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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86772	The humble petition of many officers lately drawne from the army for the service of Ireland, in the behalfe of themselves, and their souldiers, to His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight, Captaine Generall of the army raised by authority of both Houses of Parliament. Shewing the reasons why, and how they were drawne off. With a vindication of themselves against the scandals raised by some of his Excellencies army since their drawing off. Also, a letter annexed from the Generall to the severall regiments inducing them to engage in that honourable and just warre.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing H3472; Thomason E397_7; ESTC R201666	1,731	8

The Humble PETITION OF Many Officers lately drawne from the Army for the service of IRELAND In the behalfe of themselves and their Souldiers TO HIS EXCELLENCY Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Captaine Generall of the Army raised by Authority of both Houses of PARLIAMENT Shewing the Reasons why and how they were drawn off With a Vindication of themselves against the scandals raised by some of his Excellencies Army since their drawing off Also a Letter annexed from the Generall to the severall Regiments inducing them to engage in that Honourable and just warre July 8th LONDON Printed by E. Griffin 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 drawne off Your Excellencies Army for the service of Ireland in the behalfe of themselves and their Souldiers 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 from some of the chiefe Commanders in your Excellencies Army as they alledged did ●t that time draw away many of our Souldiers and have by false and scandalous suggestions and misinformation endeavoured 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 your Excellency That rather then the service of Ireland should be neglected or retarded you would willingly traile a Pike your selfe 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 Kingdome 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 sear●●er of ●●l hearts to witnesse for us that such a 〈…〉 never entered in or came neere ou●●●●ug●● neither doe we know of any such incli●●●●●n 〈◊〉 have had such intimation from any of our superiours or from any others in the whole world We therefore make it our humble suite 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 and fortunes to endeavour the reliefe of bleeding Ireland And to that purpose we further beseech your Excellency to give command that no interception be made or interruption given to any person or persons imployed to London or to the Parliament upon our affairs 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 Excellencies happinesse c. VVilliam Harbert Colonell John Melvin Lieut-col Richard Lundy Major Captains Nathaniel Short Barthol Helbye John Dunklin Charles Awbery Thomas Morgan VVil. Mathews Cap. Lieut. Lieut. Thomas Vahan VValter Brough VVil. Hodskins Peter VVinchester Richard Onyon Edward Loe Ensignes James Short VVilliam East VVilliam Hall Thomas Robins John Stampe John VVilliams Math. Maderson Thomas Hodskins Nich. Kempson Col. Christ Packham Lieut. col Fran. Dormer Major Capt. Robert Fish Alexand. Frye Geo. Masters Abrah Clerke Francis VVels Lindsey Sbarples Stephen Coyne John Bissill Lieut. Robert Dormer Thomas Moone Jarvis Marrey George Hope Timothy Clare Ensignes Robert Chaffe Andrew Fine● Robert Batts Bryan Elton John Mackellan David Hollan Robert Cloake SIR WHereas at the last meeting of the Officers of this Army at Saffron Walden I declared in the presence of the Lords and Commons 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 should promote it in making known my desire and the Votes of both Houses for the encouragement of such as should engage in that service I doe therefore desire you to publish this Letter together with the said Votes by reading the same unto your Regiment In expectation whereof I remaine Walden April 18. 1648. Your assured friend FAIRFAX FINIS