A LETTER FROM His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, In Anſwer to the Petition of the Eleven Members, and the Votes of the Houſe, for bringing in a particular Charge againſt them.
An ORDER by His Excellency, for appointing a Committee of the Army to hold a Treaty with the Commiſſioners of PARLIAMENT.
AND A PROCLAMATION By His EXCELLENCY, Forbidding any Abuſe or Obſtruction to the Levying the Excize or other Aſſeſſments.
BY the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the Councel of War.
LONDON: Printed for Laurence Chapman, JULY 5. 1547,
WHereas it hath pleaſed the Honorable Houſe of Commons, by their Order of the 28 of June laſt paſt to recommend unto me. That an effectual courſe may be taken, that no diſcouragement or obſtruction may be given by the Soldiers, to the due levying and bringing in the Exciſe, and other Aſſeſſments and payments to the Parliament: And to the end that ſuch Obſtruction may be prevented,4 I do hereby require all Officers and Soldiers of the Army under my Command, That they do not in any kinde diſcourage or obſtruct the due levying and bringing in of the Exciſe, and other Aſſeſſments and payments to the Parliament: And if any Officer or Soldier ſhall notwithſtanding go about to hinder or obſtruct the ſame, I do hereby require the Officer commanding in chief, at preſent the Troop, Company or Regiment in thoſe parts where ſuch obſtruction ſhall be given, to ſend the Officers or Soldiers ſo offending in cuſtody to the Head-quarter, That they may be proceeded againſt for the contempt of this Order: And in caſe of any tumultuous carriage by any perſons, tending to the obſtructing the due levying of Excize and payments as aforeſaid, the ſaid Officers and Soldiers are to be aiding and aſsiſting for the ſuppreſsing of the ſame.
I Do hereby appoint Lieutenant General Cromwel, Commiſſary General Ireton, Colonel Fleetwood, Colonel Rainsborough, and Colonel Harriſon, Colonel Sir Hardres Waller, Colonel Rich, Colonel Lambert, Colonel Hamond, and Major Disborough; Theſe ten or any five of them (of which the major part to be of the five laſt) to Treat and Debate with the Right Honorable, The Commiſſioners of Parliament reſiding with the Army, upon the Papers and Deſires ſent from the Army to both Houſes, and the Votes ſent to the Army, according to the effect of the Order of both Houſes, dated the 26 of June, 1647. And for that purpoſe to attend the ſaid Commiſſioners at their lodging at the Katherine wheel to morrow morning by eight of the clock, and ſo from time to time, and place to place as ſhall be mutually agreed on.
HAving with my Councel of War conſidered of the Votes of the Houſe of Commons of the 29 of June, 1647. which you ſent me, for the bringing in the particular Charge and proofs againſt the Members charged by the Army, by Friday next at fartheſt: As I finde a great willingneſs in them to anſwer the expectation of the Houſe in all things, ſo in this particular; but the things being of that importance to the Kingdom, and the perſons charged ſo many in number, hath taken up more time then was expected; We deſire therefore, That it may be reſpited until Tueſday next, at which time we ſhall7 fail to bring it in; although we could wiſh that no time might be loſt therein which might be improved for the preſent ſettlement of the Affairs of this Kingdom, and that the Kingdom ſhall then ſee, we have not impeached the Gentlemen out of any private reſpects, but in affection and duty to the Publique. I remain
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