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.

A Paper delivered to the Right Honorable Commis∣sioners of Parliament now with the Army at S. Albans, June 15. 1647. From his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Army vnder his Command.

Shewing,

I. THat in pursuance of the Representation delivered in, we have pre∣pared the Heads of a Charge against divers persons, Members of the House of Commons (to whom many passages in the said Representa∣tion do relate) which we have delivered in to be speeded to the Parlia∣ment, and shall (when the Parliament shall have admitted thereof) ap∣point fit persons to our and the Kingdomes 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 them∣selves and the Kingdome, and to proceed thereupon for a generall satis∣faction 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 reasona∣bly 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 selves, or as may prevent the present Designes and practises so im∣minently 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 farre 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 months pay immediately sent down to the Army for a present supply, out of which the Army shall pay fourteen dayes quarter for time to come, and the other Fourteen dayes 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 Souldiers of the Army who have engaged 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 downe to the Army (above the Moneths pay aforemen∣tioned) as make up that Moneths pay to the Army equall to what such Officers and Souldiers have so received at London or elsewhere.

4. That no Officers or Souldiers who have 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 severall designs and Endeavours, without Authority from the Parliament, to raise and list new Forces within this Kingdome: to draw together the Forces engaged for Ireland, and march them towards London, and other secret practices to engage the Kingdom in a second War; We further desire, that during the Debates and Trans∣action of this businesse betwixt the Parliament and the Army, the Parlia∣ment would not suffer any new Forces to be raised within this King∣dome, or any Forces to be invited or admitted out of any other King∣dome to this, or any thing else to be done, that may carry the face of a new War, or of preparations thereunto, which may endanger or inter∣rupt 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 severall Representations and Papers already gi∣ven in, into a speedy way of resolution and dispatch. The present posture and condition of the Kingdome and Army, As also of his Majestie himselfe not admitting delays.

By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax and Souldiers of the Army under his Command.

Signed by me John Rushworth.

S. Albans, June 17. 1647.