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A75509	The apologie of the common souldiers of his Excellencie Sir Tho. Fairfaxes army. To him their noble and renowned generall, and to all the rest of the commission-officers. About which apologie the said armies commissioners were questioned, and imprisoned about two houres, by the House of Commons, the last of April, 1647. for delivering this apologie to their generall, and other of their chiefe commanders in London.	England and Wales. Army.	1647 (1647)	Wing A3558; Thomason E385_18; ESTC R201467	4,662	8

all difficulties and dangers that wee might purchase to the people of this Land with our selves a plentifull Crop and Harvest of Libertie and Peace but in stead of it to the great griefe sadning of our hearts wee see that Oppression is as great as ever if not greater yea and that upon the cordiall friends to the Parliament and us and to the just Rights and Liberties of this Nation that they with us are slighted abused beaten and dragged to Jayles yea to the utter ruine of their estates and losse of their lives yea the best and most candide intentions and actions of theirs and ours grossely and foulely misconstrued even to such a height as deserving no lesse then to be declared as troublers of and enemies to the State and Kingdome and such as have and are now the enemies of the Parliament and Kingdome are countenanced and honoured to be in places of greatest trust and are made Judges of them and us for our lives and estates yea and in the great affaires of the Kingdome sitting in the House of Commons though still under Sequestration they are made high Sheriffes Majors of severall Counties and Townes Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer as in Cumberland and the Countie of Durham c. From whence wee believe springs all our miseries and that so many of our fellow Souldiers that have been disbanded have been so rigorously dealt withall as * The high Sherife of Kent a man that was in the first Rebellion against the Parliament and by his means last Assize indicted a Colonel for taking of Horses Exeter 2 At Northampton ● Warwick 2 Alisbury ● And this Assize at Salisbury 9 London cōdemned ● All these wil be proved with many more instances imprisoned indicted and hanged for things done in time and place of Warre and necessitie of the Parliaments service required in their low condition and without which they could not have safely sat in the House of Parliament with their heads on● and the reason of all this wee judge is because our very enemies are made our Judges Yea such is our condition though wee be oppressed wee may not cry as it is too apparant when of late wee did in a humble and petitionarie way seeke to make knowne our grievances to our Generall such was our offence as that wee must presently without being heard be declared Enemies to the State though notwithstanding by these our enemies even such as have been Cavaliers in Armes have promoted and framed divers Remonstrances Petitions and Representations of dangerous consequence to the Parliament and Kingdome and that against their most reall and cordiall friends yet these have been accepted and great thanks returned them which holds forth to us a cleare designe to enslave all the honest party of this Kingdome and in them wee and you also Therefore brave Commanders the Lord put a spirit of courage into your hearts that you may stand fast in your integritie that you have manifested to us your Souldiers and wee doe declare to you that if any of you shall not he shall be marked with a brand of infamie for ever as a Traytor to his Countrey and an Enemie to his Armie Reade and consider was there ever such things done by a Parliament to proclaime us Enemies to the State as they have done about the late Petition The Lords and they could quickly agree to this though they will be very tedious when any thing is offered that is for the good of the Common-wealth and to keepe the hirelings * As that of 26 moneths the Horse are behind 13 moneths pay and now to have but two months pay judge Heaven and free people God judge of this great evill Wages and not to give them that which they have so dearely bought with their blouds and lives even his pay and not only so but to leave them to the mercilesse malice of their wicked enemies Is it not better to dye like men then to be enslaved and hanged like Dogs which must and will be yours and our portion if not now looked unto even before our disbanding so you may plainely see by this their malice is great yea against our most honoured Generall as that in the Lords House they did more then whisper he was a Delinquent If they doe so now and that to him what will they not doe not onely to him but to you if a course be not taken for our and your securitie before wee be disbanded wee leave to you to judge We have been quiet and peaceable in obeying all Orders and commands yet now we have a just cause to tell you if we be not relieved in these out grievances we● shall be forced to that which we pray God to divert and keep your and our hearts upright desiring you to present these things to the Generall as our desires 1. That the honour of this Army may be vindicated in every particular especially about the late Petition and reparations given and justice done upon the fomenters 2. That an Act of indempnity may be made for all things done in time and place of Warre 3. That the wives and children of those that have beene slaine in the service and maimed Souldiers may be provided for 4. Our Arreares under this Generall to be paid us our Arrears under other Generalls and to be audited and stated and security given for the payment 5. That we that have served the Parliament freely may not be pressed out of the Kingdome 6. That the Liberty of the Subject may be no longer inslaved but that Justice and Judgement may be dealt to the meanest Subject of this Land according to old Law Now unlesse all these our humble requests be by you for us your Souldiers and your selves stood for to bee granted it had better we had never been born or at least we had never beene in Armes but that wee had by the Sword been cut off from the misery we and you are like to undergoe So we rest in hopes of your faithfulnesse Your Souldiers FINIS

