1647. To His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Generall of the Army raised by the Authority of both Houses of PARLIAMENT The Humble Petition of the Officers of the severall Regiments lately drawn off Your Excellencys Army for the service of Ireland in the behal of themselves and their Soldiers SHEWETH THat your Petitioners formerly members of your Army by your Excellencies countenance and encouragement did draw off and engage our selves and souldiers for the service of Ireland and since that contrary to our expectation and as we humbly conceive your Excellencies knowledge there hath been very high affronts offered unto us by some of your Excellencies Army that came into our quarters and by a pretended authority from your Excellency and a speciall order â—rom some of the cheif Commanders in your Excellencies Army as they alledged did at that time draw away many of our Souldiers and have by false and scandalous suggestions and mis-informations endeauoured to seduce corrupt and draw away many more as doth appeare by the late losse of five companies and the great discouragement of all the rest from that service Which your Excellency endeavoured so much to promote manifested by that never to be forgotten expression which then fell from you Excellency that rather then the service of Irel. should be neglected or retarded you would willingly trayle a Pike your self And whereas it is by some persons or Pamphlets spread abroad declaring that we deserted the Army meerely on purpose to make a party to stand in opposition to the Army and so to involve and ingage this Kingdom in another bloody warre which our consciences tell us to the contrary and to give your Excellency and the world satisfaction we call God the searcher of all hearts to witnesse for us that such an intention never entered in or came neare our thoughts neither doe we know of any such inclination or have had such intimation from any of our superiours or from any others in the whole world We therefore make it our humble suit to your Excellency that as we have all along served your Excellency in your just undertakings for the welfare of this Kingdome with all integrity and fidelity we may not now be looked upon as enemies but as well wishers to the peace of this Kingdome and now ready if not obstructed with our lives fortuns to endeavour the relief of bleeding Irel. And to that purpose we furthur beseech your Excel to give command that no interception be made or interruption given to any person or persons imployed to London or to on our affaires by any of your Excellencies Army but that at all times free passage May be allowed to your Petitioners And as in duty bound we shall pray for your Excellencys happines c Wiliam Harbert col John Melvin Liuet Col. Richard Lunday Major CAPTAINS Nathaniell Short Barthol Helbye John Danklin Charles Awbery Thomas Morgan Liuet Wiliam Mathews Lieut. Tho. Vahan Walter Brough Wil Hodskins Peter Winchester Richard Onyon Edward Loe ENSIGNES James Short William East William Hall Thomas Robins John Stamp John Williams Math. Maderson Thomas Hodskins Nich. Kempson col Christ Packham Lieut Col. Fran. Dormer Major CAPT. Robert Fish Alexand. Frye Geo. Masters Abraham Clerk Francis Wels Lindsey Sharples Stephen coyne John Bistill LIEVT Robert Dormer Thomas Moone Jarvis Murrey George Hope Timothy clare ENSIGNES Robert Chaffe Andrew Finch Robert Batts Bryan Elton John Mackellan David Hollan Robert cloake SIR VVHereas at the last meeting of the Officers of this Army at Saffron Walden I declared in the presence of the Lords and Comors commissioners of Parliament to all the Officers then present as also to such Officers as have since that time come to the Head-quarters that they should make known to their severall Regiments the intention of the Parliament to send a considerable force of such of their Army that are willing to goe into Ireland for the reducing of that Kingdome desiring them also to make known my desire to advance that service and to prevent any hinderance thereof and that if any Officers stand not disposed to engage in person in that imployment yet that they would promote it in making known my desire and the Votes of both Houses for the encouragment of such as should engage in that service I doe therefore desire you to publish thiis Letter together with the said votes by reading the same unto your Regiment in expectation whereof I remain Walden Aprill 18. 1648. Your Assured Friend FAIRFAX THE APOLOGIE Right noble and Faithfull Generall VVEE who have for these two yeares past bin by your Excellence conducted through many dangers and by providedence hitherto protected who have often seen the devouring sword of a raging Enemy drawne forth against us threatning destruction to us now see them vanquished our selves seemingly setled in peace and safety are yet sensible of another more dangerous storm hanging over our Heads then ever the malice of our open enemies could have contained or their fury caused to fall upon us which unlesse diverted strike not only at our liberty but our lives also To whom next to our maker shall wee fly for shelter but to your Excellency the Patron Protector From what secondary meanes shall we expect our Deliverance but from thy hand that hath so often bin ingaged with us from that heart that hath as often been tender over and carefull for our security can we suffer and you not sympathize can we be proclaimed enemies and your Excellency remain secure O dear Sir let your wonted care for us be further demonstrated cease not to speak for us who together with selfe and in obedience to your command have adventured all that is deare to us for the Kingdomes safety Hath any thing been desired by us that hath not beene promised or then we have just cause to expect if there hath then both it and the Autho s thereof perish but can the Parliament upon misinformation passe us for enemies and we not therein perceive our enemies design can we be satisfied with a complement when our fellow Soldiers suffer at every Assize for acts meerely relating to the Warre Is it not our lives we see For where shall we be secured when the meere envie of a malicious person is sufficient to destroy us Were our enemies in the Field with their Swords in their hands we should expect no more then a bare command and a divine protection on our endeavours to free our selves but 't is another and a farre worse enemy we have to deale with who like Foxes lurke in their Dennes and cannot be dealt withall though discovered being protected by those who are intrusted with the Government of the Kingdome It is the griefe of our hearts that we cannot desire our owne security without hazzard to your Excellency if but in speaking in our owne behalfe When shall we see Justice dispersed without partiality or when shall the Weale of the publick be singly sought after and
