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.

For the Speaker of the Lords House pro tempore, to be communicated to both Houses of the Parliament of England, and the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland.

Master Speaker,

THe sad condition and sufferings of divers well-affected to your affaires in the Kingdom is very grievous, & particularly the cases of James Simbal, Fran∣cis Wade, Robert White, and Roger Crab, as they are presented unto me, which hath induced me to present the inclosed paper to your consideration, wherein you may see the manner, nature and pretences of their sufferings, (as presented) and withall the exorbitancies of some in places of Judicature towards such, who in the worst of times exprest much affection and reality to your proceedings.

And I humbly desire you to move the House to take their condition into conside∣ration, if they be committed meerly for speaking words against the King in time of War (which thing I in no sort approve of, yet) it would doe well if the men might have some enlargement, so as they may not perish by a languishing imprisonment, & such cruell usage as some of them suffer, especially, considering the offences, for which they suffer, were but in expresse of zeale for your Cause, and that upon apparent provocation, from such (as I am informed) as were your professed enemies.

With all due submission to you, I desire their speedy enlargement; and freedome of their Estate.

Your humble Servant, Tho: Fairfax.

Putney, Sept. 12. 1647.