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A82141	A declaration of the engagements, remonstrances, representations, proposals, desires and resolutions from His Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the generall councel of the Army. For setling of His Majesty in His just rights, the Parliament in their just priviledges, and the subjects in their liberties and freedomes. With papers of overtures, of the army with the Kings Majesty, the Parliament, the citie, and with the souldiery amongst themselves. Also representations of the grievances of the Kingdome, and remedies propounded, for removing the present pressures whereby the subjects are burthened. And the resolution of the army; for the establishment of a firme and lasting peace in Church and Kingdome. Die Lunæ, 27. Septembris, 1647. Whereas Math: Simmons hath beene at great charges in printing the Declarations and Papers from the Army in one volume. It is ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that the said Math: Simmons shall have the printing and publishing thereof for the space of one whole yeare from the date hereof. And that none other shall re-print the same during that time. John Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing D664; Thomason E409_25; ESTC R204445	144,071	176

Enemy to his Army Read 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 keep the hirelings * As that of 26. moneths the Horse are behind 13 Moneths pay and now to have but two Moneths pay judge Heaven and free people God be 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 It is not better to dye lke men then to be enslaved and hanged like Dogs which must and wll be yours and our portion if not now looked unto even before our disbanding so you may plainly 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 do so now and that to him what will they not doe not only to him but to you if a course be not taken for our and your security 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 our grievances wee 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 been 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 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 Iustice and Iudgement 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 be granted it had better we had never been born or at least we had never beene in Armes but that we 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 A Copy of a Letter from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Right honourable the Earl of Manchester My Lord YOur Lordships Letter of the 28 I received yesterday with the Votes of both Houses inclosed therein Before the receipt thereof I had called the Officers unto a generall Councel of Warre to advise concerning the better transaction of the businesse and prevention of all inconveniences thereupon and when they were in consultation I communicated your Lordships letter and the Votes therewith sent unto them After much time spent in debate thereof this inclosed was delivered unto me by the Officers as the Result of the Councell of War which being of very great concernment I held it my duty to hasten unto your Lordships It is no small griefe of heart unto me that there should be any dissatisfactions betwixt the Parliament and the Army and that the late votes did not give satisfaction I beseech God to direct your Lordships to proceed with wisdome that things may be determined in love and this poore Kingdome free from further distraction which is the earnest desire of Your Lordships most humble servant T. FAIRFAX Bury May 30. 1647. For the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peers pro tempore Mr. SPEAKER HAving called the Officers of the Army to Saint Edmunds Bury I communicated unto them yesterday the Votes of both Houses and a Letter of the House of Peeres sent therewith concerning the disbanding of the Army After long consultation had thereof this enclosed was delivered unto me as the Result of the Councell of Warre where the Officers were very many and unanimous which being of importance I held it my duty to hasten the same unto you being much perplexed in my thoughts that dis-satisfactions betwixt the Parliament and the Army should rather increase then lessen I intreat you that there may be wayes of love and composure thought upon I shall doe my endeavours though I am forc'd to yeeld to something out of order to keep the Army from disorder or worse inconveniences I desire you to take some speedy resolution for the composing of things whereby the Kingdome may be happy in a timely deliverance from further distraction for the effecting whereof I could be content to be a sacrifice as the last service you can have from Your most faithfull and humble servant T. FAIRFAX Burie May 30. 1647. For the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Commander in Chiefe of the Parliaments Forces The Opinion and humble Advise of the Councell of Warre convened at Bury Saterday 29. May. 1647. In relation to the votes of Parliament communicated to us by your Excellency and the desires of our advice thercon Humbly Sheweth 1. THat upon the reports come to all quarters of the Army concerning the Votes and proceedings of the House May 21. As also of those on Tuesday May 25. we find the generallity of the Army as we are our selves much unsatisfied in the one and something amazed and startled at the other the first Votes of Friday coming much short of satisfaction as to the greivances of the Army then reported to the House and not taking any notice at all of some that were most materiall and the latter of Tuesday importing a resolution suddenly to disband the Army by peace-meale before equall satisfaction be given to the whole in any of the greivances or so much as any consideration had of some others most materiall And also before any effectuall performance of that satisfaction which the Votes of Friday seemed to promise as to some of the grievances all which we shall be readie upon a little time given us to represent to your Excellency more distinctly and in particular 2. That the said distraction and the jealousies occasioned upon the same proceedings as we feare and by some effects already appearing do find may unhappily produce dangerous disturbances and tumultuous actions amongst severall parts of the Army as they now lie dispersed and remote from the Head-quarters especially amongst those Regiments whose principall

Treaty however and then declare how unreasonable the Propositions were and that yet for the peace of the Kingdome his Majesty would Treate upon them but withall wished the said Treaty might be in London whether the King himselfe should come upon security He the said M. Holles adding that there was nothing in the world that the violent party meaning the well-affected party to the Parliament against the Enemy did so much feare as his Majesties comming to London which would be a certaine dissolution of their authority and power And the said Mr. Holles bad those said persons or one of them assure the King that if his Majesty knew as much as hee the said Mr. Holles knew his Majesty would take his Horse and be at London the next day or words to that effect And it being againe demanded whether if the King should be willing to come it would be accepted of He the said Mr. Holles thereto answered that certainely it would bee much opposed but yet hee the said Mr. Holles was confident that he and his party meaning some of the members above named and others should carry it and wished the King to put it upon that triall And the said Mr. Holles was desired by the said Earle of