no more he the said Sir John Clotworthy contrary to the speciall trust reposed in him held secret intelligence with the said Earle of Ormond by Cypher or Character without the consent or knowledge of those others in commission with him and many weeks after the time so limited was expired and about the same time hee the said Sir John Clotworthy held secret intelligence with George Lord Digby then in Ireland beyond the time prefixed and without the consent of the said other Commissioners and in order thereunto the said Ormond and Digby lately imployed one Slingsby to come into this Kingdome about a designe concerning the Prince as he pretendeth 14. That the said Sir John Clotworthy Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton by combination with the rest of the Members before named in further prosecution of the designes before mentioned well knowing that the Lord Lyle late President of Ireland was both faithfull and vigilant while he was trusted in the same Kingdome and had now this last spring made provisions ready to march into the field that the Lord Baron of Brohill Generall of the Parliaments Horse in Munster Col. Sir Arthur Loftus persons of honour and reputation of great fortunes in the said Kingdome lately came purposely into this Kingdome to exhibite and did exhibit many Articles of high treason against the Lord Inchiquin for betraying the Parliaments Army to the enemy as formerly he had done yet by the great power and violent interposition of the said Sir Clotworthy Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton by the practice and combination aforesaid the said Articles have been obstructed and the businesse not suffered to come to a hearing and the said Lord Lisle hastily called out of Ireland and the power and command of the Parliaments forces in that Kingdome committed to the said Lord Inchiquin to the losse of this summers service and the expence of much treasure to make new preparations and whereas the said Lord Lisle being so suddenly called from thence as aforesaid did designe and depute Sir Hardres VValler Knight Major General of the forces there a man of known integrity and courage both for his service in England and Ireland and of considerable Fortunes there to take care of the said Lord Lisles Forces till the pleasure of the Parliament may be further known but the said Lord Inchequin upon the receite of a Letter from the said Sir John Clotworthy Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton or one of them or from some other person by their or one of their direction privity or procurement did expresse that hee had order or direction from London that no man that favoured the Independents under which name the said Lord of Inchequin hath comprehended all men that have shewed themselves opposite to Tyranny and Arbitrary government should have any trust or command there Nay although they were of another judgement yet if they would not prosecute the Independents they should not bee imployed there or words to that effect And under colour thereof the said Sir Hardres Waller and all others that had their Commissions from the said Lord Lisle while hee commanded were displaced to the discouragement of those and other faithfull persons to the Parliament and to the great dis-service and hazard of the losse of that Kingdome 15. That whereas a Committee of the House of Commons hath been lately appointed by the Parliament to consider of Propositions for the settling and preservation of Wales whereof the said Sir William Lewes and Mr. Glyn were and are Members and to report the same to the House They the said Sir William Lewes and Master Glyn with others of the said Committee did on the thirtieth day of April now last past without any authority of Parliament before any report made to the Houses of their owne accord in stead of settling and preserving Wales order that all Committees for Sequestrations should forbeare all proceedings of Sequestrations against all or any the Inhabitants of Wales And although some few persons were upon generall heads excepted yet by vertue of that illegall Order all the Commissioners of peace Commissioners of Association though never so active in pressing men and raising money for Forces against the Parliament all the Commissioners of Array that did or should at any time come in and submit to the Parliament or their Commanders in cheife all that had born armes against the Parliament unlesse they were Governours or other Officers of Warre that held some Towne Castle or Fort against the Parliament all disaffected and scandalous Miniâ—ters though in their Sermons they usually reviled and scandalized the Parliament and their proceedings calling them Rebels and Traitours and not onely incensing the people against the Parliament but usually taking up Armes and leading their Parishioners in armes upon any Alaram against the Parliament and many other desperate Delinquents have been and still are taken off and freed from sequestration and the said Order was sent to every severall Committee in Wales in severall Letters from the said Committee contrary to severall Orders and Ordinances of Parliament and contrary to the Rules of justice and equity which should impartially be administred as well in Wales as in other places of this Kingdome whereby the ill-affected Gentry and Ministery of that Country are growne so high insolent that honest men dare scare live amongst them so as that which was intended by the Parliament to settle and preserve Wales is by the practice of the said Sir William Lewes and Master Glyn perverted to the danger and destruction of it 16. That the said Sir William Lewis and Master Glyn have further ingratiated themselves with the Delinquents of Wales and prepared them for their said designes in manner following viz. hee the said Sir William Lewis hath within two yeares last past countenanced and protected many of the most notorious and dangerous Delinquents within the severall Countries of Southwales namely the Lord of Carbery and others in Carmarthinshire Master Crane and others in Glamorganshire Master Morgan late Knight of the shire Master John Herbert and others in Bâ—ecknockshire Master Gwin Master Lewis and divers others in Radnoâ—shire by freeing some of them altogether from compositions though sequestred by labouring divers Members of the House and of Committees to be favourable in compounding with others and to admitt of such to their compositions as were uncapable thereof And the said Sir William Lewis hath animated and incouraged some of the said persons to continue their fidelity unto the Kings cause promising them That if they would be friends with the King for him hee and his would be their friends in the Parliament in so much as his friends the Delinquents in those parts have lately looked upon him as a rising man when the King shall come to London which hath lately been their constant boasting And the said Sir William Lewis hath within two yeares last past caused divers that had been Commissioners for the King and had prest men and raised
have likewise endeavoured to put the Parliament and Kingdome to the trouble hazard delay and vast expence of raising a new force for that sereice 4. That with the breaking of this Army as aforesaid they have in the like manner endeavoured under the pretence of the service of Ireland to raise a new force as before to advance and carry on desparate designes of their owne in England to the prejudice of the Parliament and Publicke and in pursuance of the same have endeavored to divert the forces ingaged as for Ireland and unto such their purpose as aforesaid here in England and have in like manner endeavored to have gained a power from the Parliament for themselves or some of them of diverting and misimploying those forces aforesaid and to raise new forces under pretence to guard the Parliament and not having obtained that have in like manner endeavoured privately to list and engage Officers and Souldiers or procure them to be listed and engaged without Authority of Parliament for the raising of and imbroiling this Kingdome in a new and bloody War and to interrupt and hinder the setling and securing the Rights Liberties and peace of the Kingdome and for the setling upholding and protecting of themselves and their accomplices in their unjust oppressive and Factious designes and proceedings 5. That they have jointly or severally invited encouraged abetted or countenanced divers Reformadoes and other officers and Souldiers tumultuously and violently to gather together at Westminster to affright and assault the Members of Parliament in passage to and from the House to offer violence to the House it selfe and by such violence outrages and threats to awe and inforce the Parliament The severall Heads of Charge the Army will by such Solicitors as they shall appoint when the House of Commons shall admit thereof make good in particulars each Head against some of the persons and some one Head or more against each of the persons and shall shortly give in the severall particulars against each person respectively which shall be made good by proofs the Army desiring to save and reserve to themselves the liberty of exhibiting any farther Charge against all or any of the said persons A Paper delivered to the Right Honorable Commissioners of Parliament now with the Army at S. Albans June 15. 