Severall proposals or humble propositions delivered to the commissioners of Parliament residing with the army resolved upon at a generall councell of warre of the army under the command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, held at Reading, July 17, 1647 : with a letter to the lord maior, aldermen, and Common Councell concerning the disposall of the militia of London / by the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his councell of warre ; signed by John Rushworth ...

Severall proposals or humble propositions delivered to the commissioners of Parliament residing with the army resolved upon at a generall councell of warre of the army under the command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, held at Reading, July 17, 1647 : with a letter to the lord maior, aldermen, and Common Councell concerning the disposall of the militia of London / by the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his councell of warre ; signed by John Rushworth ...

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Severall PROPOSALS Delivered in to the Commiſſioners of Parliament reſiding with the Army.

A LETTER ſent from his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, and the Councel of Warre; to the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Common-Councell of the City of London.

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SEVERALL PROPOSALS OR HUMBLE PROPOSITIONS Delivered in to the Commiſſioners of Parliament reſiding with THE ARMY.

Reſolved upon at a generall Councell of Warre of the Army under the command of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, held at Reading, July 17. 1647.

WITH A Letter to the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Common Councell concerning the diſpoſall of the MILITIA of LONDON,

By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX and his Councell of Warre.

Signed by JOHN RUSHWORTH, Sec.

OXFORD, Printed by J. H. and H. H. and publiſhed for the ſatisfaction of the Kingdome, 1647.

Severall PROPOSALS Delivered in to the Commiſſioners of Parliament reſiding with the Army.

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THeſe ſeverall enſuing Particulars being conſidered, debated, and reſolved upon at a generall Councell of Warre, (his Excellency being preſent) wee the Commiſſioners of the Army were appointed in (the name and behalfe of them) to preſent the ſame to your Lordſhips and the Commiſſioners, to be tendred with all ſpeed to the Parliament; which we accordingly offer, and deſire your ſpeedy care therein, that ſo an Anſwer (according to the deſire and expectation of the Army) may be ſpeedily returned to theſe Particulars.

1. That there be an effectuall Declaration forthwith publiſhed to the whole Kingdome, againſt the inviting, & bringing in of any Forraign Forces, under any pretence whatſoever.

2. That the Army may be paid up equall with the diſſertors thereof, according to the late Votes of Parliament; And that the Army may forthwith be put into a conſtant courſe of pay, that they may not be burthenſome and oppreſſive to the Country: for the more ſpeedy performance whereof, we deſire, that the Houſe of Peeres would be pleaſed to concurre with the deſires of the Houſe of Commons (ſo often propoſed to them) for the reviving of the Committee for the Army; that ſo the Aſſeſſments and [Page] great Summes in arreares both in the City, and elſewhere, may be by their endeavour collected for the ſpeedy and neceſſary ſupply of the Army: And alſo, that the Treaſurers and the Committee at VVeavers Hall, may be ſpeedily called to an account, in what manner, and by what warrant, the two hundred and thirty thouſand pounds lately intruſted in their hands, have been in ſo ſhort▪ time conſumed.

3. That the Militia of the Citie of London, and the Committee for the ſame, may conſiſt of ſuch Perſons, and ſpeedily be returned into thoſe hands who formerly during the worſt of times have therein given large teſtimony of their fidelity to the Parliament and Kingdome; which beſides the reall ſecurity it will be to the Parliament and Kingdome, in preventing of dangers, aud preparations toward another warre; would conduce ſo much to the removing of iealouſies, and give ſuch a ground of confidence to the Army, as that we might the better diſpoſe it to larger Quarters in ſeverall parts, for the eaſe of the Country.

According to, and in purſuance of the Particulars mentioned under the fifth Head of the Repreſentation of the Army, wee do earneſtly deſire.

4. That all perſons impriſoned in England, or Dominion of Wales, (not for Delinquency in relation to the late warre, but for other pretended miſdemeanours) whoſe impriſonment is not by the regulated courſe of Law, but by Order from either Houſe of Parliament, or of Committees flowing from them; may be put into a ſpeedy, regular, and epuitable way of tryall: or (if the neceſſity of ſetling the generall affaires of the Kingdome admit not their preſent tryall,) that then they may have preſent liberty upon reaſonable ſecurity for their appearance at a [Page] certain day to anſwer what ſhall be charged againſt them in a legall way. And that when they ſhall be tryed, if they appeare wrongfully or unduely impriſoned; they may have reparation according to their ſufferings. In particular we deſire this may be done in behalfe of Lievetennant Colonell John Lilburne, M. Musgrave, M. Overton, and others in their condition impriſoned in and about London.

