent And being indeed most desirous that those things which relate unto our selves although very neerly should yet bring up the rear of our desires to you We have hitherto been very tender in re-minding you of any further particulars in order to the Peace and Settlement of the Common-wealth or Army lest by that means we should either hinder or distract your Proceedings But whilest matters of publike Justice and neer concernment to the Nation have been put in execution by you we conceived that we should be much indebted to the duty we owe unto God and our native Country if we should neglect the consideration of some things comparatively more remote yet of much concernment also Now as we humbly conceive those things that are most necessary for the easing and removing the present burthens of the Common-wealth and for the satisfaction of those that have served you faithfully are most properly safely and satisfactorily to be provided for by you who are the supream Authority of the Nation so we could not finde any way to avoyd the imputation which might justly be cast upon us if by our neglect and omission of any things necessary for us to represent any ill consequence should have followed We therefore humbly offer these following particulars to your serious consideration 1. That Free-Quarter may forthwith be totally and universally taken away 2. That a speedy and effectual provision may be made of constant pay for the Army whilest they are kept up whereby the Soldiery may be enabled to live upon their pay and avoyd that pest of Free-Quarter which without any other Enemy must unavoydably ruine the Common-wealth 3. That all persons of what degree or quality soever who have been employed in publike Receipts of Mony Plate or Goods and are any way chargeable and accomptable to the Common-wealth may be brought to a speedy and exact Accompt and that persons of known integrity and ability may be appointed for that purpose which we humble conceive may be one expedient for the ends aforesaid 4. That the many great abuses which the whole Nation we in particular daily suffer by clipt mony may be speedily redressed and that all those who make it the practise to buy up such mony underhand and then put it off at the full value may be brought to exemplary punishment 5. That the Accompts of all the Officers and Soldiers who faithfully served and constantly adhered to the Common-wealth in this or any other Army County and Garrison since the beginning of this War may be speedily stated and Debenters given out which Debenters we desire may be as fully allowed of as the mony which hath been lent upon the Publike Eaith of the Nation 6. That these Accompts so stated visible security may be given out of Deans and Chapters Lands or otherways wherein we refer the way time and place of payment to be limited and ascertained by you and that the Officer or Soldier may not be prejudiced by destructive delays and attendance so that the mony due may not satisfie the expences and loss he may be at in procuring the same 7. That whereas divers Soldiers have through extraordinary Duty and Service lost and spoiled their horses some course may be taken for the satisfaction of all such whose horses were slain in the field or taken in fight in the last Summers War upon due proof thereof and that satisfaction hath not been already made and that future provision be made for such horses as shall be so lost in the Service of the Common-wealth 8. That some effectual course may be taken for a just sutable supply to maimed souldiers the widdowes of such as have been slaine in the service of the Parliament To which end we humbly propose that the Rents and Revenues of SUTTONS Hospitall and other donations for the like good and charitable uses may be examined and regulated and the full improved value may be disposed of to the ends aforesaid which we the rather urge because those Rents have been constantly freed from Taxes and Assessements and yet have by the corruption of the Officers been abused and not disposed of according to the will and intent of the Donors 9. That the sad and distressed condition of our Brethren in Ireland may be immediately considered and ere it be too late such seasonable supplies sent thither as may regain the English honor and interest for which work we humbly offer and earnestly desire that such Forces as are already raised and can be spared which we conceive will be with some little addition a considerable strength may be forthwith appointed for that service with such equall provision for maintenance as the Forces here shall have provided and under such Conduct and conditions as may incourage faithfull men for that imployment by which meanes you will probably in a great measure secure this Nation in part ease the people of their pressures and by the blessing of God recover that Kingdome out of the hands of the Rebells 10. That divers Gentlemen Officers who for their constant