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sign_v john_n rushworth_n secr._n at_o the_o head_n quarter_n at_o kingston_n upon_o thames_n aug._n 18._o 1647._o a_o declaration_n from_o his_o excellency_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n concern_v the_o excise_n whereas_o it_o have_v please_v the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n assemble_v in_o and_o by_o their_o declaration_n of_o the_o 28._o of_o august_n last_o concern_v the_o excise_n to_o appoint_v i_o to_o order_n and_o enjoin_v all_o colonel_n captain_n officer_n and_o soldier_n under_o my_o command_n upon_o application_n make_v to_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o speedy_o to_o suppress_v all_o tumult_n riot_n and_o unlawful_a assembly_n which_o shall_v be_v attempt_v or_o act_v in_o opposition_n against_o the_o commissioner_n of_o excise_n their_o sub-commissioner_n collector_n or_o officer_n in_o execution_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o excise_n and_o to_o apprehend_v all_o such_o ryoter_n and_o tumultuous_a person_n that_o they_o may_v be_v proceed_v against_o according_a to_o law_n in_o pursuance_n whereof_o i_o do_v hereby_o require_v all_o colonel_n captain_n officer_n and_o soldier_n under_o my_o command_n upon_o application_n from_o time_n to_o time_n of_o the_o say_a commissioner_n of_o the_o excise_n their_o sub-commissioner_n collector_n or_o officer_n unto_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o to_o be_v aid_v and_o assist_v as_o well_o in_o prevent_v of_o such_o tumult_n and_o riot_n as_o in_o the_o suppress_n thereof_o give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_v the_o four_o day_n of_o septemb_n 1647._o tho_n fairfax_n a_o letter_n from_o hampton-court_n contain_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o gracious_a answer_n to_o the_o proposition_n present_v to_o he_o from_o both_o kingdom_n right_o honourable_a the_o commissioner_n of_o both_o kingdom_n come_v hither_o on_o tuesday_n night_n last_o september_n 7._o instant_a &_o deliver_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o 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of_o the_o army_n which_o all_o rational_a man_n can_v but_o confess_v be_v much_o more_o reasonable_a and_o tend_v to_o a_o firm_a and_o settle_a peace_n and_o therefore_o his_o majesty_n desire_v that_o commissioner_n from_o the_o parliament_n and_o commissioner_n from_o the_o army_n may_v be_v sâ—nâ—_n to_o his_o majesty_n to_o treat_v with_o he_o upon_o the_o proposal_n from_o the_o army_n that_o a_o firm_a peace_n may_v be_v settle_v this_o thursday_n the_o 9_o instant_a the_o earl_n of_o pâ—mbrooke_n and_o major_a general_n browne_n return_v with_o his_o majesty_n answer_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n for_o it_o be_v toolate_a before_o they_o can_v return_v over_o night_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o commissioner_n that_o night_n the_o letter_n be_v direct_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o manchester_n speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la to_o be_v communicate_v to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n the_o like_a 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