1647. From his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army vnder his Command Shewing I. THat in pursuance of the Representation delivered in we have prepared the Heads of a Charge against divers persons Members of the House of Commons to whom many passages in the said Representation do relate which we have delivered in to be speeded to the Parliament and shall when the Parliament shall have admitted thereof appoint fit persons to our and the Kingdomes behalfs to prosecute and make good the same II. That if the Parliament shall be pleased to admit these things into Debate and Consideration at the desire of the Army in behalf of themselves and the Kingdome and to proceed thereupon for a generall satisfaction therein we shall then desire 1. That the persons impeached in the said Charge may be forthwith suspended from sitting in the House without which we cannot reasonably expect such a proceeding upon any the things we have proposed as may probably bring the same to an happy or timely issue to the Kingdom or our selves or as may prevent the present Designes and practises so imminently indangering the Peace of this Nation if those same persons who have notoriously appeared most active in all the late proceedings to the prejudice and provocation of the Army and hazarding thus farre the Peace of the Kingdom shall continue in the same power Judges of those things relating to the Armies satisfaction and peace of the Kingdom 2. That there may be at least a months pay immediately sent down to the Army for a present supply out of which the Army shall pay fourteen dayes quarter for time to come and the other Fourteen dayes pay shall be accompted as part of Arrears And to this we must desire a present Resolution to be with us on Thursday next by noon at farthest 3. That if the Officers and Souldiers of the Army who have engaged for Ireland or those who have deserted the Army and come to London have since then received more then a Moneths pay there may be so much more money sent downe to the Army above the Moneths pay aforementioned as make up that Moneths pay to the Army equall to what such Officers and Souldiers have so received at London or elsewhere 4. That no Officers or Souldiers who have deserted the Army shall have any more paid them as for Arrears until the rest of the Army shall first be satisfied in point of their Arrears 5. Whereas there have been severall designs and Endeavours without Authority from the Parliament to raise and list new Forces within this Kingdome to draw together the Forces engaged for Ireland and march them towards London and other secret practices to engage the Kingdom in a second War We further desire that during the Debates and Transaction of this businesse betwixt the Parliament and the Army the Parliament would not suffer any new Forces to be raised within this Kingdome or any Forces to be invited or admitted out of any other Kingdome to this or any thing else to be done that may carry the face of a new War or of preparations thereunto which may endanger or interrupt the present proceeding to the settlement of the Liberties and peace of this Kingdom 6. That the Parliament would be pleased without delay to put the things contained in our severall Representations and Papers already given in into a speedy way of resolution and dispatch The present posture and condition of the Kingdome and Army As also of his Majestie himselfe not admitting delays By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax and Souldiers of the Army under his Command Signed by me John Rushworth S. Albans June 17. 1647. Severall Letters sent from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Officers of the Army To the Right Honorable the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled With their Answer to the said Letters Right Honorable WE received yours of the Eighteenth of this instant whereof though all passages were not so answerable to our expectation as we hoped yet we apprehend the same good affection in you towards this Army as was expressed in your former Letter And that not onely from the assurance of the worthy Gentlemen your Commissioners againe sent to us but also from that information we have received of your extraordinary endeavours to procure money for the Army To prevent further raising or listing of Souldiers and to procure those already Listed to bee disbanded some persons of your Militia onely having been active for the raising of them without your privity As likewise from that Letter fill'd with respect which you prepared and intended to us and being sent to
Treaty however and then declare how unreasonable the Propositions were and that yet for the peace of the Kingdome his Majesty would Treate upon them but withall wished the said Treaty might be in London whether the King himselfe should come upon security He the said M. Holles adding that there was nothing in the world that the violent party meaning the well-affected party to the Parliament against the Enemy did so much feare as his Majesties comming to London which would be a certaine dissolution of their authority and power And the said Mr. Holles bad those said persons or one of them assure the King that if his Majesty knew as much as hee the said Mr. Holles knew his Majesty would take his Horse and be at London the next day or words to that effect And it being againe demanded whether if the King should be willing to come it would be accepted of He the said Mr. Holles thereto answered that certainely it would bee much opposed but yet hee the said Mr. Holles was confident that he and his party meaning some of the members above named and others should carry it and wished the King to put it upon that triall And the said Mr. Holles was desired by the said Earle of Lindsey Earle of Southampton and Lord Savill or one of them that he would be pleased to draw such an Answer in writing to the said Propositions as he desired the King should send and the said Earle of Southampton who was that night to lye in the Kings Bedchamber would perswade the the King to condiscend unto it and thereupon the said Mr. Hollas withdrew and either the same day or the next day following the said Mr. Holles accordingly carried in his hand unto the said Lords or one of them a paper ready written which as he said was such an Answer to the said Propositions as he had drawne for the King to send to the Parliament which was taken by the said Lords or one of them and carried to the King to be considered of and so much thereof as advised the Kings comming to London was laid by the King fearing to adventure himselfe but the rest of the said Paper the Lord Digby who writ the Kings Answer to the said Propositions made use of in the same words as the said Mr. Holles had set downe And the said Mr. Holles to ingratiate himselfe with the Kings party did about the same time revile the well-affected Members of the House of Commons declaring unto the said Kings party at Oxford or some of them that those well-affected Members which to render them the more odious as he conceived he named the violent Independant party had ill intentions and greater aversenes to Peace and that nothing would bee more pleasing to them then for the King to refuse the Propositions how unreasonable soever the same were and hee also then said that the Commissioners of Scotland were very weary of that violent party and that they being desperate to establish their Presbytery here as in Scotland made their addresses to him the said Mr. Holles and his party All which tended to the protracting of the said late Warr to the hindrance of an happy Peace and the said Mr. Holles did also after that receive from the Earle