THE APOLOGIE OF THE Common Souldiers Of his EXCELLENCIE Sir THO. FAIRFAXES ARMY To him their Noble and Renowned GENERALL and to all the rest of the Commission-Officers About which Apologie the said Armies Commissioners were questioned and imprisoned about two houres by the House of Commons the last of April 1647. for delivering this Apologie to their Generall and other of their chiefe Commanmanders in London London Printed May 3. 1647. The Apologie Right Noble and Faithfull Generall WEE who have for these two yeares past bin by your Excellence conducted through many dangers and by providence hitherto protected who have often seen the devouring Sword of a raging Enemy drawne forth against us threatning destruction to us and now see them vanquished and our selves seemingly setled in peace and safety are yet sensible of another more dangerous storme hanging over our heads then ever the malice of our open enemies could have contained or their fury caused to fall upon us which unlesse diverted strike not onely at our liberty but our lives also To whom next to our Maker shall we flye for shelter but to your Excellencie the Patron and Protector From what secondary meanes shall we expect our Deliverance but from that hand that hath so often been ingaged with us and from that heart that hath as often being tender ever and carefull for our security Can we suffer and you not sympathize Can we be proclaimed enemies and your Excellencie remaine secure O deare Sir let your wonted care for us be further demonstrated cease not to speak for us who together with your selfe and in obedience to your Command have adventured all that is deare to us for the Kingdomes safety Hath any thing been desired by us that hath not beene promised or then we have just cause to expect if there hath then let both it and the Authors thereof perish but can the Parliament upon mis-information passe us for enemies and we not therein percieve our enemies designe Can we be satisfied with a Complement when our fellow Souldiers suffer at every Assiize for acts meerly relating to the Warre Is it not our lives we seeke For where shall we be secured when the meere envie of a malicious person is sufficient to destroy us Were our enemies in the Field with their Swords in their hands we should expect no more then a bare command and a divine protection in our endeavours to free our selves but 't is another and a farre worse enemy wee have to deale with who like Foxes lurke in their Dennes and cannot be dealt withall though discovered being protected by those who are intrusted with the Government of the Kingdome It is the griefe of our hearts that we cannot desire our owne security without hazzard to your Excellencie if but in speaking in our own behalfe when shall we see Justice dispersed without partiality or when shall the Weale of the publick be singly sought after and endeavoured Can this Irish Expedition be any thing else but a Designe to ruine and break this Army in pieces Certainly reason tells us it can be nothing else otherwise why are not those who have been made instruments in our Countries deliverance againe thought worthy to be imployed or why are such who for their miscarriages have been cast out of the Army thought fit to be intrusted and those Members of the Army ingaged and preferred to that Service when they are for most part such as had they considered their just demerits might rather have expected an ejection then employment We are sensible yea farre more sensible of the bleeding condition of Ireland crying aloud for a Brotherly assistance then those forward undertakers in this present Designe manifest themselves to be and shall willingly contribute the utmost of our abilities towards their reliefe when we shall see this to be the onely thing sought after and endeavoured but wee are confident that your Excellencie cannot but perceive this plot is but a meere cloake for some who have lately rasted of Soveraignty and being lifted beyond their ordinary Spheare of servants seek to become Masters and degenerate into Tyrants wee are earnest therefore with your Excellencie to use the utmost endeavour that before any other or future Propositions be sent to us your expectations may be satisfied which if they are not wee conceive our selves and our friends as bad as destroyed And shall your Excellencie or any other faithfull servant to the State be appointed for the Service of Ireland and accept of that imployment we must of necessity contrary to our desires shew our selves averse to that service untill our desires be granted the just Rights and Liberties of the Subjects vindicated and maintained Then as God and our owne consciences beare us witnesse we shall testifie to the Kingdome the integrity of our hearts to the service of Ireland and our forward actions in that imployment shall demonstrate the sincerity of our expressions Once more we are earnest with your Excellency for your assistance without which we are like to be wholly ruined and having obtained it may be enabled as in duty we are bound to expresse our selves your Excellencies and the Kingdomes most faithfull and obedient Servants Edward Saxby Commissioners for the Generalls Regiment Tho. Moore Commissioners for the Generalls Regiment Samuel Whiting Lieutenant Generalls Regiment Will. Allin Lieutenant Generalls Regiment Anthony Nixon Commissary Generalls Regiment Tho. Shepheard Commissary Generalls Regiment William Jones Colonell Fleetwoods Regiment John Casby Colonell Fleetwoods Regiment Nich. Lockler Colonell Rich his Regiment Joseph Foster Colonell Rich his Regiment H. Geathings Colonell Sheffields Regiment Edw. Starre Colonell Sheffields Regiment Tho. Kendole Colonell Whaley his Regiment John Thomas Colonell Whaley his Regiment Elias Box Colonell Butler his Regiment John Willowby Colonell Butler his Regiment 28. April 1647. A Second Apologie of all the private Souldiers in his Excellencies Sir Thomas Fairfax his Army to their Commission Officers SIRS WEE your Souldiers who have served under your Commands with all readinesse to free this our Native Land and Nation from all tyrannie and oppressions whatsoever and that by vertue and power derived from this present Parliament given not only to his Excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax our now present Generall but likewise under all the late Generals his predecessors under whom wee even the whole Souldierie have served both the State and you faithfully and diligently By which meanes God hath been pleased to Crowne us with Victorie in dispersing our common Adversaries so that wee hoped to put an end to all Tyrannie and Oppressions so that Justice and Equitie according to the Law of this Land should have been done to the People and that the meanest subject should fully enjoy his right libertie and proprieties in all things which the Parliament have made knowne to all the world in divers of their Declarations to which they have so often bound themselves to performe by their Oathes Vowes Covenants and Protestations Upon this ground of hope wee have gone through