Lindsey Earle of Southampton and Lord Savill or one of them that he would be pleased to draw such an Answer in writing to the said Propositions as he desired the King should send and the said Earle of Southampton who was that night to lye in the Kings Bedchamber would perswade the the King to condiscend unto it and thereupon the said Mr. Hollas withdrew and either the same day or the next day following the said Mr. Holles accordingly carried in his hand unto the said Lords or one of them a paper ready written which as he said was such an Answer to the said Propositions as he had drawne for the King to send to the Parliament which was taken by the said Lords or one of them and carried to the King to be considered of and so much thereof as advised the Kings comming to London was laid by the King fearing to adventure himselfe but the rest of the said Paper the Lord Digby who writ the Kings Answer to the said Propositions made use of in the same words as the said Mr. Holles had set downe And the said Mr. Holles to ingratiate himselfe with the Kings party did about the same time revile the well-affected Members of the House of Commons declaring unto the said Kings party at Oxford or some of them that those well-affected Members which to render them the more odious as he conceived he named the violent Independant party had ill intentions and greater aversenes to Peace and that nothing would bee more pleasing to them then for the King to refuse the Propositions how unreasonable soever the same were and hee also then said that the Commissioners of Scotland were very weary of that violent party and that they being desperate to establish their Presbytery here as in Scotland made their addresses to him the said Mr. Holles and his party All which tended to the protracting of the said late Warr to the hindrance of an happy Peace and the said Mr. Holles did also after that receive from the Earle of Lindsey a letter written in white inke concerning some secret designe and kept it from the knowledge of the House from February till about July after when it was discovered by him that brought it but the Letter it selfe was by Mistris Holles said after hee had read it burnt And the said Earle of Linsey moved the King for a passe for the said Master Holles to goe to Oxford but the King refused to grant it saying that Holles did him better service in the Parliament then he could doe him at Oxford 2. That the said Mr Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton during the said late Warre when the said Earle of Lindsey went from the Tower of London to Oxford sent severall Messages of intelligence to the Earle of Dorset and Lord Digby thereby assuring them that they the said Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton did better service for the King here in Parliament then they could doe him if they were at Oxford And the said Sir Philip Stapleton desired that the said Earle of Dorset would preserve him the said Sir Philip and his friends in the good opinion of the party at Oxford which was then the Kings Garrison and he the said sir Philip would doe as much for his Lordship and his friends here with the Parliament and the said Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton the more to ingratiate themselves into the favour of the Enemy did of their owne accord without any direction of the Parliament draw up other Propositions then those mentioned in the precedent Articles which they affirmed were in their judgements fit for the King to grant and for the Parliament to desire and being so drawn up sent them privately to his Majestie without any authority of Parliament to warrant the same 3. That the said Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthie Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Major generall Massie Mr. Glyn M. Long Colonell Edward Harley and Anthony Nicholls in the Moneths of March Aprill May and June last past and at others times in prosecution of the evill designes in the severall generall heads mentioned have frequently assembled and mett together at the Lady Carliles Lodging in White-Hall and in other places with divers other persons dis-affected to the State without any authority of Parliament for holding correspondencie with the Queene of England now in France and her participants with an intent by such secret and clandestine treaties amongst themselves to put conditions upon the Parliament and to bring in the King upon their owne tearmes and having a great power upon the Treasure of the Kingdome have therewith maintained and encouraged by Pensions and otherwise the Queenes party in France thereby to beget a second and more bloudy Warre in this Kingdome and they or some or one of them assured the Queene 40000. l. per annum if shee would assist them in their designe and that they would doe more for the King then the Army would doe and that they would finde out some meanes to destroy the Army and their friends 4. That in further pursuance of the same evill designes they the said Mr. H●lles Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewes Sir John Clotworthie Sir William Waller and Major generall Massey by the combination aforesaid within the space of three monthes last past without any authority of Parliament Invited the Scots and other forraigne forces to come into this Kingdome in a Hostile manner to abett and assist them in the prosecuting and effecting of their said designes And the said Mr. Holles very lately sent to the said Queene of England then and still in France advising her amongst other things speedily to send the Prince into Scotland to march into this

no more he the said Sir John Clotworthy contrary to the speciall trust reposed in him held secret intelligence with the said Earle of Ormond by Cypher or Character without the consent or knowledge of those others in commission with him and many weeks after the time so limited was expired and about the same time hee the said Sir John Clotworthy held secret intelligence with George Lord Digby then in Ireland beyond the time prefixed and without the consent of the said other Commissioners and in order thereunto the said Ormond and Digby lately imployed one Slingsby to come into this Kingdome about a designe concerning the Prince as he pretendeth 14. That the said Sir John Clotworthy Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton by combination with the rest of the Members before named in further prosecution of the designes before mentioned well knowing that the Lord Lyle late President of Ireland was both faithfull and vigilant while he was trusted in the same Kingdome and had now this last spring made provisions ready to march into the field that the Lord Baron of Brohill Generall of the Parliaments Horse in Munster Col. Sir Arthur Loftus persons of honour and reputation of great fortunes in the said Kingdome lately came purposely into this Kingdome to exhibite and did exhibit many Articles of high treason against the Lord Inchiquin for betraying the Parliaments Army to the enemy as formerly he had done yet by the great power and violent interposition of the said Sir Clotworthy Mr. Holles Sir Philip Stapleton by the practice and combination aforesaid the said Articles have been obstructed and the businesse not suffered to come to a hearing and the said Lord Lisle hastily called out of Ireland and the power and command of the Parliaments forces in that Kingdome committed to the said Lord Inchiquin to the losse of this summers service and the expence of much treasure to make new preparations and whereas the said Lord Lisle being so suddenly called from