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A95437	Tvvo letters from the agents of the five regiments of horse, the one to the whole souldiery of the Army, the other to some who sent unto them, to receive further information and satisfaction.	Everard, Robert, fl. 1664.	1647 (1647)	Wing T3463; Thomason E412_6; ESTC R203849	5,792	8

desires and in insisting upon sutable answers speedily lest you the people be confounded and perish by delayes and is this to divide and as for rending from Officers let it be remembred that though the souldiers acted without them at first yet those who were faithfull did afterward concur with them Gentlemen We doubt not but the hazarding of our lives together for our Countries freedome have so endeared us each to other and so imprinted the principles of common freedome in our hearts that its impossible to divide us each from other whilest wee insist upon the same principles and therefore wee presume to send that you might speeeily manifest your concurrence with us in a firme resolution to insist speedily upon the souldiers Rights Englands freedomes to be secured and setled that so neither the distressed Commons might any longer languish under oppression and their eyes fayle with expecting deliverance nor the Army be the object of p●verty contempt scorne and hatred But through the assistance of the Almighty God who we doubt not will beare witnesse to the Justice of the Case wee may proceed to procure redresse for these Grievances throughly and effectually and security for their native freedomes that so they may be in a capacity to raise our arreares for us chearfully and readily and by this meanes just peace common right and freedome might be firmely and securely established We shall adde no more but that the answer is much longed for by Yours c. For our honoured friends and fellow-souldiers of the severall Regiments under command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax these Honoured Gentlemen and fellow souldiers WEe salute you with all due respects we received your Message and rejoyce much to see you inquiring after Justice Common rights and freedomes though we are much troubled to heare that many should endeavour to hide the truth of yours and the Kingdomes Case and to induce you still to suffer the delatory proceedings that threatens destruction to the Army and whole Nation you desire satisfaction from us concerning the truth of the matters of fact related in our papers entituled The Case of the Army c. and we professe all that there is related hath been so publike that we wonder at the audacity of any to denye them we can appeale to your own experience for the truth of the most of those things mentioned is it not too too evident the neither we nor our Officers have been vindicated in point of honour or right concerning that Order and Declaration published against us for though by publike Declaration to the whole world we were aspersed and branded to posterity for enemies and traytors to the publike peace in print yet we have not as to the equity or right of our Petition or to our honour or fidelity to the state been vindicated answerable to the ignominy cast upon us to the world by a Declaration from the House Do not the poor Countries pittifull cryes and your non-payment of quarters witnesse that you have had no pay much lesse your Arreares Do not the manifest vexatious Suites at Law now depending against many that have engaged in the late warre testifie that there is no sufficient Indempnity Do not the dishonourable uncertaine provision for Widdowes maimed Souldiers c. manifest that no such provision is made for them as is answerable to our desires And for the common freedoms we are confident none will presume to averr that there are any setled And we desire you to consider that delayes have made the Kingdome almost sink already under their burdens and in a few weekes the Countrey for ought we know or can secure our selves of may serve us as once the Danes were served viz. cut our throates Now by this it is apparent that the first principles have been declined or neglected at least Touching the breach of the Engagement in dividing the Army to so great a distance each from other this is known to all And as for the breach of the engagement in respect of disbandment of the Trayne is it not evident 1. In regard the Muster-Master of the Traine hath Order to Muster no more in the capacity of a Traine 2. That the two Agitators of the Trame Mr. Tom●ins Mr. Robinson are appointed to be Captaines over two Companies to be raysed and placed in the Tower 3. That the two Companies of Fire-lockes for the Guard of that marching Trayne part of which is in Wallingford and part in Wi●●● have orders to march to the Tower and one that had little or no relation to the Army is to receive Adjutant Generall Deans Company to be Captaine over it 4. That four Quartermasters of Draught-horses have already listed themselves Officers in severall Companies and are providing to leave their charges in the Traine 5. That of eight Quartermasters of Draught-horses but one continues who will have the charge of some 60. horses to draw the Carriages of the Generall and Generall Officers only 6. That all the other Quartermasters that do not list themselves in Foot Companies or other plices are to be quite put off as also neere 200. Wagons that belong to the Quartermasters unlesse they will be private souldiers 7. That all the Pioneers and their Officers as also the Artificers viz. the Wheelers Carpenters Farriers Black-smiths Gun-smiths Fasket makers Rope makers Coller makers and ladle makers others are to be put off forthwith 8. That those Gentlemen of the Ordinance and Gunners and Matrosses that stand but not in the capacity of a Trayne are to be sent with severall Regiments having no particular Commanders appointed over them as Lieutenant Generall or Comptrolers to hear their severall addresses That Mr. Peters who belonging to the Trayn and is one of the most knowing men from whom intelligence could be expected informed all who enquired that the Trayne were to receive onely this moneths pay and to be disbanded so likewise Comp●roller Deane and every Colonell that was asked cencerning it As for refusing to stand as Englishmen for our Nations freedom and perswading the Souldiers and Agitators that they stood as Souldiers onely we suppose such arguings have been too publike at the head Quarters for any to have the face to denye it As for that unworthy scandall that we intend to divide the Army we do not onely professe that we abhorr thoughts of any such designe but we wonder that envy it selfe hath the face to cast this aspersion upon us We beseech you consider Is it to divide the Army to perswade them all and use our utmost endeavours to unite them in insisting upon the first principles whereupon we all engaged each to other that we would not divide each from other untill the common rights of the souldiery people were setled shall it be counted a designe to devide to endeavour such a speedy settlement of what we have declared that the designes of the common Enemy to divide us and perswade us to desert the Publique interest might be prevented believe it Gentlemen to perswade you to sit still while you want pay and the people their rights is to nourish discontentments in the Army and the people and to divide betwixt the people and the Army one part of the army from another D●th not experience witnesse that while you sit still distractiens increase dayly some blame one some another there are the seeds of division dayly sowne and hath not the King his Agents in all our Quarters ●o kindle and blow up the coales of heart-burnings divisions We question no● but the all seeing God will beare witnesse to the simplicity of our intentions We have now only one thing to desire of you that in what particulars soever you are unsatisfied you would acquaint us with them distinctly and that whatsoever may be suggested to you against us or whatsoever pretences shall bee that we represent your states falsly that in all such matters you would hear our answer before you passe judgment upon us And we are confident we shall make the uprightnesse of our hearts and actions in this case to appear beyond the contradiction of Envy it selfe Thus from former experience of your fidelity to the common Case of the Army the whole Nation promising to our selves that your exquiting into the bottome of our present Case is on purpose to se●le your resolutions to concur with us upon such sure foundations that you may stand against all opposition we shall only add a desire of your acceptance of the most cordiall affections of Your and all the Peoples faithfull servants Robert Everard George Sadler John Taylor George Garrer Tho. Beverley William Prior. William Bryan Matthew Wealy William Russell Richard Seale John Dober William Hudson Agents to the five Regiments GENTLEMEN WE mention not in this our Answer the publique and known declining of the Declaration of the 17. of Iune for purging the house nor that Remonstrance of Iune the 23. for paying the Army equall to those that deserted it nor the falling off from the Remonstrance on August the 18. wherein we protested that we would not suffer those that were guilty of such treasonable breaches of their trust in usurping the name and power of a Parliament and voting for a warre to destroy us and for the Kings coming to London upon his own tearmes to sit in Parliament and yet between 60. and 70. of those sit there and nothing is visibly intended to be done for their removeall These and many such we mention not as too palpable to be hidden and in this our Postscript we cannot but adde one desire more that you would consider the case of the Army stated joyntly and not judge according to cavils objections that may be made against words and clauses but to make a candid construction of every clause or sentence alwayes ayming to find out our sense and meaning FINIS

TVVO LETTERS From the Agents of the five Regiments of Horse the one to the whole souldiery of the Army the other to some who sent unto them to receive further Information and satisfaction Gentlemen and fellow Souldiers VVEE doubt not but our late endeavours to represent your condition to you and in yours the dolefull condition of the distressed Nation have come to your view and we question not but some envious some self-seeking and some prejudicate or deluding persons are attempting not onely to make evill constructions of the matter of that paper which we have offered and to misrepresent our intentions on purpose to preposses your spirits with prejudice as to prevent the impartiall view of your Case truly stated but also by aspersions and calumnies to alienate yours and the peoples affections from us and render us odious to you and them but we are much confident that it s still so fresh in your memories that the fowlest reproaches were most unworthily cast upon the Army by some that were then Members thereof and by the Parliament it selfe for our most harmlesse and most just Petition that you cannot be diverted by scandalls or groundlesse reports from the most impartiall enquiry after the reason and justice that 's propounded to you its probable your eares will be filled with objections and cavills against that paper that contains your Case but we desire you would observe or whether such cavils be against the substance or matter joyntly or any thing material not rather against circumstances manner of expression and whether the whole intent of the objectors be not onely to cover the neglects and declensions from our first principles with some plausible pretences thereby to feede you still with vaine elusive hopes of obtaining your own rights and the peoples freedoms without your appearing as formerly for their recovery but we know your own most sad experience beares such cleare witnesse to the truth of the most materiall things related that you cannot be deceived the Countries pittifull cries tell you there hath been no pay procured and their mournfull complaints and bitter groanes yea their loud-outcries against you as those who have co●zened them with fayre promises of reliefe and freedome witnesse to purpose that the Countries rights are not setled nor their grievances redressed the Parliaments inability to procure any good for you or the people testifie that the faith of the Army passed in our Declarations protests for purging the House is broken your backs and purses tell you there are no Arrears procured c. but if in any thing be doubtfull we question not to satisfie you and we hope you are so sensible that your deare native Countrey and your selves have pined away and consumed so long by feeding upon empty words and fayre promises that you cannot be induced to sit still any longer to hazard the ruine of your selves and the people but we professe our Consciences witnesse that we have dealt so plainly and candidly out of the integrity of our hearts without any selfe-interests or by-ends that we judge it vaine and useles to compose arguments inducing any to concurr with us but we are confident that the effectuall meanes offered in our paper for speedy security to the Army and people their rights and freedoms will plead sufficiently with every Heroick publick spirit to joyne heart and hand in so just an undertaking as is offered But it may be some would affright you from owning your Gase as it s now offered by suggesting that its irregular and disorderly for the Souldiers to joyne in any thing before th●ir Officers or that its contrary to Law for you to demand your rights or that its a resisting of Authority but we desire that our Declaration of Iu. 14 p. 4.5 might be reviewed wherein it appears that the Parliament hath declared that the equitable sense of the Law is supreame to the Letter and doth dispense with it when a peoples safety is concerned that all Authority is fundamentally seated in the office and but ministerially in the persons and that therefore it s no resisting of Authori y or Magistracy to side with the just principles and Law of Nature and Nations to preserve a people from perishing and let it be remembred that if you had not joyned together at first chose your Agents to act for you when your Officers thought it not safe for them to appeare you had beene now in no capacity to plead for your own or the peoples freedomes and let it be considered that Scotland associated in Covenant and so by consent composed an army to stand upon principles of right and freedome when they had no visible forme either of Parliament or King to countenance them and they were therein justified protected by their owne this Nation may not this Army expect justly to be in like manner protected and justified in their joyning together to insist upon the settlement of those freedomes which they have purchased with their bloud out of the hands of the Common-Enemy which God hath subdued by them But if any envious tongues shall bee blasting us with Anarchy clamouring that we intend to destroy Government in the Kingdom and Army and bring all into confusion we suppose the aspersion it selfe is so irrationall that it will rather give you the true Character of every such Aspersor then reflect upon us to our prejudice Let it be observed that the chiefe foundation for all our rights and freedomes which we are resolved most absolutely to insist upon is a certainty of a constant Parliament every two yeares and a certaine time for their sitting ending and a sure establishment of the just power that the people betrust to those their Representatives in their Election that they may make Lawes and repeale Lawes place and displace all Magistrates and exercise all other power according to their trust without the consent or concurrence of any other person or persons whatsoever and we appeale to all rational men whether in this we strive not for the freedome that we first engaged to maintaine But we hope we shal speedily give such clear evidence to the whole world of our resolutions to joyn with you and all the free-born people of this Nation to establish immediatly the undoubted principles and rules of equall and just Government that the mouth of malice it selfe shall be for ever stopped Now it may be when the Justice of our endeavours shall shine through all other reproaches some will be muttering that wee have designed to divide the Army or the Souldiers from the Officers but we appeale to your own consciences whether perswasions to be faithfull in observing our Declarations Promises and Engagement wherein we joyned unanimously tend to division is not this the summe of all that we have offered viz. That your own and the peoples necessities and the imminent danger of ruine or at least slavery to you and them calls you to renew your union in the former