of Lindsey a letter written in white inke concerning some secret designe and kept it from the knowledge of the House from February till about July after when it was discovered by him that brought it but the Letter it selfe was by Mistris Holles said after hee had read it burnt And the said Earle of Linsey moved the King for a passe for the said Master Holles to goe to Oxford but the King refused to grant it saying that Holles did him better service in the Parliament then he could doe him at Oxford 2. That the said Mr Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton during the said late Warre when the said Earle of Lindsey went from the Tower of London to Oxford sent severall Messages of intelligence to the Earle of Dorset and Lord Digby thereby assuring them that they the said Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton did better service for the King here in Parliament then they could doe him if they were at Oxford And the said Sir Philip Stapleton desired that the said Earle of Dorset would preserve him the said Sir Philip and his friends in the good opinion of the party at Oxford which was then the Kings Garrison and he the said sir Philip would doe as much for his Lordship and his friends here with the Parliament and the said Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton the more to ingratiate themselves into the favour of the Enemy did of their owne accord without any direction of the Parliament draw up other Propositions then those mentioned in the precedent Articles which they affirmed were in their judgements fit for the King to grant and for the Parliament to desire and being so drawn up sent them privately to his Majestie without any authority of Parliament to warrant the same 3. That the said Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthie Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Major generall Massie Mr. Glyn M. Long Colonell Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholls in the Moneths of March Aprill May and June last past and at others times in prosecution of the evill designes in the severall generall heads mentioned have frequently assembled and mett together at the Lady Carliles Lodging in White-Hall and in other places with divers other persons dis-affected to the State without any authority of Parliament for holding correspondencie with the Queene of England now in France and her participants with an intent by such secret and clandestine treaties amongst themselves to put conditions upon the Parliament and to bring in the King upon their owne tearmes and having a great power upon the Treasure of the Kingdome have therewith maintained and encouraged by Pensions and otherwise the Queenes party in France thereby to beget a second and more bloudy Warre in this Kingdome and they or some or one of them assured the Queene 40000. l. per annum if shee would assist them in their designe and that they would doe more for the King then the Army would doe and that they would finde out some meanes to destroy the Army and their friends 4. That in further pursuance of the same evill designes they the said Mr. Hâ—lles Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewes Sir John Clotworthie Sir William Waller and Major generall Massey by the combination aforesaid within the space of three monthes last past without any authority of Parliament Invited the Scots and other forraigne forces to come into this Kingdome in a Hostile manner to abett and assist them in the prosecuting and effecting of their said designes And the said Mr. Holles very lately sent to the said Queene of England then and still in France advising her amongst other things speedily to send the Prince into Scotland to march into this
monyes to promote the late Warre against the Parliament namely his Brother Master Thomas Lewis Master Gwyn Master Charles Walbiffe Master Meridith Lewis Master Edward Williams and many others to be Commissioners of the peace and Committee men for the said County of Brecknoc insomuch as those that have been most active and faithfull to the Parliament have been and still are outvoted in those places and can doe no considerable service for the Parliament and the rather for that the said Sir William Lewis hath also procured one Edward Williams his owne kinsman and one much disaffected to the Parliament to be Solicitor of Sequestrations in that County who is and hath been very remisse and corrupt therein And the said Sir William Lewis hath by the meanes aforesaid lately procured Master Edward Lewis his sonne though unfit for that imployment to be chosen and returned Burgesse for Brecknoc which that hee might the better effect he kept the Writ for election of the said Burgesse above eight months in his owne custodie before it was delivered to the Sheriffe of the said County And likewise that the said Master John Glyn within two yeares last past hath procured severall persons that have lately been Commissioners of Array and in Arms against the Paliament in Northwales viz. _____ and others to be named in the Commission of the peace for the Counties of Denbigh and Carnarvan and other Counties there and to be put in other great places of Trust and command there and amongst others Colonel Glyn his Brother who was lately a Colonel in the Kings Army is by the said Master Iohn Glyns procurement become Governour of the Town Castle of Carnarvan Admirall or Vice-Admirall of the Irish Seas to the endangering of those countries lying upon the Coasts towards Ireland and to the feare and discouragement of the well-affected inhabitants of those places 17. That the said Sir VVilliam Lewis being heretofore during these troubles Governour of Portsmouth a Garrison for the Parliament in which time he received much of the publike treasure for which hee hath not yet given an accompt did while he was Governour there frequently hold correspondence and intelligence with the Kings party about the delivery up of the said Garrison insomuch as although Sir VVilliam VValler divers others in that Garrison were proclaimed Traytors to the King yet he by the Kings speciall command was spared the King affirming that the said Sir VVilliam Lewis was his friend and that he was confident he would doe him good service or to that effect and although he then was a Parliament man and Governour of Portsmouth as aforesaid and his estate in the said County of Brecon being of the value of above sixe hundred pounds per an was three yeares in the Kings quarters yet the same was never sequestred And since the Parliament hath prevailed Colonell Harbert Price Esquir having beene Governour of Brecknock for the King against the Parliament being sequestred the said sir Williem Lewis by his solicitations to the Committee procured the personall estate of the said Colonell Price which the Committee of the County had found out and caused to be brought to Morgan Aubreyes house in Brecon to bee restored unto him without any satisfaction to the State and hath procured his the said Colonell Prices Lands in the said County of Brecon being worth about three hundred pounds per annum to be let to a friend of the said Col. Prices to his wives use at 50 pounds per annum contrary to the directions of severall Ordinances of Parliament made in that behalfe 18. That the said Mr. Iohn Glyn or some other person or persons by his direction consent or privity or to his use hath during his being a member of the House of Commons taken rewards of severall persons for service done them in the House as namely amongst others drivers Drovers from VVales who by his meanes and procurement had an allowance by order of the House for 3000. l in satisfaction of losses they had sustained by the Enemy did pay unto the Wife of the said Mr. Glyn the sume of one hundred pounds as a reward for his said service 19. That the said Mr. Iohn Glyn as he hath beene most active to bring into the Commissioners of Peace and into other places of authority divers notorious