thence as aforesaid did designe and depute Sir Hardres VValler Knight Major General of the forces there a man of known integrity and courage both for his service in England and Ireland and of considerable Fortunes there to take care of the said Lord Lisles Forces till the pleasure of the Parliament may be further known but the said Lord Inchequin upon the receite of a Letter from the said Sir John Clotworthy Mr. Holles and Sir Philip Stapleton or one of them or from some other person by their or one of their direction privity or procurement did expresse that hee had order or direction from London that no man that favoured the Independents under which name the said Lord of Inchequin hath comprehended all men that have shewed themselves opposite to Tyranny and Arbitrary government should have any trust or command there Nay although they were of another judgement yet if they would not prosecute the Independents they should not bee imployed there or words to that effect And under colour thereof the said Sir Hardres Waller and all others that had their Commissions from the said Lord Lisle while hee commanded were displaced to the discouragement of those and other faithfull persons to the Parliament and to the great dis-service and hazard of the losse of that Kingdome 15. That whereas a Committee of the House of Commons hath been lately appointed by the Parliament to consider of Propositions for the settling and preservation of Wales whereof the said Sir William Lewes and Mr. Glyn were and are Members and to report the same to the House They the said Sir William Lewes and Master Glyn with others of the said Committee did on the thirtieth day of April now last past without any authority of Parliament before any report made to the Houses of their owne accord in stead of settling and preserving Wales order that all Committees for Sequestrations should forbeare all proceedings of Sequestrations against all or any the Inhabitants of Wales And although some few persons were upon generall heads excepted yet by vertue of that illegall Order all the Commissioners of peace Commissioners of Association though never so active in pressing men and raising money for Forces against the Parliament all the Commissioners of Array that did or should at any time come in and submit to the Parliament or their Commanders in cheife all that had born armes against the Parliament unlesse they were Governours or other Officers of Warre that held some Towne Castle or Fort against the Parliament all disaffected and scandalous Mini●ters though in their Sermons they usually reviled and scandalized the Parliament and their proceedings calling them Rebels and Traitours and not onely incensing the people against the Parliament but usually taking up Armes and leading their Parishioners in armes upon any Alaram against the Parliament and many other desperate Delinquents have been and still are taken off and freed from sequestration and the said Order was sent to every severall Committee in Wales in severall Letters from the said Committee contrary to severall Orders and Ordinances of Parliament and contrary to the Rules of justice and equity which should impartially be administred as well in Wales as in other places of this Kingdome whereby the ill-affected Gentry and Ministery of that Country are growne so high insolent that honest men dare scare live amongst them so as that which was intended by the Parliament to settle and preserve Wales is by the practice of the said Sir William Lewes and Master Glyn perverted to the danger and destruction of it 16. That the said Sir William Lewis and Master Glyn have further ingratiated themselves with the Delinquents of Wales and prepared them for their said designes in manner following viz. hee the said Sir William Lewis hath within two yeares last past countenanced and protected many of the most notorious and dangerous Delinquents within the severall Countries of Southwales namely the Lord of Carbery and others in Carmarthinshire Master Crane and others in Glamorganshire Master Morgan late Knight of the shire Master John Herbert and others in B●ecknockshire Master Gwin Master Lewis and divers others in Radno●shire by freeing some of them altogether from compositions though sequestred by labouring divers Members of the House and of Committees to be favourable in compounding with others and to admitt of such to their compositions as were uncapable thereof And the said Sir William Lewis hath animated and incouraged some of the said persons to continue their fidelity unto the Kings cause promising them That if they would be friends with the King for him hee and his would be their friends in the Parliament in so much as his friends the Delinquents in those parts have lately looked upon him as a rising man when the King shall come to London which hath lately been their constant boasting And the said Sir William Lewis hath within two yeares last past caused divers that had been Commissioners for the King and had prest men and raised

The manner of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Officers of His Armie sitting in COVNCELL A DECLARATION OF THE Engagements Remonstrances Representations Proposals Desires and Resolutions from His Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the generall Councel of the Army For setling of His Majesty in His just Rights the Parliament in their just Priviledges and the Subjects in their LIBERTIES and FREEDOMES With papers of Overtures of the Army with the Kings Majesty the Parliament the Citie and with the Souldiery amongst themselves Also Representations of the grievances of the Kingdome and remedies propounded for removing the present pressures whereby the Subjects are burthened And the resolutions of the Army for the establishment of a firme and lasting Peace in Church and KINGDOME Die Lunae 27. Seytembris 1647. WHereas Math Simmons hath beene at great charges in Printing the Declarations and Papers from the Army in one Volume It is ordered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled that the said Math Simmons shall have the Printing and publishing thereof for the space of one whole yeare from the date hereof And that none other shall re-print the same during that time John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons in Aldersgate-street 1647. To His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Generall of the PARLIAMENTS Forces The humble Petition of the Officers and Souldiers of the Army under your Command SHEVVETH THat ever since our first ingaging in this service for 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 layn under many discouragements for want of pay and other necessaries yet have we not disputed their commands disobeyed their orders nor disturbed them with Petitions nor have there any visible discontents appeared amongst us to the incouragement of their Enemies and the impediment of their affaires but have with all chearfulnesse done Summer services in Winter seasons improving the utmost of our abilities in the advancement of their service And seeing God hath crowned our indeavours with the end of our desires viz. the dispersing of their publike Enemies and reducing them to their obedience The King being now brought 〈◊〉 our Brethren the Scots satisfied and departed the Kingdome all dangers seemingly blown over Peace in all their Quarters We imboldned by their manifold promises and Declarations to protect and defend those that appeared and acted in their service herewith humbly present to your Excellency the annexed Representations of our desires which we humbly beseech your Excellency to recommend or represent in our behalfe to the Parliament And your Petitioners shall ever Honour and Pray for your Excellency c. The humble Representation of the Desires of the Officers and Souldiers of the Army under the Command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Presented first to his Excellency to be by him represented to the Parliament 1. FIrst whereas the necessity and exigencie of the War 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 Ordinance of Parliament to which the Royall assent may be desired for our indempnity and security in all such cases 2. That Auditors or Commissioners may be speedily appointed and authorized to repaire to the head quarter of this Army to audite and state our accompts as well for all former services as for our services in this Army and that before the disbanding of the Army satisfaction may be given to the Petitioners for their arreares that so the charge trouble and loss of time which we must otherwise necessarily undergoe in attendance for the obtaining of them may be prevented we having had experience that many have been reduced to miserable extreamities even almost starved for want of reliefe by their tedious attendance And that no Officer may be charged with any thing in his accompt that doth not particularly concern himselfe 3. That those who have voluntarily served the Parliament in the late Warrs may not hereafter be compelled by press or otherwise to serve as Souldiers out of this Kingdome Nor those who have served as Horsemen may be compelled by press to serve on Foot in any future case 4. That such in this Army as have lost their limbs and the wives and Children of such as have been slain in the service and such Officers or souldiers as have sustained losses or have been prejudiced in their estates by adhering to the Parliament or in their persons by sickness or imprisonment under the Enemy may have such allowances and satisfaction as may be agreeable to Iustice and equity 5. That till the Army be disbanded as aforesaid some course may be taken for the supply thereof with moneys whereby we may be enabled to discharge our quarters that so we may not for necessary food be beholding to the Parliaments Enemies burthensome to their friends or oppressive to the country whose preservation we have alwayes indeavoured and in whose happiness we should still rejoyce The Officers present at the Debates following Viz. Liuet Gen. Hamond Commissary Ireton Col Hamond Col. Harley Col. ●ngoldesby Col. Whaley Col. Fortescue Col. Rich. Col. Butler Col. Hewson Col Lilburne Col. Okey Liuet Col. Jackson Lieutenant Colonell Pride Liuet Col Grimes Major Fincher Major Swallow Major Huntington Major Cowell Major Ducket Major Sedascue Major Waade Captain Brown Captain Groves Capt. Lawrence Capt. Jenkins Capt Morgan Capt Farre Captain Goff Capt. Reynolds Capt. Nevill Capt Pretty Capt. Ohara Capt Leigh Capt Coleman Capt. Young Capt. cannon capt Wallington capt Lieut Audley capt Liut Gladman capt Lagoe Lieut Lloyde Lieut Scottin cor Spencer At the Convention of Officers before his Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax at Saffron Walden March 21 1646. THe two Letters from the Committee of Lords and Commons for Irish affaires sitting at Derby-House the one dated the 17. the other the 18. of March instant and the severall votes of the House of Commons there inclosed concerning the sending of seven Regiments of Foot and four Regiments of Horse out of this Army into Irel. for the service of that Kingdom were read Whereupon his Excellency proposed unto the O●ficers this Qestion ensuing viz. Quest Whether they were willing with those under their Commands to ingage for the service of Ireland in the number of Horse Foot and Dragoons now proposed to be sent In order to which after some debate the first Quaerie propounded amongst the Officers was 1. Whether they were prepared at present to give a certain resolution to that Question Resolved Negatively Nemine contradicente 2 It was resolved and declared by all That whether they shall finde cause to ingage themselves personally in that service or no they shall in their severall places be ready to further and advance it amongst those under their respective commands Next there were severall things propounded by severall Officers

1647. To His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Knight Generall of the Army raised by the Authority of both Houses of PARLIAMENT The Humble Petition of the Officers of the severall Regiments lately drawn off Your Excellencys Army for the service of Ireland in the behal of themselves and their Soldiers SHEWETH THat your Petitioners formerly members of your Army by your Excellencies countenance and encouragement did draw off and engage our selves and souldiers for the service of Ireland and since that contrary to our expectation and as we humbly conceive your Excellencies knowledge there hath been very high affronts offered unto us by some of your Excellencies Army that came into our quarters and by a pretended authority from your Excellency and a speciall order ●rom some of the cheif Commanders in your Excellencies Army as they alledged did at that time draw away many of our Souldiers and have by false and scandalous suggestions and mis-informations endeauoured to seduce corrupt and draw away many more as doth appeare by the late losse of five companies and the great discouragement of all the rest from that service Which your Excellency endeavoured so much to promote manifested by that never to be forgotten expression which then fell from you Excellency that rather then the service of Irel. should be neglected or retarded you would willingly trayle a Pike your self And whereas it is by some persons or Pamphlets spread abroad declaring that we deserted the Army meerely on purpose to make a party to stand in opposition to the Army and so to involve and ingage this Kingdom in another bloody warre which our consciences tell us to the contrary and to give your Excellency and the world satisfaction we call God the searcher of all hearts to witnesse for us that such an intention never entered in or came neare our thoughts neither doe we know of any such inclination or have had such intimation from any of our superiours or from any others in the whole world We therefore make it our humble suit to your Excellency that as we have all along served your Excellency in your just undertakings for the welfare of this Kingdome with all integrity and fidelity we may not now be looked upon as enemies but as well wishers to the peace of this Kingdome and now ready if not obstructed with our lives fortuns to endeavour the relief of bleeding Irel. And to that purpose we furthur beseech your Excel to give command that no interception be made or interruption given to any person or persons imployed to London or to on our affaires by any of your Excellencies Army but that at all times free passage May be allowed to your Petitioners And as in duty bound we shall pray for your Excellencys happines c Wiliam Harbert col John Melvin Liuet Col. Richard Lunday Major CAPTAINS Nathaniell Short Barthol Helbye John Danklin Charles Awbery Thomas Morgan Liuet Wiliam Mathews Lieut. Tho. Vahan Walter Brough Wil Hodskins Peter Winchester Richard Onyon Edward Loe ENSIGNES James Short William East William Hall Thomas Robins John Stamp John Williams Math. Maderson Thomas Hodskins Nich. Kempson col Christ Packham Lieut Col. Fran. Dormer Major CAPT. Robert Fish Alexand. Frye Geo. Masters Abraham Clerk Francis Wels Lindsey Sharples Stephen coyne John Bistill LIEVT Robert Dormer Thomas Moone Jarvis Murrey George Hope Timothy clare ENSIGNES Robert Chaffe Andrew Finch Robert Batts Bryan Elton John Mackellan David Hollan Robert cloake SIR VVHereas at the last meeting of the Officers of this Army at Saffron Walden I declared in the presence of the Lords and Comors commissioners of Parliament to all the Officers then present as also to such Officers as have since that time come to the Head-quarters that they should make known to their severall Regiments the intention of the Parliament to send a considerable force of such of their Army that are willing to goe into Ireland for the reducing of that Kingdome desiring them also to make known my desire to advance that service and to prevent any hinderance thereof and that if any Officers stand not disposed to engage in person in that imployment yet that they would promote it in making known my desire and the Votes of both Houses for the encouragment of such as should engage in that service I doe therefore desire you to publish thiis Letter together with the said votes by reading the same unto your Regiment in expectation whereof I remain Walden Aprill 18. 1648. Your Assured Friend FAIRFAX THE APOLOGIE Right noble and Faithfull Generall VVEE who have for these two yeares past bin by your Excellence conducted through many dangers and by providedence hitherto protected who have often seen the devouring sword of a raging Enemy drawne forth against us threatning destruction to us now see them vanquished our selves seemingly setled in peace and safety are yet sensible of another more dangerous storm 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 only at our liberty but our lives also To whom next to our maker shall wee fly for shelter but to your Excellency the Patron Protector From what secondary meanes shall we expect our Deliverance but from thy hand that hath so often bin ingaged with us from that heart that hath as often been tender over and carefull for our security can we suffer and you not sympathize can we be proclaimed enemies and your Excellency remain secure O dear Sir let your wonted care for us be further demonstrated cease not to speak for us who together with 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 both it and the Autho s thereof perish but can the Parliament upon misinformation passe us for enemies and we not therein perceive our enemies design can we be satisfied with a complement when our fellow Soldiers suffer at every Assize for acts meerely relating to the Warre Is it not our lives we see 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 on our endeavours to free our selves but 't is another and a farre worse enemy we 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 Excellency if but in speaking in our owne behalfe When shall we see Justice dispersed without partiality or when shall the Weale of the publick be singly sought after and

Treaty in consideration whereof we have made it our care constantly to tend at the appointed times of meeting and to presse all dispatch therein And we canot but take notice that the proceedings on your part have been and are very slow and that little or nothing hath been done in the Treaty since our entrance thereupon and therefore in discharge of our Duty and the Trust reposed in us we do very earnestly desire that the Treaty may be effectually proceeded on with all expedition and the times for meeting punctually kept there being nothing that shall be wanting in us according to the power given us to further a work of so great importance and which may perfect a right understanding betwixt the Parliament and the Army By the appointment of the Commissioners residing with the Army Reading July 7. 1647. An Answer of the Commissioners of the Army to the Paper of the Commissioners of Parliament about a speedy proceeding BY the last Paper delivered in unto us from your Lordships at Reading July 7. we perceive you find that the Expectation of the Parliament and Kingdome is great upon the speedy progresse and happy issue of this Treaty We answer that we do really apprehend the same things with you neither can we but witnesse that you have constantly attended the appointed times of meeting and prest dispatch therein Neverthelesse we cannot but be very sensible that you seem to reflect upon us further then there is just cause in your taking notice that the proceedings herein should be slow and dilatory on our part as if we should not seem to desire and labour the quick and speedy settlement o the affaires of the Kingdome in a safe and well-grounded Peace as cordially as any persons whatsoever We shall therefore desire you to remember with what forwardnesse we have in the first place presented to you those things which we did in our hearts conceive necessary in order to a Treaty and without which being granted we could not with safety to the Kingdome and satisfaction to our selves proceed in Treaty and further prest you to present them to the Parliament with speed that a quick dispatch might be had therein as being in our thoughts the chiefest and surest way to prevent the engaging this Kingdome in a second War when contrary to our expectation we have found little effectually done in relation to our Desires in those things most concerning the safety and peace of the Kingdome To the end therefore wee may acquit our selves from being guilty of the delay you mention and that it may appeare to all men where the stick is of not proceeding in the Treaty to a settlement of the Peace of the Kingdome so much thirsted after by us all we thought fit to reminde you of these following proposals which we have formerly insisted upon and to which satisfaction is not given I. That there is nothing done with effect notwithstanding the Votes of the House to the dispersing of the Reformado Officers who continue in and about London ready to head Forces to the apparent hazzard of a new Warre II. That notwithstanding the Votes of the House for the speedy sending into Ireland or disbanding those forces which have left the Army and their speciall Order to the Committee at Derby House to take speedy care therein yet they are still continued in bodies in and about London and as we heare are daily listing more Forces pretending the service of Ireland III. That notwithstanding the Votes of the House of the tenth of June and those since of the fifth of July for the present purging of the House yet divers persons comprised in these Votes continue still to sit there So long as we remain unsatisfied in the two first of these particulars we cannot be secured from those doubts we have expressed of the danger of a new Warre especially if it be considered that the end of inviting so many Reformado Officers to London was to lay a foundation of a new Warre and was principally carried on by the designe of some of those Members of the house of Commons we have impeached And likewise that divers of the Officers and Souldiers which left this Army were procured by promises of pay and other ingagements which were likewise designed by the same persons aforementioned if possibly they might thereby have broken this Army And for the last what comfortable effect may we expect of a Treaty so long as the Parliament the supreme Judicatory of the Kingdome is coustituted of some that are men of interests contrary to the common good thereof from whom we can expect nothing but banding and designing to obstruct and frustrate all proceedings contrary to their interest though never so essentiall to the happy settlement of the Kingdome and if a seasonable remedy be not given herein we despaire of any good to the Kingdome by way of Treaty Signed By the appointment of the Commissioners of the Army W. Clerk Secre. Reading 7. July 1647. A PARTICVLAR CHARGE OR IMPEACHMENT In the Name of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX And the Army under his Command against Denzill Holles Esquier Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clothworthy Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Knights Major Generall Massie John Glynne Esquire Recorder of London Walter Long Esquire Colonel Edward Harley and Anthony Nicoll Esquire Members of the Honorable House of Commons WHereas on the fifteenth day of June last the Heads of a Charge were delivered in the name of the said Army unto the Commissioners of Parliament to bee sent up to the Parliament against the Persons above named Now in prosecution and maintenance thereof and according to the power thereby preserved It is in the Name of the said Army more particularly charged against the said persons as followeth 1. That the said Mr. Denzill Holles during the late Warre in prosecution of the evill designes expressed in the generall Heads or Articles formerly exhibited contrary to the trust reposed in him contrary to his Oath taken in June 1643. and contrary to the Ordinance of Parliament dated in October 1643. hath assisted the King in the late unnaturall Warre and held correspondency and intelligence with the Enemy against the Parliament in manner following viz. He the said Mr Holies being one of the speciall Commissioners for the Parliament to present Propositions of both Houses to the King at Oxford did privately and contrary to his instructions at severall times make his addresses unto the Kings party the ●●●●en in Armes against the Parliament namely unto the Earle of Lyndsey the Earle of Southampton the Lord Savill and others and did secretly plot and advise them against the Parliament and did intimate unto them or one of them that the said Propositions then sent unto his Majesty by the Parliament were unreasonable And the said M. Holles being demanded what Answer he would advise the King to make to the Propositions he the said M. Holles did advise that the King should demand a

Parliament extraordinary provided it meet above seventie dayes before the next Bienniall day and be dissolved at least sixtie dayes before the same so as the course of Bienniall-elections may never bee interrupted 4. That this Parliament and each succeeding Bienniall-Parliament at or before adjournment or dissolution thereof may appoint Committees to continue during the intervall for such purposes as are in any of these Proposalls referr'd to such Committees 5. That the Elections of the Commons for succeeding Parliaments may be distributed to all Counties or other parts or divisions of the Kingdome according to some rule of equality or proportion so as all Counties may have a number of Parliament Members allowed to their choice proportionable to therespective Rates they beare in the common charges and burthens of the Kingdome according to some other rule of equallity or proportion to render the House of Commons as neere as may be an equall Representative of the whole and in order thereunto that a present consideration be had to take off the Elections of Burgesses for poore decayed or inconsiderable Townes and to give some present addition to the number of Parliament-Members for great Counties that have now lesse then their due proportion to bring all at present as neere as may be to such a rule of proportion as aforesaid 6. That effectuall provision be made for future freedome of Elections and certainty of due returnes 7. That the House of Commons alone have the power from time to time to set downe further orders and rules for the ends expressed in the two last preceding Articles so as to reduce the Elections of Members for that House to more and more perfection of equality in the distribution freedome in the Election order in the proceeding thereto and certainty in the Returnes which orders and rules in that case to be as Lawes 8. That there be a liberty for entering dissents in the House of Commons with provision that no Member be censurable for ought said or voted in the House further then to exclusion from that trust and that onely by the judgement of the House it selfe 9. That the judiciall power or power of small Judgement in the Lords and Commons and their power of Exposition and Application of Law without further appeale may be cleared And that no Officer of Justice Minister of State or other person adjudged by them may be capable of Protection or pardon from the King without their advice and consent 10. That the Right and libertie of the Commons of England may be cleared and vindicated as to a due Exemption from any Judgement Triall or other proceeding against them by the House of Peeres without the concurring Judgement of the House of Commons As also from any other judgement sentence or proceeding against them other then by their equalls or according to the Law of the Land 11. The same Act to provide that grand Jury-men may be chosen by and for severall parts or divisions of each County respectively in some equall way and not remaine as now at the discretion of an under-Sheriffe to be put on or off And that such Grand Jury-men for their respective Counties may at each Assize present the names of persons to be made Justices of Peace from time to time as the Countrey hath need for any to be added to the Commission and at the summer Assize to present the names of three persons out of whom the King may prick one to be Sheriffe for the next yeare II. For the future security to Parliaments and the Militia in generall in order thereunto that is be provided by Act of Parliament 1. That the power of the Militia by Sea and Land during the space of ten yeares next ensuing shall be ordered and disposed by the Lords and Commons Assembled and to be Assembled in the Parliament or Parliaments of England or by such persons as they shall nominate and appoint for that purpose from time to time during the said space 2. That the said power shall not be ordered disposed or exercised by the Kings Majesty that now is or by any person or persons by any Authority derived from him during the said space or at any time hereafter by his said Majesty without the advice and consent of the said Lords and Commons or of such Committees or Councell in the intervals of Parliament 〈◊〉 they shall appoint 3. That during the some sp●●ce of ten yeares the said Lords and Commons may by Bill or Ordinance raise and dispose of what moneys and for what Forces they shall from time to time finde necessary ●s also for payment of the publick debts and damages and for all other the publick uses of the Kingdome 4. And to the end the tempor●●y security intended by the three particulars last precedent may be the better assured it may therefore be provided That no Subjects that have been in Hostility against the Parliament in the late warre shall be capable of bearing any Office of power ●s publick trust in the Common-wealth during the space of five yeares without consent of Parliament or of the Councell of State or to sit as Members or assistants of either House of Parliament untill the second-●ituniall Parliament be past III. For the present forme of disposing the Militia in order to the peace and safety of this Kingdome and the service of Ireland 1. That there be Commissioners for the Admiralty with a Vice-Admirall and Rere● Admirall now to be agreed on with power for the forming regulating appointing of Officers and providing for the Navy and for ordering the same to and in the ordinary service of the Kingdome And that there be a sufficient provision and establishment for pay and maintenance thereof 2. That there be a Generall for command of the Land Forces that are to be in pay both in England Ireland and Wales both for Field and Garrison 3. That there be Commissioners in the severall Counties for the standing Militia of the respective Counties consisting of Trained Bands and Auxiliaries not in pay with power for the proportioning forming regulating training and disciplining of them 4. That there be a Councell of State with power to superintend and direct the severall and particular powers of the Militia last mentioned for the peace and safety of this Kingdome and of Ireland 5. That the same Councell may have power as the Kings privy Councell for and in all forraigne negotiations provided That the making of warre or peace with any other Kingdome or State shall not be without the advice and consent of Parliament 6. That the said power of the Councell of State be put into the hands of trusty and able persons now to be agreed on and the same persons to continue in that power si bene se gesserint for a certain Terme not exceeding seven yeares 7. That there be a sufficient establishment now provided for the salary Forces both in England and Ireland the establishment to continue untill two Moneths after the meeting of

nigh two hundred miles for the more ease of all parts and that wee might give the better satisfaction to the Kingdome And being in this secure way and labouring after the suddain settlement of the Kingdome we had even brought to perfection the particular Proposals included in the generals of our first Representation to be sent to the Parliament for a finall conclusion of all our troubles And also had made good progresse towards the present reliefe of distressed Ireland by assigning a competent force both of horse and foot forthwith to have advanced for that service But the Kingdomes and our Enemies being most vigilant and active to prevent and frustrate those good intentions and endeavours of ours that they might carry on their former evill designes and under-hand practises and also preserve themselves from the hand of justice they have endeavoured to cast the Kingdome into a new and bloudy warre And for that end have procured the under-hand-listing of severall Reformadoes and others have contrived promoted and caused to be entred into by severall persons a wicked and treasonable combination as is sufficiently manifested by a Declaration passed thereupon by both Houses of Parliament the 23. of July last for the prevention of the disturbances that were like to ensue thereupon from which kinde of disorders the Citie had been well preserved during the space of almost foure yeares whilest the Militia was in the hands of the old Commissioners whereby it appeares there was cause for the Army to intreat the Parliament that the Militia might be returned into the hands it was in before as also for divers other good Reasons 1. The old Commissioners of the Militia that have been since left out were not onely persons with out all exception having been formerly chosen and approved by the Parliament and Citie but also men of whom the City Parliament and Kingdome have had above foure yeares experience in the faithfull discharge of their trust men that ever from the beginning in the worst of times and in the occasions of greatest difficultie had faithfully and constantly ingaged for and with the Parliament in this cause M●n that were alwayes most desirous of a Peace but of a safe and well grounded one and that had alwaies testified a great care to prevent all occasions of embroyling the Kingdome in a new Warre Now that on a suddain this trust which they had so faithfully discharged so long should be taken out of their hands and put into the hands of others some whereof at the best have been very coole in the service of the Parliament at the beginning of this Warre That this should be pressed and in a manner forced upon the Parliament with such importunitie from the Common-Councell that some out of every Ward should be assigned to sollicite the Members of the House of Commons every day as they went in and out at the House with professions that they would never leave the doore of the House till they were satisfied in their desires That they would not be contented with the Militia of the City of London onely unlesse they might have power also over that of the Suburbs and and out parts and all this before the peace of the Kingdome was setled or the Propositions sent to the King for that purpose These things ministred great cause of suspition that this alteration of the Militia was in order to a designe and to make the tearmes of the Peace and agreement with the King on which the security of the whole Kingdome and their posterity is to be bottomed more sutable to the private bargainings and undertakings of some men then to the publique welfare of the whole Kingdome in its security and prosperity for the present and in future times But this designe discovered it selfe more cleerely by such things as accompanied the pursuit of this alteration of the Militia and ensued upon the obtaining thereof At the same time that the alteration of the Militia of London was set on foot the same persons with as much earnestness pressed for the disbanding of this Army before any thing was setled for the security and liberty of the Kingdome At the same time the Common-Councell was new modulized and a Lord Mayor chosen that might suite with the present designe in hand At the said time under colour of differences in some circumstances of Church-Government it was earnestly endeavoured that such as had been constantly true and most faithfull to the interest of the Kingdome should be disabled to have any imployment in Church or Common-wealth either in England or Ireland and without any such colour or pretence divers persons were left out of the Common-Councell and Militia of eminent deserts and fidelity and others brought into their roomes that had either testified an ill affection or little affection to the Parliament and their cause and such as seeking to withdraw themselves from all imployment in the beginning of this Warre now at the winding up thereof are ambitious to thrust themselves into imployment with a designe as may justly be suspected to frustrate and overthrow in the close of all the fruit and effect of all the cost and bloud that hath been spent and spilt in this cause and after that with difficulty and not without reluctancy in the Houses of Parliament they had obtained the power of the Militia in the Citie of London and also in the out parts for the space of one yeare Many Officers and under Officers in the Trained Bands of known trust and fidelity were displaced and others of more doubtfull affections placed in their roomes little care was taken of the honour of the Parliament which was continu●lly trampled under-foot and their authority affronted by every rabble of Women Apprentices Reformadoes and Souldiers which latter sort of persons were thereby so incouraged to rise higher and higher in their tumultuous carriages against the House till at length it is risen to that height of barbarous and monstrous violence against the Parliament that they might set themselves on worke and the Kingdome on fire againe And now at length the designe appeares open faced and though the Militia be made as the principall ground of the quarrell yet by the late vowes and engagements set on foote before any alteration of the Militia and the pressing so much the Message of the 12. of May and the Kings comming to London to confirme the same shew that the Militia is desired but in order to that designe and to force the Parliament being wholly in their power to such Termes of peace as they pleased 2. In the next place when the interest of the Common Councell in their change of the Militia shall be claimed as the Birth-right of the City of London which they never had any colour to pretend to saving by the indulgency of the Parliament unto them since this Parliament in respect of the great use they have had of them and the many good services they have received from them It is time for

upon the P●blique Faith as otherwise for their service under the command of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax or any other respective command wherein they or any of them have formerly served the Parliament that so what shall appeare justly due upon the said Debentures may be made an unquestionable Debt unto them And for the more effectuall accomplishment thereof we desire that the respective Treasurers and Commiassries of Musters of the severall Armies may be commanded to attend the said Committee or Commissioners That thereby the Arrears of any person of this Army incurred in other Armies or Garrisons who by his or their continuall attendance upon the service have not had their Accounts audited and stated may now be fully accounted for without further trouble And for as much as the Accounts of many who are now Members of this Army and have formerly served the Parliament under other Commands through the neglect o● want of Musters losse of papers death of Officers taking of Garrisons c. and will be very difficult to be cleared to what they will be for the service under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax where Musters have been certain and Accounts better kept and such contingencies as afore-said have not happened We humbly offer that the said Committee or Commissioners may have such full Instructions that where Certificates from superiour Officers cannot possibly be obtained or other sufficient testimony had the oath of such persons may be taken and valid as to the stating of their Accounts And in regard there remains a dissatisfaction upon the Army grounded upon the Instructions made for the auditing of our Accounts and published at the Randezvouz of the Army 〈◊〉 Triplee-Heath in order to ou● sa●i●faction wher●●● ca●e is 〈◊〉 for the 〈…〉 ●●●es have been ●●ceived and Quarters no● 〈◊〉 ding●● 〈…〉 ●●ce taken of payment of Quarter● 〈◊〉 ●ny 〈◊〉 beyond our pro●●● 〈◊〉 ●●ay received or any r●●a●d had of the 〈…〉 ●eami●●es we have been upon in t●mes of 〈…〉 viz. ●●fficul● Marches continuall Motions and tedious Le●guers c. whereby the greatnesse of our Body or closenesse of posture in quartering there hath beene ●●h scarcity in provision that both Officers and Souldiers have beene put to extream expences in procuring necessaries to live upon and all this at such time when no moneys have been sent us and hereupon proceed made to the several large deductions thereafter specified which we neither then nor yet can see good grounds for We humbly offer That the two Houses will be pleased to reassume the Consideration of the said Instructions and think upon some expedient whereby our Deductions for free Quarter may be moderated as to the Instructions afore-said and that no person who hath constantly paid Quarters may be put upon any Deduction or any Officer be accountable for any thing save that which particularly concerns himselfe And further we desire there may be effectuall course provision made for the stating the accompts and securing the Arreares of those the Souldiers of the Kingdom who have faithfully served the Kingdom and concurred with this Armie in their late Engagement That whereas divers of the Horsemen of this Army upon the losse of their Horses in the Parliaments service have at their own charge furnished themselves with others for the said service happily have againe lost certain of the said horses so bought whereby the State hath been served and the Souldiers much damnified We humb●●●esire the two Houses will be pleased to take it into their consideration that some convenient satisfaction may be thought upon for such as by sufficient testimoniall shall make it appear they have been damnified as aforesnid 2. That provision may be forth-with made and a visible security given to satisfie the Arrears of the Army in such way manner as may be least burthensom to the Common-wealth in order to which wee offer That Bishops Lands Deans and Chapters lands Forrest lands may be speedily set to Sale or otherwise made over for the use aforesaid or any other way the Parliament in their wisedoms shall think meet appearing satisfaction for the security of the said Army 3. That these may be an Ordinance for securing all and every person in this Army who have willingly served the Parliament from being imprested out of this Kingdom to any Forreign service and that no Horse-man shall be forced to serve on foot in any future Case and for the more reall effecting hereof we desire every such person as aforesaid as shall have a Certificate under the Generals or his respective Field-officers or Captains hand that he hath served in this Army which he may carry about him or keep by him or producing such a Ticket he may be discharged and that if any Officer shall detain any such person after the sight of such testimoniall there may be a certain penalty inflicted upon him 4. That the Ordinance concerning Apprentices freedom that have served the Parliament may bee made an Act before or at the setling of a Peace 5. That the Ordinance concerning provision for maimed Souldiers the Widows and Orphans of men slain in the Parliaments service may be made an Act. 6. That to the Ordinance lately passed for indempnity there may be an additional provision for saving harmlesse and indempnified the Army and all the Members of it as also all that have acted in concurrence with it for securing of them from all trouble question or prejudice for or concerning any thing done in upon or in pursuance of the petition of the army agreed upon at Walden in March last or upon the Papers finde then presented published from the army or any the things therein contained or for or concerning any thing spoken or done in relation to or in vindication of the army from the injuries or extremeties put upon it about the said Petition or since which additionall provisions we desire may together with the said Ordinances for Indemp●ity be past into Acts at the setling of a Peace so as we nor others may not for what we have done or insisted on in necessary defence or vindication of our selves as Souldiers from ●●ine or insufferable injuries and oppressions or in behalfe of the Common-wealth for the setling and securing of the Rights Liberties and Peace and safety thereof remaine subject to the malice or pressures of ours and the Kingdoms Enemies whom we have opposed upon any future advantage By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the Generall Councell of the Army John Rushworth Secretary Putney Septemb. 21. 1647. FINIS Die Lunae 27º Septembris 1647. VVHereas Matthew Simmons hath beene at great charges in printing the Declarations and Papers from the Army in one Volume It is ordered by the Lords in Parliament Assembled that the said Matthew Simmons shall have the Printing and publishing thereof for the space of one whole year from the date hereof And that none other shall reprint the same during that time John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum