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england_n	army_n	king_n	scotland_n	7,134	5	8.6838	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40541	A remonstrance from his excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the armie under his command concerning their just and clear proceedings hitherto, in the behalfe of the Parliament, Kingdom, & themselves: and the evill and trecherous dealing they have found from the enemies to their own, and the Parliaments and kingdomes peace and freedome. Together with their present difficulties and dangers in relation thereunto: and their present resolutions thereupon. With the grounds of all these. By the appointment of his Excellency, and the generall councell of his army. Signed Jo. Rushworth, secretarie.	England and Wales. Army.; Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F227A; ESTC R200594	15,095	24

of them concerning as in other things so especially in this viz To have the King brought up to London without delay or any nearer approach of the Army And to al these the succeeding votes of the pretended Houses for the same thing did speedily e●…cho the same note Concerning which matter not to examin what al●…eration of the case since both Houses and both Kingdomes also of England and Scotland resolved that it was not safe the King should come to London until he had given satisfaction security to his people in relation to those publique ends for which so much blood and treasure had been spent we shall onely say thus much to these mens intentions and designes in the businesse That had the King come up to London as they have so oft desired and attempted it is apparent they intended and would have made use of it rather to lay the stronger foundations of a new warre upon the ruines of that publique interest contended for in the former and of all those that had with most candor clearnesse and simplicity of heart appeared and acted for the same then any way to settle thereby a safe and well grounded Peace And since they could not rationally expect so easie an obtaining of the Kings Person to London upon such a pretended Vote or Declaration of their desire thereof it is as evident that they could intend nothing thereby but a more plausible pretence and foundation of quarrel against this Army whereby to engage or incline to their assistance the Kings party and such others who might be catcht with the apprehension thereof as a speedy way to Peace the thing so generally longed for and by such assistance gained the better to ruine this Army and those faithful Members of Parliament who were retired to it For our parts we shall rejoyce as much as any to see the King brought back to his Parliament and that not so much in place as in affection and agreement on such sound termes and grounds as may render both Him and the Kingdom safe quiet and happy and shal be as ready as any to bring his Majesty to London when his being there may be likely to produce not greater disturbances but a Peace indeed And that such as may not with the ship-wrack of the publique interest be shaped and moulded onely to the private advantages of a particular party or Faction But bottomed chiefly on grounds of common and publique welfare security And if without regard to these considerations wee would have brought his Majesty with us to London in our late advance t●…ither which our enemies could not hinder or prejudice us in wee had no cause to doubt but as to men we might have had all the advantages which our adversaries promised to themselves thereby added to the strength and interest of the Army and have inverted the disadvantages upon them that they intended against us thereby So as his Majesties so much deared comming to London might have been much to their prejudice and our advantage and security if we had regarded onely our owne particulars But as at present out consciences beare cleare witnesses to our selves so wee hope God will in the issue make it cleare to others that we have not minded nor been acting our owne worke or interests but the Kingdomes and every honest mans in it Meane while to returne to our purpose wee thinke it is sufficiently cleared That the proceedings of those Members or the Major part of them that continued to sit at Westminster during the absence of the Speakers the Powers by them given the Forces thereupon levied and other preparations of Warre thereupon made were all designed and driven on in prosecution and maintenance of the said treasonable engagement and of the force done upon the Parliament or for the same ends and interest with them and to oppose the advance of this Army towards London for restitution of the Parliament to honour and freedome and indeed to raise a new warre in the Kingdome against the Parliament and their Army for the destruction thereof And the same may yet further appeare by this that those very Apprentices Reformadoes and others about the City who were the chiefe actors in the said engagement and tumult were afterwards most trusted and imployed and most active in their preparations for War By what we have here said and what hath been declared and published from us and from the Speakers and aforesaid Members of both Houses and by the whole series of our own and our enemies actions and carriages compared together it may appeare how tender we have been not onely of the Authority and just priviledges of Parliament and of the safety Peace and wel-fare both of the Kingdome and the City but even towards those our enemies themsel●…es seeking onely things necessary for the common good of the whole and that if possible without ruine or hurt to any and yet how maliciously and unworthily we have that while been dealt withall by those our enemies and by a factious and Powerfull party especially in the Parliament and City combining with them And what clear cause we have had both for all that we have formerly desired or done in prevention of our owne ruine and the Kingdomes disturbance and also what just grounds for our late advance to London The good service whereof especially in restoring the Parliament to a condition of safety honour and freedome thereby hath been without any seeking of ours acknowledged by both Houses with thanks to us and publique thanksgiving to the Almighty for it And a further trust hath been thereupon committed to the Generall for taking care with his Army to safe-guard the Parliament The Houses being thus restored to a condition of present safety Honour and Freedome Two things seeme clearly remaining to be done which our own and most mens expectations are most set upon viz. First to Vindicate the Honour Freedome and safety of Parliament from the like affronts and violences in Future and the Army and Kingdome from danger of the like disturbances whilst things shall be in a debate or treaty for a settlement and then to proceed unto a speedy settlement of the Peace of the Kingdome The latter of these is first in our intentions being nearest to the ultimate end And we shall earnestly desire that in order thereunto The proposals of the Army whereof the heades are published may be speedily considered and brought to a Resolution But considering that the debates of them may take up some time ere they be agreed o all hands and the framing of them into Bils and perfecting of the same will require much more Something must first be done in the former for a present security to the Parliament from like affronts or violence and to the Army and Kingdome from the like disturbances to the Peace thereof by any farther advantage which the time like to be spent in the setling of Peace may afford to our watchfull restlesse and we doubt implacable