Delinquents in North-Wales as aforesaid so hee hath beene as active as much as in him lyes to put out keepe out of the Militia and Common Counsell of London and out of the Commission of the peace for Middlesex many eminent and faithfull men that have laid out their Estates and adventured their lives for the defence of the Parliament and City in the time of their greatest necessity namely Alderman Pennington Col. Tichborne Mr. Eastwick Mr. Moyer and others contrary to the Declaration of both Kingdomes which hath assured all lawfull favour and encouragement to those that have beene faithfull and shall so continue to the Parliament which doings must needs tend to the giving a fresh occasion and power to the Enemy against the Parliaments best friends to the dishonour of the Parliament and endangering of the Kingdome 20. That the said Sir Philip Stapleton Mr. Holles and Sir William Lewis have by their power and countenance as Members of the House of Commons both joyntly and severally used meanes to obstruct the course of Justice and have interposed themselves in severall causes and by word of mouth moved and perswaded Judges and other Officers on the behalfe of such as they conceive to be their friends amongst others whereas a great cause was lately depending in the House of Lords betweene Alderman Langham and Captaine Lymery and Counsell was met for the pleading thereof The said Sir Philep Stapleton Mr. Hollis and Sir William Lewis did repaire to the Earle of Rutland about the same and the said Sir Pâ—iâ—ip Stapleton told the said Earle that they meaning himselfe and the said Mr. Hollis and Sir William Lewis were fully satisfied concerning the justness of Langhams cause and therefore as the said Earl did respect them the said Sir Philip Stapleton Mr. Hâ—llis and Sir William Lewis or expected from them he the said Earl of Rutland should give his Vote for Langham or used words to that effect which also was seconded by the said Master Hollis in words and agreed unto by the said Sir William Lewis as appeared by his presence and ges ure and the said Sir William Lewis did exercise the same power in a cause of Joon Gunter and others 21. That the said Mr. Anthony Nicholls although about 4. years since he was by the Committee of priviledges Voted that he was not a Member sit to sit in the House by reason his election was void yet he the said Mr. Nicholls doth not only sit and Vote there as a Member but by his power and threats in the West-countreyes and by his solicitations and indirect practiâ—es hath brought in or procured to be brought in about 28.
of their want of Officers they may be subject to run unto and likewise to continue them in the North lest by their motion to the Army they myght draw a greater concourse and burthen of Souldiers Quarters upon these parts then they will be well able to beare and thereby the disaffected in those parts during their absence may take that advantage to make insurrections or any disturbance of the peace there For the prevention whereof and disposition of the whole as well in order to the peace of this Kingdome as speedy reliefe of Ireland I shall humbly make bold to offer my opinion that since there are many severall distinct and through these late distractions disjoynted Forces within this Kingdome which were sufficient together with this Army being united and well mannaged both to preserve the peace of this Kingdom and give present reliefe to Ireland without putting this Kingdome to the charge of raising new Forces at present for that service That the Parliament would speedily put all the Forces under one and the same Command Discipline and equall establishment for future pay maintenance which being done it would give much encouragement to some of the Forces that may be spared out of all the Forces mentioned from England to go more cheerfully into Ireland and if with this there were some present course taken to provide for Arrears for such Forces as might be spared for Ireland there might in probability be an effectuall reliefe sent over into Ireland before this Summer be quite spent All which I humbly tender to your consideration and desire your speedy Answer that no time may be lost in so good and necessary a work both for the quiet of this Kingdom and relief of Ireland wherein none shall be more ready to expresse their forwardnesse then Your most humble servant T. FAIRFAX Reading July 16. 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 accarding 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 comming 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 forth with 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 Arrears both in the City and elsewhere may be by their indeavour 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 and 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 and 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 By the appointment of the Commisisioners for the Army William Clarke Reading 18. July 1647. According to and in pursuance of the particular mentioned under the fifth Head of the Representation of the Army we 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 certaine day to answer what shall be charged against them in a legall way And that when they should 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 Lieutenant Colonel John Lilbourne Mr. Musgrave Mr. Overton and others in their condition imprisoned in and about London By the Appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Reading July 18. 1647. 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 businesse of the Kingdome 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 Warr 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 â—â—â—ecessary that may secure the Kingdome from the danger of any new imbroylements Wee are now come thus farr that the most materiall particulars which we have in preparation to propose for the generall settlement of the affaires of the Kingdome 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 Freedome 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 Commissioners 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 herewith sent unto you Wee should not desire this or any thing else of that nature were wee not perswaded that what we desire is seasonable and for yours and the Kingdomes good and quiet And we 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 been made by some who would have engaged your City to a Warre had not your Lordships and the Court of Aldermen and Common-Counsâ—ll by your wisedome prevented it by getting 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 parallel'd And if the interest we have so long fought for be still the same let it not seeme strange that we desire both of the Parliament and Citâ— that those may be in places of such a Trust who have given the best proofe of their courage and constancy in prosecation of the same Having thus farre declared our selves with all freedom and clearnesse to you as we doe not dobut 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 be glad to put obstructions in the way to a happy conclusion and envy nothing more then the continuance of a right understanding betweene you and us By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Secr. Reading July 19. 