THE TREATIE BETWEEN The Commiſſioners from the Lord Mayor, and Common councell of the city of London, and Sir Thomos Fairfax and the Army at St. Albanes.
With their meſſage from the Army to the Common-councell, in Anſwer to their Letter, With the Demands of the Army.
London Printed for B. A. 1647.
THe Committee of Aldermen and Common Councell came yeſterday hither to St. Albanes, with a Meſſage from the City of London, and have bin with the G•nerall.
Alderman Warner and the reſt of the Comemittee acquainted the Gen. that they were ſent by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, & Common-Councell, to acquaint his Excellency, that they had brought from them an anſwer to his of June 10. Aſſuring him, that they have a very high eſteem of that army, whom they know and acknowledge to be faithful, and wel-deſeruing, and that the City have a generall deſire to prevent all miſ-underſtanding betwixt them.
That the City takes notice of the Army drawing neer them, and the reaſons alleadged; and return thanks for the care promiſed over the Souldiers, not to permit them to do any evill towards the City.
And for thoſe jvſt demands, which you have made to the Pa•l the Common-Councell of the City of London are ſo farre from oppoſing them or the Army in being ſatiſfied therein, that before they received the Letter from the army, they made their humble addreſſes to the Parl. for obtaining therof; and that after they received the ſaid letter, they acquainted the houſes therewith, declaring the ſence of that good opinion which they have of the army to the houſes, profeſſing not to fail to proſecute their juſt deſires to the Parl. as occaſion ſhall repreſent.
I have ſent you here incloſed, the Copy of the Deſires of the Common-Councel of London propounded to the Army, and reſt
SInce my laſt, we have bin very buſie about quarters, and other things, ſo that I cannot give you ſo large accompts as I in tended of ſome things here, which I muſt neceſſarily refer to the next, yet for the preſent, I ſhall give you this breviate of the ſtate of things with us at preſent.
The Gen. hearing of the comming of the Aldermen and Commoners from the Common-councel of the City of London gave order to have them honourably entertained, and accordingly the Gen own Trumpeter, & divers Officers met them, & brought them in with great reſpect. Laſt night they delived their meſſage, and this day they received their anſwer, and were diſpatched away after dinner. There hath bin very faire things on both ſides, and things have beene carryed on with much wiſdome. I ſhall not trouble you with things at large now, only acquaint you in briefe, that
The Commiſſioners from the City are now diſpatched, and will be with you this night, with the full Anſwer of the Army, to whatſoever they could deſire from them, both as to members charged, and concerning the Parliament in gennerally. They demand ten members of the houſe of Commons to be tryed by the Parliament, and to be ſuſpended the Houſe during the time of there tryall. They deſire to know the reſolutions of the Houſes as to there ſiting, and how others ſhall be called. They lay aſide wholy the church, and governmant thereof. They propound that the Kings Majeſty his iuſt and legall rights.
They propound that the Parliament may injoy their juſt Privileges.
They propound that the Sub•ects of the kingdome may injoy their juſt liberties.
Their monies alſo in the laſt place comes in courſe.
St. AlbonsIune 15. 16••.
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