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 Charge delivered in the name of the Army under the Command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, Unto the Commissioners of Par∣liament with the Army, at S. Albans June 14. 1647. and by them sent up to the Par∣liament, against severall Members of the Honorable House of Commons.

Also a Paper delivered to the said Commissioners of Parliament, June 15. from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Army under his Command, of some farther humble Proposals and Desires to the Honorable Houses of PARLIAMENT.

Denzil Hollis Esquire, Sir Philip Stapleton, Sir William Lewis, Sir Iohn Clotworthy, Sir William Waller, Sir Iohn Maynard, Knights; Major Ge∣neral Massey, Mr. Glyn Recorder of London, Colonel Walter Long, Co∣lonel Edward Harley, and Anthony Nichol Esquire, Members of the House of Commons, joyntly or severally as followeth.

FIrst, 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 indeavoured 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 Exi∣gence of War, or other necessity which might justifie or excuse the same;) and they have likewise endeavoured 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 untill 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 rea∣sonable 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 jointly or severally indeavored by false infor∣mations, misrepresentations, or scandalous suggestions against the Ar∣my; to beget misunderstandings, prejudices, or jealousies in the Parlia∣ment against their Army; and by deluding, surprizing, or otherwise a∣busing the Parliament, to engage the Authority of Parliament to such pro∣ceedings, 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 ingagement in the Parliament service: By all which, and other the like particulars and proceedings of theirs the Peace of this Kingdome hath been eminently en∣dangered, 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 owne ends, faction, and designe to the prejudice of the Publike, have joyntly or severally, un∣der pretence of the service of Ireland, endeavoured by such evill practises as before, to break and pull this Army in peeces, to the weakning of the power, and indangering of the safety of the Parliament and Kingdome; and have likewise endeavoured to put the Parliament and Kingdome, to the trouble hazard, delay, and vast expence of raising a new force for that sereice.

4. That with the breaking of this Army, as aforesaid, they have in the like manner endeavoured under the pretence of the service of Ireland, to raise a new force as before, to advance and carry on desparate designes of their owne in England, to the prejudice of the Parliament and Pub∣licke: and in pursuance 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 pre∣tence to guard the Parliament, and (not having obtained that) have in like manner endeavoured privately to list and engage Officers and Souldiers, or procure them to be listed and engaged without Authority of Parliament, for the raising of and imbroiling this Kingdome in a new and bloody War, and to interrupt, and hinder the setling and securing the Rights, Liberties, and peace of the Kingdome; and for the setling, up∣holding, and protecting of themselves and their accomplices, in their un∣just, oppressive, and Factious designes and proceedings.

5. That they have jointly 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 selfe, and by such violence, outrages and threats, to awe and inforce the Parliament.

The severall 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 severall particulars against each person respectively, which shall be made good by proofs; the Army desiring to save and reserve to them∣selves the liberty of exhibiting any farther Charge against all or any of the said persons.

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.