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A82124	The declaration of the armie under His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, as it was lately presented at Saffron-Walden in Essex, unto Major-Generall Skippon, Lievtenant-General Cromwell, Commissary-General Ireton, and Colonell Fleetwood, members of the House of Commons, and commissioners there for the Parliament, by Colonell Whaley, Colonell Rich, Colonell Hammond, Colonell Lambert, Colonell Okey, Colonell Hewson, and Major Disborow, with the names of two hundred thirty and more commission-officers annexed. Which declaration is to manifest and set forth to them, they being members of Parliament, and of the army, the armies reall love and diligent care to discharge that duty for which they were raised, as will manifestly appeare in time to all that wish well to mercy, peace, and justice.	England and Wales. Army.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing D642; Thomason E390_26; ESTC R201544	11,958	17

Filkens Nathaniel Chats Briant Smith William Ward Gabrell Earwood Ethelbert Morgan John Topping Roger Lewis Ralph Wilson Iohn Watson Iohn Nich●las Henry Dorney Edward Turner Francis Clarke Abraham Davis Thomas Daye Lieu. George Smith William Hill Lieu. Thomas Baker William Shelley Edmond Singleton Ran Warner William Gougha● Andrew Edwards Jenken Benam Iohn Beab George Jeckes William Farly Heugh Jenkins Iohn Miller Thomas Casinghurst Iohn Potter Mar Jubbs Cornets Peter Wallis Cornet Wig. Barrington John Spenser Thomas Euse Will. Whittington Richard Winstanley Thomas Barker William Quints James Wilson Christopher Kemer Iohn Clarke Samuell Parker Iohn Fox Iohn Ledbrooke Richard Essex Abel Warren Charles Whitehead Iohn Ward Iohn Southwood Henry Miles Ios Saberion William Cob. Richard Weeb Iohn Chyman Sammuell Balls William Rance quarter-Quarter-masters James Goodwen Thomas Savedge Edward Waren Henry Ward Robert Stanard Will. Williams Caleb Lee Nath. Philips Paul Chrisine George Sanders Q. Hurd John Due W. Miler John Kennet Will. Wilmate Rob. Agur●d Ensignes of Foot Charles Bolton Ensigne to his Excel Robert Smith Ensign George Clerk Sam. Wise Henry Williams Joseph Grovey Tho. Rawlins Thomas Lewis Ier. Camfield Lisle Thomas Wil. Bird Sam. Chase Will. Ererrard Iohn Mason Rob. Besdin Will. Jones Evan Jones Tho. Newman Morgan Portree John Davis Richard Bourn William Jayse Ferdinando Green Francis Farmer Henry Hoadworth Edward Houre Morgan Portree Tho. Newman John Davis Robert Munings Edward Evans Wil. Allen. Morgan Porter The Armies Petition To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Generall for the Parliaments forces The humble Petition of the Officers and Soldiers of the Army under your Command Sheweth THat ever since our first ingagement in the service for the preserving the power of this Kingdome in the hands of the Parliament we have in our severall places served them with all faithfulnesse and although we have laine under many discouragements for want of pay and other necessaries yet have we not dispared their Commands disobeyed their Orders nor disturbed them with Petitions nor have their any visible discontents appeared amongst us to the incouragement of the enemy and the impediment of their affaires but have with all cheerfullnesse done Summer service in Winter seasons improving the utmost of our abilities in the advancment of their service and seeing God hath Crowned our endeavours with the end of our desire viz. the disperseing of the publick enemie and reducing them to their obedience the King being now brought in our brethren the Scots now satisfied and departed the Kingdome all danger seemingly blown over and peace in all their quarters We imboldned by the manifold promises and Declaration to defend and protect those that appeared and acted in the service do herewith humbly present to your Excellency the annexed representation of our desires which we humbly beseech your Excelency to recommend or represent in our behalfe unto the Parliament and your Petitioner shall ever honour and pray for your Excelency c. The humble Representation of the desires of the Officers and Soldiers of the Army under the Command of his Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax presented first to his Excellency to be by him represented to the Parliament 1. Whereas the necessity and exigency of the Warr hath put us upon many actions which the Law would not warrant nor we have acted in a time of setled peace we humbly desire that before our disbanding a full and sufficient provision may be made by Odinance of Parliament to which the Royal assen may be desired for our indempnity and security in all such cases 2. That Audicers and Commissioners may be speedily appointed and authorized to repair to the head quarters of this Army to audite and state our accompts as well for our former service as for our service in this Army and that before the disbinding of the Army satisfaction may be given to the Petitioners for their arrears that for the charge trouble and losse of time which we must otherwise necessarily undergo in attendance for obtaining of them may be prevented we having had ●xperience that many have been reduced to miserable extremity even almost starved for want of releife by their tedious attendance and that no Officer may be charged with any thing in his accompts that doth not particularly concerne himself 3 That those who have voluntarily served the Parliament in the late warre may not hereafter be compelled by presse or otherwise to serve as Soldiers out of this Kingdome nor those who have served as Horsemen may be compelled by presse to serve on foot in any future case 4 That such in this Army as have lost their lives and the wives and children of such as haue been slain in the Service and such Officers and Soldiers as have sustained losses or have been prejudiced in their estates by adhering unto the Parliamen● or in their persons by sicknesse or imprisonment under the enemy may have such allowance and satisfaction as may bee agreeable to justice and equity 5. That till the Army be disbanded as aforesaid some course may be taken for the supply thereof with money whereby wee may bee inabled to discharge our quarters that so we may not for necessaries forc'd to be beholding to the Parliaments enemies burthensome to their friends or oppressive to the Countrey whose preservation we have alwaies indeavoured and in whose happinesse wee shall still rejoyce A Declaration of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament Die Martis 30. Martii 1647. THat the 2. Houses of parliament having received information of a dangerous Petition with representations annexed tending to put the Army in a distemper and muteny to put conditions upon the Parliament and obstruct the reliefe of Ireland which hath been contrived and promoted by some persons in the Army They do declare their high dislike of that Petition their approbation and esteeme o their good service who first discovered it and of all such Officers and Souldiers as haue refused to joyne in it and that for such as have been abused and by the perswasion of others drawne to subscribe it if they shall for the future manifest their dislike of what they have done by forbearing to proceed any further in it it shall not be looked upon as any cause to take away the remembrance and sence the Houses have of the good service they have formerly done but they shall still be retained in their good opinion and shall be cared for with the rest of the Army in all things necessary and fitting for the satisfaction of Persons that have done so good and faithfull service and as may be expected from a Parliament so carefull to performe all things appertaining to Hono●r and Iustice as on the other side it is declared that all those who sha l continue in their distempered condition and goe on in advansing and promoting that Petition shall be looked upon and proceeded against as enemies to the State and disturbers of the publike Peace Die Martis 30. Martii 1647. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament that this Declaration be forthwith printed and published Iohn Browne Cler Parliamentorum FINIS