1647. A further Proposall from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Counsell of Warre of the Army under his Command WHereas divers persons really affected to the weale and peace of this Kingdome many whereof have engaged their estates and lives with the Parliament in the late warre are now imprisoned indicted and otherwise very grievously vexed and many others lyable to the like trouble by force or pretence of severall Statutes especially intended against those who repaire not to some Church or Chappell to heare the Book of Common-prayer or against those who are Popish Recusants and by their not going to Church might be discovered and against those who should hold any Conventicles of meetings to plot and conspire some mischiefe to the State Now forasmuch as the Parliament hath declared against the Booke of Common-prayer and that the said Act against the Conventicles was not intended against people meeting only for Religious Exercises We therefore desire That all persons proceeded against upon the Statutes of 35. Eliz. 3. Jacobi or upon any other Statutes or Acts whatsoever of the same Tenour with the premises may be forth-with discharged from their imprisonments indictments or any other molestation whatsoever by vertue of the fore-mentioned Statutes unlesse such persons shall be proved either Popish Recusants that by some other way then by their not comming to Church or to have in such private meetings as aforesaid some perjurious designe conspiracy and practice against the State And for a more effectuall course herein We desire that the Parliament would be pleased to give Orders accordingly to all the Judges of Assizes for this next Circuit throughout the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales as part of their Instructions to acquit all persons suffering as aforesaid by vertue or under pretence of the said Statutes otherwise then as before excepted to give the whole matter so in charge that all Justices of the Peace whom else the same shall concerne may not henceforth attempt to bring the like trouble upon any other of the well-affected people of this Kingdome under the like pretence as they will answer the contrary at their perill Redding July 21. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Secr. My Lords and Gentlemen WEe received this inclosed paper the last night from the hands of a very well-affected Citizen it was delivered him by an Officer of the City Militia who being invited to meet some Citizens at Skinners Hall upon Wednesday last with divers others to signe the same and offering to dispute against the matter of it to shew how dangerous and illegall it was was silenc't and told that it was not to be disputed but to be signed and joyned in there being divers Citizens and others at the same place for that purpose which when he understood he tooke this printed copy away with him By the contents of which when you read it you will easily pereeive what it tends to and how desperate and dangerous it is to the hazard of the whole Kingdome and to frustrate all those endeavours of the Parliament the Army and Kingdome for an happy settlement and likewise to precipitate all into a new and bloudy Warre we cannot therefore but acquaint you that we looke on this as a businesse set on foote by the malice of some desperate minded men this being their last Engine for the putting all into confusion when they could not accomplish their wicked ends by other means To this have all secret listings tended and wee wish that the needlesse and superfluous liâ—ing of Auxiliaries and connivance at the continuance of the Reformadoes about the Cities of London and Westminster have not had the same aime and by this wee hope it will appeare that our jealousies and feares of some such desperate designe to be hatched in and about the City considering the temper of men there have not bin groundless nor our desires to draw neer the City of London with the army to disappoint and break all such plots and to free the Parliament from the violence of them have not been without just cause and wee desire all indifferent different men to judge whether our with-drawing from the Citie in obedience to the Parliaments command was for their the Kingdoms security or not we wonder that divers men did calumniate that our marching so near the City and put so bad Representations upon it as that it tended to force the Parliament or to plunder the City seeing our doing so was to break that black design which now begins to shew it selfe in its colours whereas indeed our consciences witness with us that our aimes were clear and honest tending to restore the Parliament into its just liberty which was much abated in the eyes of all the Kingdome and no doubt by the Authors and contrivers of this new Covenant and engagement some whereof have been so farre from assisting to put the Reformadoes and other dangerous persons out of the Lines that now they are called to joyn in this conspiracy
we intreat you to give the Parliament a full representation of these things which that you may do we have sent you the Papers together with such informations as may give them an oportunity to discover the bottom of this business we were marching from London when wee received this information in obedience to the Parliament and to give the City more content and to stop the mouths of slanderers But if such Designs so destructive to the Parliament the work in hand be suffered to goe on or that the Parliament be interrupted in the freedom of their debates and proceedings as we hear within these few daies they were by those that are invited to partake in this confederacy We beg it of the Parliament as they tender their own safety the peace of the Kingdom and preventing of a second Warre as they would not have the Kingdome lose the fruit and benefit of all the bloud and treasure that hath been spent in this cause that they would not suffer their freedome and liberty to be endangered by such designs as these they having an Army which by the blessing of God in spight of all that theirs and the Kingdomes enemies can do will stand and fall with them and be found faithfull and obedient to them in all things and as ready to relieve Ireland when the Peace and rights of this Kingdome are setled We write not this to desire the Parliament to invite us to march up to them wee care not how great a a distance we are from London if it be the Parliaments pleasure and consists with their security and the breaking of those combinations which are hatcht in the bowels of the City wee are hastening our Proposalls which are for the generall settlement and which we are confident will satisfie all that love truth and peace but wee see plainly wee need more to intend security then have cause to expect to bring things to an happy issue by Treaty while such designs are on foote Wee pray you therefore that the Parliament would speedily and throughly enquire into and break these designes wherein as in all things else we shall be ready to serve them as they shall judge it needfull and when they shall command us By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Secr. Alisbury July 23. 1647. BY a printed paper come to our hands this day a Copie whereof you receive herewith we still find and clearly and evidently perceive that some evill spirits within the City of London maliciously dis-affected to the peace of this Kingdom doe secretly and wickedly endeavour to bring about that mischief upon the Kingdom which we have so much feared and by all our severall addresses unto you sought to prevent which indeed are of that dangerous consequence as we can expect no other issue from then the unavoydable engaging the Kingdom in a second Warre if not timely and effectually prevented by your wisedome and diligence Wee must further observe unto you that whatsoever designes intended in the fore-said paper is contrary to the authority of Parliament and indirect opposition to the proceedings of the army which the two Houses have owned as theirs and approved of their fidelity by committing the forces of the Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales and Islands of Garnsey and Jersey under the Generalls care and command and therefore cannot be effected but by force of armes against the Parliament and their Armies which in probability may involve the whole Kingdome in bloud but must necessarily begin within your own bowels and draw the Seate and misery of war upon you and your City Also we desire you would consider whether wee have not just cause to suspect that an evill party lurkes within the City ready to distemper it and the whole Kingdom 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 Kingdoms good when they take upon them the boldnesse to make new offers to his Majesty with solemne engagements to make good the same during the time that this Parl. had given us leave to make tender of and treate with their Commissioners about those things which tend to a general settlement And therfore 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 wee have not had time to enquire into particulars but shall give you only 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 wee can have no assurance that the City will be free from designs of this nature nor can we expect to see a happy Close By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre Signed John Rushworth Alisbury July 23. 