A Perfect DECLARATION OF THE ARMIE Agreed upon at their late Rendezvouz.

Sent up to the Parliament by Sir Thomas Fairfax, on Thursday last, and certain Propositions or particulars, wherein the Army desire to be further satisfied.

With the Protestation of Sir Thomas Fairfax. And his Or­ders for the security of his Majesties person.

Also the Copies of two Letters from the new Commissio­ners coming from the Parliament to the Army, and of the further treaty, and the Souldiers Resolution.

London Printed for B. A. 1647.

PAPERS FROM THE ARMY

SIR,

I Believe before this will have the happi­nesse to come to your hands, you will hear that the King is come to Newmarket, which intelligence may unto you in re­spect of distance of place fore-run that which was precedent in point of time, viz.

The Declaration of the Army which by the next you will receive at large. At the last Randezvouz the Souldiery entred into a so­lemn Engagement, and a kind of League, which tends only to get grievances redres­sed, at which time we understood not that the Parl. had proceeded so farre, as we since are advertized they have, for had the Army received certain knowledge of the late De­claration upon the Oroinance of Indemp­nity, and some other things, there had at least bin somthing altered, if not left out of the papers which were then agreed on, and since presented to the House.

On Wednesday last his Maj. attended with two Regiments of horse went from the L. Cuts her house near Cambridge to Newmarket, where his Maj. did earnestly desire to reside, for though he saith, he was carryed from Holmby against his mind, yet would he not return thither again, except he were forced. Whereupon the Gen. desired to be advertised by the Commissioners, who were all sensi­ble of the inconveniency of the place wher­in his Maj. now recided; yet said, they could not give any advice in this businesse, for [Page]that their powhr was extinct at his Majest­ies being taken away from Holmby, and af­ter some further debate between the Com­missioners, and his Excellency Sir T. Fairfax the said Commissioners shewing an appro­bation to his Maj. removal to Newmarket, & his Excellency gave order to Col. Whalley, as followeth:

Col. Whalley, I desire you to attend his Maj. and the Commissioners with your own Re­giment and the Lieutenant Generals to Newmarket.

Given under my hand at Cambridge, June 8. 1647.
T. FAIRFAX.

Another Letter from the Army.

SIR,

AT his Majesties coming to Newmar­ket, by the way as he marched thither from the Lady Cuts house, in some Villages as he past, the people strewed the ways with boughs, green rushes, and the like, making some acclamations of joy.

The Earl of Nottingham and all the rest of [Page]The Commissioners from the Parliament are expected at Cambridge this night, and the Generall hath appointed a Randezvouz of the whole army on Triple Heath to morow where the whole matter of the proceeding of the Army will be set forth to the Com­missioners: there hath bin great question made about the Kings being fetcht from Holmby, and some have not stvck to tel Cor­net Joyce that he deserves to lose that about his shoulders, for presuming to act what he did in that busines, the whole matter being examined before his Maj. and the Commissi­oners.

The Generall fearing some inconvenien­cy might happen, in case his Majesty went through Cambridge, sent to Colonell Whalley as he was on his march, to go some other way, which was done accordingly, and His Maiesty and the Commissioners came safe­ly thither the same night, where they found all things prepared, (as the time would ad­mit) for entertainment of persons of that quality.

Cambridge June 7. 1647. at 9 at night.
Yours, J. H.

Certain Heads of the Souldiers Declaration and Propositions, whereof the Papers at large were sent up to the House, enclosed in a Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax on Munday last.

FIrst, that they have with great hazzard and difficulty faithfully discharged their duties (as souldiers) to this Kingdome in its greatest extremity. 2. That they desire to prevent su­ture inconveniencies, and that there may be peace in the Kingdome.

3. That their grievances being redressed, they shall willingly and readily disband, or bee other­wise disposed of, according to the pleasure of the two Houses of Parliament.

4. That what hath bin already acted by them this way, is for the good of the Kingdome, and their owne safety.

5. That what was agreed upon, as the Resalt of the whole Army, they will not receed from, but that it shall be binding as the unanimous act of every man.

But more particularly the Declaration and Engagement of the army, unanimously agreed on, is in these words, viz.

WHereas upon the Report made to the house of Co [...] ­mons on Fryday May 21. concerning the grievan­ces of the Army. That house was pleased to passe severall Votes seeming to tend towards the satisfaction of the Ar­my in some particulars, and on the Tnesday following May 25 to passe divers Resolutions upon a Report from the Com­mittee at Derby house, concerning the disbanding of the fo [...] of this Army, Wee humbly declare, that the said Votes of Fryday do come far short of satisfaction to the desires pro­posed by the Officers in the conclusion of their Narrative.

On Munday last, the Generall protested as in the presence of Almighty God, that for his own part he knew not of the design of bringing the King from Holmby, untill notice thereof came from the Randezvouze.

FINIS.

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