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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84936	The propositions of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the officers in that army; made to the Right Honourable the Houses of Parliament, before their drawing back the quarters of the army to a further distance from London. Together with the copy of a warrant.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F224; Thomason E394_19; ESTC R201632	2,625	7

THE PROPOSITIONS OF HIS EXCELLENCY Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX AND The Officers in that Army MADE To the Right Honorable the Houses OF PARLIAMENT Before their drawing back the Quarters of the Army to a further distance from LONDON Together with the Copy of a Warrant LONDON Printed by Richard Cotes 1647. THE PROPOSITIONS OF His Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax And the rest of the Officers in that ARMY WHereas the Right Honorable Commissioners of Parliament have desired to know from us what things wee doe desire to be granted before our drawing back the Quarters of the Army to a further distance from London upon the granting whereof wee will ingage to draw back wee doe in answer thereunto humbly propose these particulars following as what are of present necessitie to us And doe wee at present desire to bee granted in order to the Armies and kingdomes present safetie in the further debate transaction and settlement of those other things contained in our former representations and papers which will require and may admit more time Upon the granting of which things wee shall willingly draw back as is desired to have those other matters debated and transacted at a further distance with deliberation answerable to the nature and weight of them 1 That the Parliament would bee pleased to recall the Declaration inviting men to desert the Army and promising their Arreares in case they doe so and to declare for future that whosoever shall desert their Colours or charges in the Army without the Generalls particular license and discharge shall not have any of their Arrears paid them 2 That the Army may bee paid up equally to those that have deserted it this wee desire may bee immediatly granted or resolved before wee draw back and to bee performed at least to the private Souldiers fully and in part to the Officers with all speed convenient 3 That those that have deserted the Army may bee instantly discharged and dispersed and receive no more of their Arreares till the Army bee first satisfied 4 That both Parliament and Citie may be speedily and effectually freed from the multitudes of Reformadoes and other Souldiers before mentioned that flock together in or about London by a speedy dispatch and discharging them from the Citie 5 That all such listings and raisings of new Forces or drawing together of any as in our Remonstrance and Papers are expressed and all preparations towards a new Warre may bee effectually declared against and suppressed as also all invitations or indeavours to draw in foraign Forces either from Scotland or other foraign parts 6 That the continuation of the Army in the pay of the State for some compitent time whiles the matters in debate relating both to the Army and Kingdom may be concluded and setled bee at present ordered and declared for before our drawing back and the same with all speed to bee effectually put into an established way that the Army may bee inabled to pay quarters for the ease of the Country where it must lie and the Souldiery the better kept from abuse to the Countrey and reduced to that good order and discipline which hath formerly beene happily kept in this Army though of late through want of pay and other just discontents with the late provocations put upon them unhappily interrupted 7 That during the same space the Parliament would resolve not to propose any place for his Majesties residence nearer to London then they will allow the quarters of the Army to bee Now for our former desire of present suspending the impeached members from sitting in the House 1. Whereas wee understand the house hath voted that it doth not appeare that any thing hath beene said or done by them within the house touching any matter contained in the Papers from the Army for which the house can in justice suspend them though if way were given and opened without breach of priviledge for us to charge them with and for others to bee examined and freely to testifie unto such things wee should not doubt to make such proceedings and practises of theirs in the House to appeare for which according to former presidents they justly ought and might bee suspended yet wee are so tender of the Priviledges of Parliament as that we shall at present forbeare to reply or presse further upon that point for the Houses proceedings therein upon their owne cognizance 2 Whereas the House hath Voted that by the Lawes of the Land no Judgement can bee given to suspend those Members from sitting in the House upon the Papers presented by the Army before particulars produced and proofes made though we thinke good Reasons may be given and presidents found to the contrary even in the proceedin●● of this Parliament as in the case of the Earl of Straffor● the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Lord Keeper Finch and others yet wee doe Declare That wee have both particulars and proofes against them ready to produce But considering that the proceeding thereupon will probably take up much time and the present unsetled affaires of the Kingdome in relation to those greater matters proposed by us doe require a speedy confideration Wee shall bee willing that those greater and more generall matters of the Kingdome b●● first considered of and setled before the censure of those Members bee determined and therefore because they may apprehend it some prejudice to them to have their particular charges given in and lye upon them so long undetermined we shall bee willing to forbeare the giving in of the particulars against them till they may without interruption to the generall Affaires be immediately proceeded upon but if the House doe think fit the particulars against them be first delivered in we shall be ready to doe it 3. Whereas we understand that the Members charged have desired leave from the House to withdraw themselves wee cannot but take notice of the modesty thereof so far as that we are contented therewith for the present more quiet proceeding to settle the perplexed affaires of the kingdome which without any private animofities against persons is our greatest end in what wee doe onely wee declare that as wee suppose the Gentlemen themselves from the same grounds that induced them to offer this will still forbear to offer the contrary till the matters concerning them be heard and determined or to make any new interruption or disturbance to the proceeding upon or settlement of the generall affaires of the kingdome so wee hope and shall confidently expect that the wisdome and justice of the House will not admit any thing to the contrary or leave it to an hazard thereof but will use sufficient care and caution against any such thing And for the bringing of those Members to tryall when the house shall judge is more seasonable and safe as before expressed Uxbridge June 22. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX and the Councell of Warre Signed Jo. Rushworth Secretary Vxbridge 27. Junii 1647. WHereas without order from the Generall or the Councell of Warre Commissary Cowly hath issued out Warrants to some hundreds within lesse then a mile of London to bring provisions from thence into the Army which he pretended to be to be Rendezvouzed between London Vxbridge whereas there was no such thing ordered either by the Generall or his Councell of Warre It is therefore this day Ordered by the Generall and his Councell of VVarre that the said Commissary Cowly shall stand committed and hee is hereby committed to the Marshall from whence hee is not to bee discharged untill he hath given satisfaction to the Commissioners for the City of London residing at Vxbridge John Rushworth Secretary To Captaine Lawrence Provost Marshall Generall