1647. To the Right Honourable the Lord Major 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 Auxiliaties the young men and Apprentices of the Cities of London and Westminster Sea-Commanders Sea-men and Watermen together with with divers other Commanders Officers and Souldiers within the Line of Communication and Parishes mentioned in the Weekely Bill of Mortality SHEWETH THat your Petitioners taking into serious consideration how Religion his Majesties Honour safety the priviledges of Parliament liberties of the Subjects 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 hearty endeavours for his Majesties present comming up to his two Houses of Parliament with Honour safety and freedome and that without the neerer approach of the Army there to confirme such things as he hath granted in his Message of the twelfth 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 Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland such things as yet are in difference may be speedily setled and a firme and lasting Peace established All which we desire may be presented to both
shall hereafter intrude themselves to sit in Parliament before they shall have given satisfaction to the respective Houses wherefore they are concerning the grounds of their said sitting at Westminster during the absence of the said Speakers shal have acquitted themselves by sufficient evidence That they did not procure or give their consent unto any of those pretended Votes Orders or Ordinances tending to the raising and levying of a war as is before declared or for the Kings comming forth-with to London we cannot any longer suffer the same but shall doe that right to the Speakers and Members of both Houses who were driven away to us and to our selves with them all whom the said other Members have endeavoured in an hostile manner most unjustly to destroy and also to the Kingdome which they endeavoured to embroyle in a new War as to take some speedy and effectuall course whereby to restrain them from being their owne â—urs and the Kingdomes Judges in those things wherein they have made themselves parties by this meanes to make way that both they and others that are guilty of and parties to the afore-said treasonable and destructive practises and proceedings against the freedome of Parliament and peace of the Kingdome may be brought to condigne punishment and that at the judgment of a free Parliament consisting duely and properly of such Members of both Houses respectively who stand cleare from such apparant and treasonable breach of their trust as is before expressed By the appointment of his Excellency and the Generall Councell of his Army Signed John Rushworth Secr. At the head quarters at Kingston upon Thames Aug. 18. 1647. A Declaration from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax concerning the Excise WHereas it hath pleased the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled in and by their Declaration of the 28. of August last concerning the Excise to appoint me to order and enjoyne all Colonels Captaines Officers and Souldiers under my command upon application made to them or any of them speedily to suppresse all tumults ryots and unlawfull assemblies which shall be attempted or acted in opposition against the Commissioners of Excise their Sub-commissioners Collectors or Officers in execution of the Ordinances of Parliament for the Excise and to apprehend all such ryoters and tumultuous persons that they may be proceeded against according to law In pursuance wherof I doe hereby require all Colonels Captaines Officers and Souldiers under my command upon application from time to time of the said Commissioners of the Excise their sub-commissioners collectors or officers unto them or any of them to be ayding and assisting as well in preventing of such tumults and ryots as in the suppressing thereof Given under my hand and seale the fourth day of Septemb. 1647. Tho Fairfax A Letter from Hampton-Court containing the substance of His Majesties most Gracious Answer to the Propositions presented to him from both Kingdomes Right Honourable THe Commissioners of both Kingdomes came hither on Tuesday nighâ— last September 7. instant delivered a Letter to the rest of the Commissioners whom they found here with His Majesty from both Houses of Parliament that the said Propositions should be presented to the King that night and that the Scots Commissioners would be there to joyn with them to present them to his Majesty They also shewed the instructions from the Houses to their fellow-Commissioners which were to present them that night and to certifie His Majesty that they were to expect a positive Answer thereunto within six days The Scâ—ts Commissioners were also here ready to joyne with our in presenting them to His Majesty About five of the clock that night they all came to the King The Prince Elector had been there but was returned to Richmond His Majesties children were also there who had dined with His Majesty that day and the Countesse of Northumberland with them and they were then with his Majesty being not at that time returned to Sion House And Mr. Maxvill was then come to the Court who is Chamberlain to his Majesty The Commissioners acquainted his Majesty with their Message from both Kingdomes and desired audience which his Majesty granted and presently met them in one of the chambers where His Majesty was with his Children and there the Propositions were presented and read and his Majesty told them that hee would give them an Answer as soone as he could Then the King with-drew for some time so that His Majesty went late to Supper that night The Commissioners wrotâ— letters to the Houses to acquaint them what was done and what his Majesty said and desired that they might all returne to the Parliament when his Majesty gave them a dispatch Wednesday Septemb. 8. instant the King was up early in the morning being very desirous to dispatch the Commissioners with all possible speed his Majesty walked forth a little before Dinner and so a little againe in the after-noone to refresh himselfe Divers came from London and elsewhere and some obtained leave to kisse his Majesties hand Thursday Sept. 9. His Majesty called for the Commissioners and gave an Answer to them which is to this effect That His Majesty takes notice of these Propositions to be very little differing from the former presented to him at Newcastle to which his Majesty returned Answer when he came to Holdenby That his Majesty conceives they cannot but take notice of the Proposalls of the Army which all rationall men cannot but confesse are much more reasonable and tending to a firme and setled Peace And therefore his Majesty desires that Commissioners from the Parliament and Commissioners from the Army may be sâ—nâ— to His Majesty to treat with him upon the Proposalls from the Army that a firm Peace may be setled This Thursday the 9. instant the Earl of Pâ—mbrooke and Major Generall Browne returned with his Majesties Answer betâ—mes in the morning for it was toolate before they could return over night by reason of some things which were to be done by the Commissioners that night The Letter is directed to the Earl of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peers pro tempore to be communicated to both Houses of Parliament the like to the Scots Commissioners His Majesty is very confident that his Answer will give much satisfaction and His Majesty doth exceedingly approve of the proceedings of the Army Dated at Hampton-Court Sept. 9. 1647. Twelve Proposalls from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of his Armie which His Majesty seemes better to approve of then any thing which hath hitherto been presented to Him 1. AN Act to be passed to take away all coersive power authority and jurisdiction of Bishops and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers whatsoever extending to any civill penalties upon any and to repeal all Laws whereby the civill Magistracy hath been or is bound upon any Ecclesiasticall censure to proceed exofficio unto any civill penalties against any persons so censured 2. That there be a repeale of
