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A95478	Tvvo petitions to the Generals excellency, one from the county of Hartfordshire, concerning the papers of the five regiaments. And the other from Rutland, concerning tythes. Also a declaration about North-VVales, and the taxes and assessements; an order concerning his Excellencies life guard. Some votes presented to the Generall Councell. The Generalls letter to Mr. Speaker, for the keeping of promises, and ingagements, upon articles approved. Novemb. 1. 1647. These papers are examined, and printed, and published according to the ordinance of both Houses of Parliament. Imprimatur, G. Matt.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing T3523; Thomason E412_18; ESTC R203913	2,855	8

TVVO PETITIONS TO THE GENERALS EXCELLENCY ONE From the County of Hartfordshire concerning the Papers of the five Regiaments AND The other from Rutland concerning Tythes ALSO A Declaration about North-VVales and the Taxes and Assessements An Order concerning his Excellencies Life-guard Some VOTES presented to the Generall Councell THE Generalls Letter to Mr. Speaker for the keeping of promises and ingagements upon Articles approved Novemb. 1. 1647. THese Papers are examined and Printed and published according to the Ordinance of hoth Houses of Parliament Imprimatur G. Matt Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfi●●d neer the Queenes-head Tavern 1647. To His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX Generall of the Parliament ARMY raised for Defence OF THE KINGDOME The Humble Petition of divers your Excellencies and the Kingdomes most humble Servants of the County of Hertford Sheweth THat your Petitioners having received great satis●action and comfort from the solemn engagement of the A●m● at New●●arkes as also from many declarations and narrations solemnly set forth by your Excellency and Army under your command all tending highly to the satisfaction of the Kingdome and more especially to your Petitioners and all the friends and wel-w●●hers to your Excellency Army And observing that some well known to be much dis-affected to the Armies engagement Declarations and Kingdoms peace have upon view of a booke intitled The case of the Army truly stated had private meetings and long consultations to the great terror of your Petitioners and many other of the Kingdomes most reall servants Wee therefore most humbly beseech your Excellencies care that the indeavours of all those who upon the least occasions are ready to take all advantages to raise and foment new divisions may bee fru●trated as also that there may be a settlement of the Kingdom answerable and according to the solemn narrations and Declarations put forth by your Excellency and the Army under your command And your Petitioners shall humbly pray c. TO His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Captaine Generall of the Forces raised for the defence of the KINGDOME The Humble Petition of the Inbabitants of the County of Rutland Sheweth THat your Petitioners doe with all thankfullnesse acknowledge the great care pains taken by your Excellency to restore the liber●●es franchizes immunities of the free born Subjects of this nation Yet finding our selves greatly oppressed with the payment of Tithes our County being a champion County and the grearest part there of consisteth of tillage and ti●●● of all profits are there paid in kinde which in open seilds amounts to the fift part at the least of mens e●●utes to the great oppression ●nd burden of your said Petitioners because many suites in Law have beene commerced and prosecuted against divers of your Petitioners as also upon an Ordinance of Parliament bearing date the ninteenth of August 1647. giving power to the Justices of Peace to distraine and make sale of your Petitioners goods and to give treble dammages many Judgements being Procured and like to bee procured by some covetous and contentious Ministers and Impropriators residing within the said County if some speedy course be not taken for restraining them it will prove a yoke too heavy to be borne May it therefore please your Excellency to take into your serious consideration this our unseparable burden and greivance and these we humbly beseech your Excellency to represent in our behalfe unto the Parliam●nt for some course to bee taken therein as to their wisdomes shall seeme expedient And your Petitioners shall ever honour and pray for your Excellency c. By the advice of His Excellencies Officers A DECLARATION to the Knights Esquires and Gentlemen of North-Wales Gentlemen WHereas I am informed that there hath beene levied great summes of monies upon your Countries without any Authority of Parliament which hath much impoverished the inhabitants and will totally disinable them if the said levies be continued from paying their share of the six thousand pounds a month granted by Ordinance of Parliament for the subsistance of the Army which I see your County is willing to submit unto if they may be eased of all other unwarrented taxes I have therefore thought it fit to let you know That if you hereafter shall refuse the payment of any monies attempted to be levied without Ordinance of Parliament I ●●all not onely protect you in so doing but also call the actors to a strickt account And shall also desire you to informe me by a certificate under your hands of monies since the reducements of your Counties to the service of the Parliament have beene levied and by whose warrants that there may be such a proceeding against them as in justice their offences will deserve Papers presented by His Excellencies Officers to the Generall Councell Octob. 29. 1647. 1 Resolved that it be represented to the next generall Councell That this Commi●●ce doth concur it is not like to bee effectuall for the end in the firs● head expressed to propound the course there offered to the Parliament unlesse withall there may bee offered something for the setting downe of more moderate rates for compositions then in the last Propositions of both Kingdomes And that something be prepared by Sir H. Waller Col. Overton and Cap. Deane to off or to the General Councel and if it be there approved to bee tendred to the Parliament for some confideration of the Proposalls of the Army in that point of moderating Delinquents Compositions 2. Resolved that consideration be had of the bodies of Cathedralls and the lands of persons continued in exceptions by particular names to be offered for further security and the lands and Estates lying within this kingdome that belong to persons within the compasse of the Irish Rebellion By His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX WHereas I have received informations of the great burthen that lies upon the County by the supernumery Gentlemen of the life guard who are not upon roule but rides in the Troope in expectance of admittance which gives great offence I doe therefore thinke fit that you give present order and directions to all the gentlemen who are supernumery and not in the list of any Troope in the Army that they bee forthwith dismissed from quartering with the Troope untill such time as there can be sufficiency for their admittance into the lift of the life-Guard Given under my hand the 22. of Octo. 1647. T. FAIREFAX To Captaine Cromwell Captaine of the Life-guard Or Cap. Leiuten Ingram Mr. Speaker HAving lately received a Petition from divers gentlemen comprised in the Articles of Exceter and other Articles granted upon surrenders and confirmed or approved of by the House of Commons expressing their great sufferings and the many losses they have sustained by the breach or not performance of the said Articles I hold my selfe obliged to represent the condition unto you desiring that you will please to move the Honourable House that as they have by their Vote on Wednesday the 6th of May 1647. Declared their approbation of the said Articles they would beepleased to adde thereunto a command to all Committees and other persons whom it may concerne That they doe take notice of observe and not refringe the same And that the concurrence of the House of Peeres may bee desired therein as also in confirmation of all other Articles which the House of Commons have approved I also desire you to move the Honourable House of Commons that since by their Order on Friday 23 of Octo. 1647. They have forbidden the permitting of any persons who have adhered to the Enemy against the Parliament to come againe into any of their Churches or to bee admited into any of the Serieantes Innes Innes of Court or Innes of Chancery or to live in any of the said societies The House would be pleased to declare That the same order may not extend to the prejudice of any who have had Articles granted upon surrender of Garisons including that benefit and particularly not to the prejudice of those who being comprized within the Articles of Exceter have since compounded according to the Articles Sir My owne and the faith and reputation of the Army and publique justice being so much concerned in these things I am engaged and enforced thus to trouble you For which I humbly crave the pardon of the House And referring the particulars to their consideration I remain Your Hamble Servant T. FAIRFAx FINIS