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present_v to_o his_o excellency_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n sighn_v by_o these_o adjutator_n john_n reynolds_n francis_n white_a edward_n chillendon_n tobias_n birdge_n richard_n nixon_n nicholas_n andrews_n john_n wilson_n nat._n underwood_n george_n stenson_n richard_n grant_v thomas_n rauling_n william_n young_a i_o hn_n taylor_n robert_n stedman_n john_n well_v john_n dobe_a edward_n vaughan_n william_n pryar_n thomas_n shepherd_n timothy_n thornbury_n john_n willoughby_n william_n jones_n edward_n twig_n henry_n gthe_v a_o declaration_n from_o his_o excellency_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n and_o the_o council_n of_o his_o army_n hold_v at_o putney_n sept._n 9_o 1647._o concern_v the_o fundamental_a authority_n and_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n whereas_o a_o member_n of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o this_o army_n have_v public_o declare_v and_o express_v himself_o that_o there_o be_v now_o no_o visible_a authority_n in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o 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those_o thing_n that_o be_v late_o do_v by_o they_o as_o a_o court_n and_o set_v such_o fine_a upon_o they_o for_o the_o same_o as_o shall_v be_v agreeable_a to_o justice_n which_o money_n be_v chargeable_a so_o proper_o upon_o themselves_o we_o presume_v they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o like_a excuse_n not_o to_o provide_v last_o since_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o for_o the_o speedy_a bring_n in_o of_o the_o money_n require_v upon_o the_o arrear_n there_o want_v not_o in_o the_o say_a major_n alderman_n and_o common-council_n either_o authority_n to_o levy_v it_o or_o ability_n to_o advance_v it_o by_o way_n of_o loan_n till_o it_o can_v be_v levy_v nor_o do_v the_o person_n from_o whence_o the_o arrear_n be_v due_a want_v ability_n to_o pay_v they_o but_o the_o only_a fault_n and_o defect_n lie_v in_o the_o want_n of_o will_n to_o the_o thing_n both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o and_o want_v of_o power_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o willing_a man_n to_o enforce_v it_o without_o which_o we_o see_v little_a hope_n that_o it_o will_v in_o any_o tolerable_a time_n be_v effect_v we_o therefore_o offer_v 3._o that_o in_o case_n the_o money_n be_v not_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o time_n limit_v the_o parliament_n will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v leave_n and_o power_n to_o the_o general_n with_o the_o advice_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o committee_n for_o the_o army_n for_o the_o levy_n of_o the_o say_a arrear_n together_o with_o such_o penalty_n and_o fine_a as_o the_o house_n shall_v find_v cause_n to_o impose_v as_o aforesaid_a or_o at_o least_o the_o penalty_n allow_v by_o the_o ordinance_n for_o that_o tax_n for_o the_o army_n and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d the_o money_n be_v not_o speedy_o bring_v in_o for_o the_o parliament_n to_o dispose_v of_o let_v we_o bear_v the_o blame_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o desire_v the_o rather_o because_o we_o have_v ground_n both_o of_o reason_n and_o evidence_n from_o the_o speech_n of_o many_o in_o the_o city_n to_o believe_v that_o in_o this_o long_a withhold_a of_o money_n the_o design_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o our_o enemy_n be_v to_o raise_v the_o army_n into_o distemper_n and_o the_o country_n about_o into_o a_o flame_n whereby_o at_o least_o to_o hinder_v and_o interrupt_v all_o proceed_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o parliamentary_a justice_n or_o settlement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o expose_v the_o parliament_n again_o into_o tumultuous_a violence_n of_o all_o which_o the_o danger_n be_v very_o evident_a and_o imminent_a if_o not_o speedy_o prevent_v by_o some_o such_o vigorous_a and_o effectual_a remedy_n as_o aforesaid_a by_o the_o appointment_n of_o his_o excellency_n sir_n tho_n fairfax_n and_o the_o general_n council_n of_o his_o army_n sign_v john_n rushworth_n secretary_n putney_n septemb_n 16._o 1647._o a_o representation_n from_o his_o excellency_n sir_n tho_n fairfax_n and_o the_o general_n council_n of_o the_o army_n express_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o army_n in_o relation_n to_o themselves_o as_o soldier_n in_o which_o they_o desire_v satisfaction_n before_o disband_v tender_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o commissioner_n oâ—_n parliament_n reside_v with_o the_o army_n sept._n 21._o to_o be_v by_o they_o represent_v to_o the_o parl._n right_o honourable_a in_o our_o representation_n or_o declaration_n send_v from_o st._n alban_n we_o do_v express_v in_o general_a term_n what_o we_o desire_v for_o the_o settle_n and_o secure_v of_o the_o right_n liberty_n peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o since_o then_o as_o the_o distraction_n and_o interruption_n we_o have_v meet_v withal_o will_v admit_v we_o have_v proceed_v to_o prepare_v and_o have_v late_o delive_v to_o your_o lordship_n in_o particular_a proposal_n in_o pursuance_n of_o these_o general_a desire_n and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o same_o end_n have_v in_o these_o set_v forth_o what_o our_o desire_n be_v in_o the_o thing_n which_o concern_v we_o as_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o in_o common_a with_o all_o other_o we_o shall_v now_o desire_v your_o lordship_n to_o remind_v the_o parliament_n of_o our_o humble_a desire_n in_o these_o thing_n which_o concern_v we_o as_o soldier_n and_o of_o our_o dissatisfaction_n in_o relation_n thereunto_o which_o remain_v upon_o we_o when_o some_o regiment_n of_o the_o army_n be_v vote_v to_o be_v disband_v for_o which_o purpose_n we_o have_v now_o prepare_v and_o do_v herewith_o tender_a to_o your_o lordship_n our_o particular_a desire_n in_o pursuance_n of_o our_o former_a paper_n publish_v before_o our_o come_n to_o st._n alban_n in_o order_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o security_n of_o the_o army_n &_o other_o the_o parliament_n force_n in_o point_n of_o arrear_n and_o other_o thing_n that_o concern_v we_o as_o soldier_n which_o we_o desire_v may_v be_v humble_o represent_v to_o the_o parliament_n to_o be_v take_v into_o a_o speedy_a consideration_n as_o may_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o the_o first_o article_n concern_v the_o present_a state_v of_o account_n and_o give_v debenture_n for_o arrear_n to_o be_v speedy_o put_v in_o execution_n or_o set_v in_o a_o way_n of_o dispatch_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o to_o be_v agree_v upon_o and_o provide_v for_o and_o include_v in_o any_o settle_n of_o a_o peace_n which_o we_o shall_v hearty_o pray_v for_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o his_o excellency_n sir_n tho_n fairfax_n and_o the_o general_a council_n of_o the_o army_n sign_v john_n rushworth_n secr._n putney_n septemb_n 21._o 1647._o putney_n septemb_n 21._o 1647._o first_o that_o a_o committee_n or_o commissioner_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o parliament_n to_o come_v down_o and_o abide_v at_o the_o headquarters_n of_o the_o army_n with_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o audite_fw-la and_o state_n the_o account_n thereof_o and_o to_o give_v debenture_n at_o well_o for_o the_o pay_n respite_v