upon the Pâ—blique Faith as otherwise for their service under the command of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax or any other respective command wherein they or any of them have formerly served the Parliament that so what shall appeare justly due upon the said Debentures may be made an unquestionable Debt unto them And for the more effectuall accomplishment thereof we desire that the respective Treasurers and Commiassries of Musters of the severall Armies may be commanded to attend the said Committee or Commissioners That thereby the Arrears of any person of this Army incurred in other Armies or Garrisons who by his or their continuall attendance upon the service have not had their Accounts audited and stated may now be fully accounted for without further trouble And for as much as the Accounts of many who are now Members of this Army and have formerly served the Parliament under other Commands through the neglect oâ— want of Musters losse of papers death of Officers taking of Garrisons c. and will be very difficult to be cleared to what they will be for the service under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax where Musters have been certain and Accounts better kept and such contingencies as afore-said have not happened We humbly offer that the said Committee or Commissioners may have such full Instructions that where Certificates from superiour Officers cannot possibly be obtained or other sufficient testimony had the oath of such persons may be taken and valid as to the stating of their Accounts And in regard there remains a dissatisfaction upon the Army grounded upon the Instructions made for the auditing of our Accounts and published at the Randezvouz of the Army 〈◊〉 Triplee-Heath in order to ouâ— saâ—iâ—faction wherâ—â—â— caâ—e is 〈◊〉 for the 〈…〉 â—â—â—es have been â—â—ceived and Quarters no◠〈◊〉 dingâ—◠〈…〉 â—â—ce taken of payment of Quarter◠〈◊〉 â—ny 〈◊〉 beyond our proâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—â—ay received or any râ—â—aâ—d had of the 〈…〉 â—eamiâ—â—es we have been upon in tâ—mes of 〈…〉 viz. â—â—fficulâ— Marches continuall Motions and tedious Leâ—guers c. whereby the greatnesse of our Body or closenesse of posture in quartering there hath beene â—â—h scarcity in provision that both Officers and Souldiers have beene put to extream expences in procuring necessaries to live upon and all this at such time when no moneys have been sent us and hereupon proceed made to the several large deductions thereafter specified which we neither then nor yet can see good grounds for We humbly offer That the two Houses will be pleased to reassume the Consideration of the said Instructions and think upon some expedient whereby our Deductions for free Quarter may be moderated as to the Instructions afore-said and that no person who hath constantly paid Quarters may be put upon any Deduction or any Officer be accountable for any thing save that which particularly concerns himselfe And further we desire there may be effectuall course provision made for the stating the accompts and securing the Arreares of those the Souldiers of the Kingdom who have faithfully served the Kingdom and concurred with this Armie in their late Engagement That whereas divers of the Horsemen of this Army upon the losse of their Horses in the Parliaments service have at their own charge furnished themselves with others for the said service happily have againe lost certain of the said horses so bought whereby the State hath been served and the Souldiers much damnified We humbâ—â—â—esire the two Houses will be pleased to take it into their consideration that some convenient satisfaction may be thought upon for such as by sufficient testimoniall shall make it appear they have been damnified as aforesnid 2. That provision may be forth-with made and a visible security given to satisfie the Arrears of the Army in such way manner as may be least burthensom to the Common-wealth in order to which wee offer That Bishops Lands Deans and Chapters lands Forrest lands may be speedily set to Sale or otherwise made over for the use aforesaid or any other way the Parliament in their wisedoms shall think meet appearing satisfaction for the security of the said Army 3. That these may be an Ordinance for securing all and every person in this Army who have willingly served the Parliament from being imprested out of this Kingdom to any Forreign service and that no Horse-man shall be forced to serve on foot in any future Case and for the more reall effecting hereof we desire every such person as aforesaid as shall have a Certificate under the Generals or his respective Field-officers or Captains hand that he hath served in this Army which he may carry about him or keep by him or producing such a Ticket he may be discharged and that if any Officer shall detain any such person after the sight of such testimoniall there may be a certain penalty inflicted upon him 4. That the Ordinance concerning Apprentices freedom that have served the Parliament may bee made an Act before or at the setling of a Peace 5. That the Ordinance concerning provision for maimed Souldiers the Widows and Orphans of men slain in the Parliaments service may be made an Act. 6. That to the Ordinance lately passed for indempnity there may be an additional provision for saving harmlesse and indempnified the Army and all the Members of it as also all that have acted in concurrence with it for securing of them from all trouble question or prejudice for or concerning any thing done in upon or in pursuance of the petition of the army agreed upon at Walden in March last or upon the Papers finde then presented published from the army or any the things therein contained or for or concerning any thing spoken or done in relation to or in vindication of the army from the injuries or extremeties put upon it about the said Petition or since which additionall provisions we desire may together with the said Ordinances for Indempâ—ity be past into Acts at the setling of a Peace so as we nor others may not for what we have done or insisted on in necessary defence or vindication of our selves as Souldiers from â—â—ine or insufferable injuries and oppressions or in behalfe of the Common-wealth for the setling and securing of the Rights Liberties and Peace and safety thereof remaine subject to the malice or pressures of ours and the Kingdoms Enemies whom we have opposed upon any future advantage By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the Generall Councell of the Army John Rushworth Secretary Putney Septemb. 21. 1647. FINIS Die Lunae 27º Septembris 1647. VVHereas Matthew Simmons hath beene at great charges in printing the Declarations and Papers from the Army in one Volume It is ordered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled that the said Matthew Simmons shall have the Printing and publishing thereof for the space of one whole year from the date hereof And that none other shall reprint the same during that time John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum