PAPERS OF THE DESIRES OF THE Souldiers of the Army, dated June 9. at the generall Randezvouzes at Newmarket.
Alſo ſome paſſages concerning the King, and His Majeſties Reſolution, and of the proceedings of thoſe who attend His Majeſty, by order of both Houſes of Parliament.
⟨June 20th⟩ London Printed for B. A. 164⟨7⟩
TO give you the prrticulars of the ſtate of the army, ſince my laſt, it is briefly thus; that the King is ſtill at Sir John Cuts his houſe, where is the Lord Mountague, and the reſt of the Commiſſioners for the Parlament, who diſpoſe of things there, as they did at Holdenby about his Majeſty, Mr. Maxwell is Chamberlain to the King, and the reſt of the attendants appointed by the Houſes, are with his Majeſty in their ſeverall places as they all acted at Holmby.
The Generals Excellency hath been viewing the ground for a generall Randezvouze, and the Regiments came up laſt night all near this place, and are drawn to their generall Randezvouze according to the order of the houſes.
I find the Souldiers to have many things to preſent this day, thoſe which are moſt generall amongſt the Regiments, are theſe which I have ſent you here incloſed.
The Kings Majeſty hath no deſire to goe back to Holmby, but either (ſo far as I can learn) to go to London, or be hereabouts: His Majeſty hath had ſome diſcourſe about Independants (as ſome call them) & ſome queries were made what they would have, or whether they would have any government, which his Majeſty thought they would not have admitted of: the King is very pleaſant and merry, and ſometimes walks, other times his Majeſty rides forth with the Commiſſioners, but the Guard are very vigilant about him.
The Commiſſioners are come from the Parliament, two Lords, and four Commoners who are going to communicate their Meſſage to the army at a generall Randezvouze, for their receivin whereof, the ſouldiers are in great expectation.
But before their meeting, the Generall called a Councell of warre, and the Officers received Inſtructions, for the more orderly carriage of the buſineſſe.
The Commiſſioners are received with much reſpect and honour, and I perceive a great reſpect had towards them. God grant, that ſuch a compoſure may be made, as may ſettle this poore diſtracted Kingdome in peace.
There was a flying report hare, that ſome of the Scots ſhould offer to ſend aſſiſtance into England, and that ſome of the City of London ſhould move for raiſing of new Forces. But anſwer was made, that the Common Councell refuſed to meddle in any ſuch thing, and that they only took care for ſafety of the City of London, againſt Malignants and diſ-affected perſons, and that there was no feare of any forces from Scotland to engage with us, and that theſr things was only raiſed to diſtract us the more, not that it is really ſo. I hope this day will produce a right underſtanding both between the Parliament and the Army; and alſo betweene the King and both. The ſouldiers, as I here, have ſome papers this day, which the Officers have not ſeen, which ſome ſay they will preſent, or not as they ſhall ſee cauſe. We are all now very buſie upon this great work of the day, God grant a good iſſue. Sir, I pray excuſe the haſt of your ſervant,
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