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A78600	A charge delivered in the name of the Army under the command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, unto the commissioners of Parliament with the Army, at S. Albans, June 14. 1647. and by them sent up to the Parliament, against several members of the Honorable House of Commons. Also a paper delivered to the said commissioners of Parliament, June 15. from his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the Army under his command, of some farther humble proposals and desires to the Honorable Houses of Parliament. Printed and published by the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the officers and soldiers of the Army under his command. St. Albans, June 17. 1647. Signed by me John Rushworth.	England and Wales. Army.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing C2050; Thomason E393_5; ESTC R201589	3,229	8

A CHARGE Delivered in the Name of the ARMY under the Command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Unto the Commissioners of Parliament with the Army at S. Albans June 14. 1647. and by them sent up to the Parliament against several Members of the Honorable House of Commons ALSO A PAPER Delivered to the said COMMISSIONERS of Parliament June 15. from his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the Army under his Command of some farther humble Proposals and Desires to the Honorable Houses of PARLIAMENT PRinted and published by the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and the Officers and Soldiers of the Army under his Command S. Albans June 17. 1647. Signed by me JOHN RUSHWORTH London Printed for Laurence Chapman IUNE 18. 1647. June 14. 1647. The Heads of a Charge delivered in the name of the Army under the Command of Sir Tho. Fairfax unto the Commissioners of Parliament now with the Army at St. Albans To be by them sent up to the Parliament Against Denzil Hollis Esquire Sir Philip Stapleton Sir William Lewis Sir John Clotworthy Sir William Waller Sir John Maynard Knights Major General Massey Mr. Glyn Recorder of London Colonel Walter Long Colonel Edward Harley and Anthony Nichol Esquire Members of the House of Commons joyntly or severally as followeth 1. THat contrary to the Trust reposed in them the persons above named Members of the House of Commons have joyntly or severally invaded infringed or indeavored to overthrow the Rights and Liberties of the Subjects of this Nation in Arbitrary violent or oppressive wayes and in this case where no pretence was or could be of the exigence of War or other necessity which might justifie or excuse the same and they have likewise endeavored by indirect and corrupt practises to delay and obstruct Justice to the great damage and prejudice of divers of the poor Commoners of England Petitioning for the same 2. That this Army being until the middle of March last in a quiet and orderly condition and posture free from any colour or appearance of distemper or disorder or from offence to any and ready upon reasonable satisfaction in their necessary dues for service past either quietly to have disbanded or else to have engaged in the service of Ireland The persons above named have joyntly or severally indeavored by false informations misrepresentations or scandalous suggestions against the Army to beget misunderstandings prejudices or jealousies in the Parliament against their Army and by deluding surprizing or otherwise abusing the Parliament to engage the Authority of Parliament to such proceedings as to put insufferable injuries abuses and provocations upon the Army whereby to provoke and put the Army into a distemper and to disoblige and discourage the same from any further engagement in the Parliament Service By all which and other the like particulars and proceedings of theirs the Peace of this Kingdom hath been eminently endangered and the relief of Ireland retarded 3. That whereas the Parliament might otherwise have had out of this Army an intire force and answerable to their proportion designed to have engaged for Ireland as aforesaid under their old Officers and conduct the persons above named for advancement of their own ends faction and designe to the prejudice of the Publike have joyntly or severally under pretence of the service of Ireland endeavored by such evil practises as before to break and pull this Army in pieces to the weakening of the power and indangering of the safety of the Parliament and Kingdom and have likewise endeavored to put the Parliament and Kingdom to the trouble hazard delay and vast expence of raising a new force as for that service 4. That with the breaking of this Army as aforesaid they have in the like manner indeavored under the pretence of the service of Ireland to raise a new force as before to advance and carry on desperate designes of their own in England to the prejudice of the Parliament and Publike and in p●●●ance of the same have endeavored to divert the forces ingaged as for Ireland and unto such their purpose as aforesaid here in England and have in like manner endeavored to have gained a power from the Parliament for themselves or some of them of diverting and misimploying those forces aforesaid and to raise new forces under pretence to guard the Parliament and not having obtained that have in like manner endeavored privately to lift and engage Officers and Souldiers or procure them to be listed and engaged without Authority of Parliament for the raising of and imbroiling this Kingdom in a new and bloody War and to interrupt and hinder the setling and securing the Rights Liberties and Peace of the Kingdom and for the setling upholding and protecting of themselves and their accomplices in their unjust oppressive and Factious designes and proceedings 5. That they have joyntly or severally invited encouraged abetted or countenanced divers Reformadoes and other Officers and Souldiers tumultuously and violently to gather together at Westminster to affright and assault the Members of Parliament in passage to and from the House to offer violence to the House it self and by such violence outrages and threats to awe and inforce the Parliament The several Heads of Charge the Army will by such Solicitors as they shall appoint when the House of Commons shall admit thereof make good in particulars each Head against some of the persons and some one head or more against each of the persons and shall shortly give in the several particulars against each person respectively which shall be made good by proofs the Army desiring to save and reserve to themselves the liberty of exhibiting any farther Charge against all or any of the said persons A Paper delivered to the Right Honorable Commissioners of Parliament now with the Army at S. Albans June 15. 1647. From his Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax and the Army under his Command Shewing I. THat in pursuance of the Representation delivered in we have prepared the Heads of a Charge against divers persons Members of the House of Commons to whom many passages in the said Representation do relate which we have delivered in to be speeded to the Parliament and shall when the Parliament shall have admitted thereof appoint fit persons on our and the Kingdoms behalfs to prosecute and make good the same II. That if the Parliament shall be pleased to admit these things into Debate and Consideration at the Desire of the Army in behalf of themselves and the Kingdom and to proceed thereupon for a general satisfaction therein we shall then desire 1. That the persons impeached in the said Charge may be forthwith suspended from sitting in the House without which we cannot reasonably expect such a proceeding upon any the things we have proposed as may probably bring the same to an happy or timely issue to the kingdom or our selvs or as may prevent the present Designs and practices so imminently indangering the Peace of this Nation if those same persons who have notoriously appeared most active in all the late proceedings to the prejudice and provocation of the Army and hazarding thus far the Peace of the Kingdom shall continue in the same power Judges of those things relating to the Armies satisfaction and Peace of the Kingdom 2. That there may be at least a Moneths pay immediately sent down to the Army for a present supply out of which the Army shall pay Fourteen days quarter for time to come and the other Fourteen days pay shall be accompted as part of Arrears And to this we must desire a present Resolution to be with us on Thursday next by noon at farthest 3. That if the Officers and Soldiers of the Army who have ingaged for Ireland or those who have deserted the Army and come to London have since then received more then a Moneths pay there may be so much more money sent down to the Army above the Moneths pay aforementioned as may make up that Moneths pay to the Army equal to what such Officers and Soldiers have so received at London or elswhere 4. That no Officers or Soldiers who have so deserted the Army shall have any more paid them as for Arrears until the rest of the Army shall first be satisfied in point of their Arrears 5. Whereas there have been several Designs and Endeavors without Authority from tne Parliament to raise and List new Forces within this Kingdom to draw together the Forces ingaged for Ireland and march them towards London and other secret practices to ingage the Kingdom in a second War We further desire That during the Debates and Transaction of this business betwixt the Parliament and the Army the Parliament would not suffer any new Forces to be raised within this kingdom or any Forces to be invited or admitted out of any other Kingdom to this or any thing else to be done that may carry the face of a new War or of preparations thereunto which may indanger or interrupt the present proceeding to the settlement of the Liberties and peace of this Kingdom 6. That the Parliament would be pleased without delay to put the things contained in our several Representations and Papers already given in into a speedy way of resolution and dispatch The present posture and condition of the Kingdom and Army As also of His Majesty himself not admitting Delays By appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho Fairfax and Soldiers of the Army under his Command Signed by me JOHN RUSHWORTH S. Albans June 17. 1647. FINIS