By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX.

Reading July 19. 1647.

John Ruſhworth, Secretary.

A LETTER ſent from his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, and the Councel of Warre; to the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Common-Councell of the City of London.

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My Lord, and Gentlemen,

IN the carrying on of the great buſineſſe of the Kingdome towards a generall and happy ſetlement; it hath been a fixed principle with us to make it our firſt endeavour with the Parliament; that all things tending to the engagement of the Kingdome in a ſecond Warre might be removed, before we could have a confidence to expect a good iſſue upon a Treaty with their Commiſſioners: which courſe of ours, although it might have ſome appearance of delay, yet by men, that are zealous of the Kingdomes good (we hope no endeavour will be iudged unneceſſary, that may ſecure the Kingdome from the danger of a new embroylement.

Wee are now come thus farre; that the moſt materiall particulars which we have in preparation to propoſe for the generall ſettlement of the affaires of the Kingdome, have been communicated to the Parliaments Commiſſioners, and we hope they are ſatisfyed that they contain in them things tending to a generall good, and to lay an hopefull foundation for a common Right and freedome to the People of this Land in future, and for a laſting peace amongſt us.

But before we can ſecurely intend, and without interruption apply our ſelves unto the proceeding and diſpatch of the Treaty thereupon; wee have addreſſed ſome humble deſires to the Parliament, which we have delivered into the hands of their Commiſſioners.

The paper conſiſts of three particulars, the laſt whereof (which is the Militia of the City) you being moſt imediately concerned, to the end you may ſee, we would aske nothing which relates to you, without giving you a iuſt [Page] accompt thereof, and all poſſible fatisfaction therein, we have alſo given a Copy thereof to your Commiſſioners to be herewith ſent unto you.

We ſhould not deſire this or any thing elſe of that nature, were we not perſwaded that what we deſire is ſeaſonable and neceſſary for yours and the Kingdomes good and quiet, and we ſhould willingly have been ſilent (as to this) but conſidering the iuſt iealouſies which lye againſt ſome perſons now authorized in the exerciſe of that power amongſt you, and thoſe attempts which have been made by ſome who would have engaged your City to a warre, had not your Lordſhip and the court of Aldermen and Common Counſell by your wiſedome prevented it, by getting thoſe Votes which were paſſed by the Militia, made null; we cannot in a caſe of this importance but deale freely with you in deſiring your concurrence with ours to the Parliaments, that the Militia may be changed into thoſe hands out of which it was taken, of whoſe care and fidelity to the publique there hath been ſo long and large experience, as few ages have paralleld. And if the intereſt we have ſo long fought for be ſtill the ſame. let it not ſeeme ſtrange, that we deſire both of the Parliament and City, that thoſe may be in places of ſuch a truſt who have given the beſt proofe of their courage and conſtancy in proſecution of the ſame.

Having thus farre declared our ſelves withall freedome and cleareneſſe to you, as we doe not doubt of your good acceptance of our intentions therein, ſo we deſire your forwardneſſe in a worke, ſo much tending to mutuall confidence, and to prevent the deſignes of any who would be glad to put obſtructions in the way to an happy concluſion, and envy nothing more then the continuance of a right underſtanding between you and us.

Reading July 19. 1647.

By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX. and his Counſell of Warre.

John Ruſhworth.

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Severall proposals or humble propositions delivered to the commissioners of Parliament residing with the army resolved upon at a generall councell of warre of the army under the command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, held at Reading, July 17, 1647 : with a letter to the lord maior, aldermen, and Common Councell concerning the disposall of the militia of London / by the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his councell of warre ; signed by John Rushworth ...

England and Wales. Army.

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— Severall proposals or humble propositions delivered to the commissioners of Parliament residing with the army resolved upon at a generall councell of warre of the army under the command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, held at Reading, July 17, 1647 : with a letter to the lord maior, aldermen, and Common Councell concerning the disposall of the militia of London / by the appointment of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his councell of warre ; signed by John Rushworth ..., England and Wales. Army., Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671..

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