I Can give you the title, but so that I must superlatively ac­knowledge the highest I, have written to you in the in­tegrity of my heart, I honour you so far as the Lord will make mee to honor you, In the businesse for which I was imprisoned, this is my comfort, that I have the testimony of a cleere conscience, and I did continue with the Regiment in their distempretures and dissatisfactions out of received and ac­knowledged conscientious grounds, and principles, according to my Letter to your Excellency in the time of the distempature, I have made my last plea to you and your present Counsell of War, and in it I have demonstrated (as in my judgement) that the present dealings with mee, passes an inevitable censure upon your selfe, I have yet a little hopes that you have a minde or desire to be subject unto truth, for indeed truth and righteousenesse is as purely Lord of you as it is of mee, or any one else to judge and condemne: I was almost three weeks imprisoned before I had any charge exhibited, which is contrary to the forme of your owne proceedings, I have declared in my narrative, the explana­tions and naturall causes of the Regiments distemper which if you or any godly impartiall man do well weigh, you will finde that fawning temporizing person had no just cause to father the distemper upon mee, because I own the Agreement of the people in my judgement, which some Officers of the Regiment subscri­bed [Page 4] at St Albans, and such who have carried themselves [...] ­strously, perfideously and treacherously towards mee in charging mee with A private discours [...], and judgement, as in my plea is expressed, and who did not carry themselves in an honest conscientious care to your Excellencie and the Regi­ment as is expressed in my plea God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the word in righteousnesse at which time wicked deeds shall have no glory in power and rules, God will destroy Machavell more and more even by a Law which is like unto fire which shall enter into the inmost parts. God will re­compence vengeance into the bosome of oppressers or of those that conspire in power, [nay indeed your power] to persecute, defame and destroy, I am, and have been very much troubled [not so much in relation to my selfe, for the Lord upholds me in integrity and much comfort in more then an ordinary care] for you and the Lord hath acquainted mee in my conversation with him in an inward testimony. That I must tell you these words. viz. That unles his hand be against some that are about you, and his understandings be against their understandings and his mouth against their mouth your power shall not be estab­lished in righteousnesse. I did desire of God, whither it should be so with you, and I heard an absolute voice answearing in these words. It is the pure and and un-defiled voice, and he said further how wouldst thou have comfort if my voice were not near thee, But I feare to write it so positively, but God said, feare not, for this shall be a token to thee that I give thee power in particular to call thee my God.

But I said I am weake and sinfull as considered in the flesh, but he said thou art certainly refining and to be gloriously refined, what a sad thing will it be when the Lord will make in­quisition for them that have been hurt unjustly by the unrighte­ousnesse of men who are suffered to walke in divers pleasurable waies to the destruction of others: This is my comfort that I can reasonably, really say whatsoever men or Devills may think of mee, though I am not without temptation, that I had rather be [...]d to the slaughter, then betray my judgement and understan­ding [Page 5] to my owne or any mans lust. I have read of certaine Al­sachins chiefe Judges in Italy that were to determine causes, and were to have one onely Cause set downe, and were never to know the person as Plaintiffe and Defendant, that they might do judgement without partiality; How excellently would you appeare if you would or could declare your selfe positively to owne the God of Shadrach Meshach, and Abednego, and not to owne faces countenances, titles and persons, but truth equally and impartially to all; you should as well heare the meanest Souldier or Officer as well as your owne heart, or anie person about you, suredlie you cannot chose but think you may (as well as other powers of old) have Astrologers, Magitians, Southsayers, that would betray all those that would not submit to their subscrip­tion, or to the Image that they have set up, & they would have the furnace heat seaven times hotter then before, rather then to loose the designe, and J cannot read that they could find out 3. men in the province of Babilon that looked another way: I have desired you to hear my busines your selfe in a former Letter but I am satisfied that God hath not made you free to it, I also desi­red a publique audience (though not on a Scaffold as some have faied) God condiscends in some nature or other to the meanest creature, your highest glory will be (if God shall make you free) to condiscend to heare any one, and see to come downe from your throne or power and manifest you owne the God of the whole earth who will certainly judge the world, I have read of a heathen King Artaxerxes who had a Hammon with him that took in hand to practice against those that did the King good, that were most faithfull to him, and at length God made the King see and confesse the practises of Haman, that he was lif­ted up with the glorious words of lewd persons (that were ne­ver good) who thought to have scaped the justice of God (be­cause they were great] who seeth all things and hateth evill which causeth many in authority to be partakers in innocent bloud, and to be enwrapped in remediles calamities beguiling with falsh [...]d and deceipt the innocency and goodnesse of Prin­ces and therefore Artaxerxes did take care that his Kingdome might be quiet and peaceable by changing purposes, judging [Page 6] things that are evident by more equall proceedings, This Haman was a Stranger [...]nd a Macedonian discended from the Persian bloud yet by many cunning deceipts sought the destruction of poore Mordecai, so I leave you to God before whom you, and I are equally naked and bare and shall appear before his judgment seat with this sincere acclamation, Iustice, Iustice [for my selfe and others] impartially and so I rest your

IN persuance of the Instructions, and Commands from the Parliament, I did with the other Commissioners, present the Bills and Propositians to His Maiestie at two of the clock this afternoone. The King was then pleased to say

He was assured that we could not expect a present answer, but he would take the same into consideration, and give his Answer within few dayes.

This is all the accompt I can returne your Lordship at present, which I desire you will be pleased to communicate to the House of Peeres, from