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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87606	A letter from the head-qvarters, at St. Albanes, communicating the proceedings of the generall councell of the Army the weeke past: setting downe such queries by the officers and souldiers, as were presented to the generall and councell. Written to a friend in London, November, 10.	Johnson, Richard, 17th cent.	1648 (1648)	Wing J814; Thomason E470_34; ESTC R205691	2,436	10

A LETTER FROM THE HEAD-QVARTERS At St. Albanes Communicating the Proceedings of the Generall Councell of the Army the weeke past Setting downe such Queries by the Officers and Souldiers as were presented to the Generall and Councell Written to a Friend in London November 10. Printed in the Yeare 1648. A Letter from the Head Quarters Sir IT is fit my service should last as long as your commands and since your desires are but the discharge of my ingagements to you it being my positive promise to communicate to you the Debates Results and desires of the Counsell and private Souldiery and Officers of the Army I heere send you what hath beene transacted since Saturday which transactions are very high and may doe much good for this Kingdome if God be but pleased ●o owne us in Counsell as he hath owned us in the Field the Regiments have delivered in their desires and some Queries to the Counsell and wee doe dayly expect some more from the Lieftenant Generalls Army which wee conceive will be as high as our Armies the Souldiers are growne to a great dislike of the Parliament and much doubt their owne safety under the hands of them and conceive they have great reason considering the mutabillity and unconstancy of their ●esolutions and are ready to say that the Majo● part of the now sitting Commons and the whole House of Peeres are as changeable as the Camelion vote an affirmative and as contrary with the same breath which wee believe is very dangerous to both Kingdome and Army and much tends to the ruine and destruction of both knowing very well that instabillity and changing is bid to be ware of by the wisest of men Medle not with them that are given to change for their calamities shall be great and who shal know the ruines of them but you shall receive the Queries and desires heere inclosed which wee conceive to be both reasonable and honest and much tending to the happinesse of both Kingdome and Army I am something in haste and cannot inlarge my selfe at present but in my next you shall receive a full account of all the pr●ceedings of the Counsell and Army from him who is Sir Your Friend to serve you R. Johnson Let my service I pray salute all our friends in Holburne Queen-street and Savoy Honourable VVEE shou'd and are worse be witched then the Galatians if wee should believe that this Treaty were any thing other then a snare to enslave and ruine and truely wee cannot but thinke a spirit of madnesse hath possessed the hearts of all those who believe this Treaty or a Treaty with those wee have conquered twice can any way prove propitious to us or this Kingdome there is none so blinde as those which doe not see slavery and bondage coming upon us and our Posterity as travell upon a woman with childe which wee cannot escape if this Treaty take effect therefore wee present our sence of it with all humblenesse to this Honourable Couns●ll in a few Queries desiring that they may be speedily taken into consideration as things that are the sole good and in which all our happinesse is wrapt up in First VVhether an Ordinance made by Parliament in a time unquestionable of freedome and liberties and in a full House upon mature deliberation and after many dayes debate and after all objections made against no Addresses to the King and a full Vote passed in the House to governe without Him Let it be judged whether the safety of a Kingdome can be free in the hands of such when they vote the contrary upon a tumultuous Petition and treat with and court our conquered Enemy 2. VVhat is an Ordinance of Parliament worth or will be accounted of by any if as soone as it s granted or upon any Rebellion or Insurrection though at a hundred miles distance it may be recalled what a slender ground and foundation nay upon what a broken reed doe and will men say they have built on all this while in venturing their lives and hazarding all that is deare unto them or in acting for the Parliament or by an Ordinance therefore we cannot thinke our selves in safety so long as things are thus carried Whether or no in the judgement of any indifferent men it can stand with the honour justice authority and gravity of the supreame Court of judicature and the great Counsell of a Kingdome when upon mature deliberation and waighty reasons in the most legall way when noe addresses have beene voted in a full House to the King and now addresses made he courted as one that hath not had the least finger in all ●hat innocent blou● that hath been shed when he himselfe hath confessed to be the Author of all and guilty of that bloud that hath been spilt in these 3 Kingdomes 3. Whether the Army can be in safety when those their knowne Enemies have the managing of this Treaty and are most forward to support that which will ruine us and our posterity 4. Whether the Army can bee in safety when the Counsell of the Citizens are the sole guide of the Parliaments transactions and the absolute influence into the Councells of the same and those of the Citizens too which are our profest enemies 5. VVhether the Army and Kingdome can be in safety when the desires and requests of the Malignants are so frequently granted and the onely men put in places of trust 6. VVhether the Kingdome and Army can be in safety or we ever expect a blessing from heaven so long as the chiefe abetter and maintainer of these wars live without punishment and be not brought to justice 7. VVhether there can bee safety for the Kingdome and Army so long as the Kings friends go abroad and are suffred to weare armes and pistols and murder our friends and are not put to death and brought to condigne punishment And now we conceiue that it is the sence of your Excellency and this Councell that the Kingdome is in danger if these things be not tak●n in your serious consideration and by your wisedome and care prevented we present unto you our humbledesire First that those which have beene the princip●l of the first and second war may be tryed by a Coun●cil of war as prisoners at war 2. That all those of both Houses who v●ted with those that would have further addresses may bee ●questred the House as well those of the Peeres as th●●e of Commons 3. That those Citizens which indeavoured the raising of an Army when we were at Colchest●r may be forthwith apprehended and brought to ex●mpla●y punishment being they indeavoured to rai●e without any Authority or Ordinance of Parliament 4. That the Treaty may not go on any further but may be speedily broke off and a course taken that no tearmes may be h●●kened to or offred to that Party but that speedy justice may be done upon Him and His adherents FINIS