FIrſt, That a Committee or Commiſſioners be appointed by the Parliament to come downe, and abide at the Head­quarters of the Army, with full power and authority to Audite and State the Accounts thereof, and to give De­bentures, as well for the pay reſpited upon the Publique Faith, as otherwiſe for their ſervice under the command of his Ex­cellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, or any other reſpective Command wherein they or any of them have formerly ſerved the Parlia­ment; that ſo what ſhall appeare juſtly due upon the ſaid De­bentures, may be made an unqueſtionable Debt unto them: And for the more effectuall accompliſhment thereof, we deſire, that the reſpective Treaſurers and Commiſſaries of Muſters of the ſeverall Armies may be commanded to attend the ſaid Committee or Commiſſioners; That thereby the Arreares of any perſon of this Army incurred in other Armies or Garri­ſons, who by his or their continuall attendance upon the Ser­vice, have not had their Accounts audited and ſtated, may now be fully accounted for, without further trouble. And for as much as the Accounts of many who are now Members of this Army, and have formerly ſerved the Parliament under o­ther Commands, through the neglect or want of Muſters, loſſe of Papers, death of Officers, taking of Garriſons, &c. and will be very difficult to be cleered, to what they will be for the ſer­vice under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, where Muſters have been certaine and Accounts better kept,4 and ſuch contingencies as aforeſaid have not happened. We humbly offer that the ſaid Committee or Commiſſioners may have ſuch full Inſtructions that where Certificates from ſupe­rior Officers cannot poſſibly be obtained, or other ſufficient te­ſtimony had, the Oath of ſuch perſons may be taken, and va­lid as to the ſtating of their Accounts. And in regard there re­maines a diſſatisfaction upon the Army, grounded upon the Inſtructions made for the Auditing of our Accounts, and pub­liſhed at the Randezvouz of the Army, at Triploe-Heath in order to our ſatisfaction, wherein care is taken for the abatement for free Quarter, when Monies have been received, and Quarters not accordingly ſatisfied; but no notice taken of payment of Quarters at any time beyond our proportions of pay received, or any regard had of the ſeverall hardſhips, wants and extre­mities we have been put upon in times of eminent Services, viz. difficult Marches, continuall Motions, and tedious Leaguers, &c. whereby the greatneſſe of our Body, or cloſeneſſe of Po­ſture in quartering, there hath been ſuch ſcarcity in Proviſion, that both Officers and Souldiers have been put to extreame ex­pences in procuring neceſſaries to live upon; and all this at ſuch time when no Monies have been ſent us, and hereupon proceede made to the ſeverall large deductions thereafter ſpe­cified, which we neither then, nor yet can ſee good grounds for. We humbly offer, That the two Houles will be pleaſed to reaſſume the Conſideration of the ſaid Inſtructions, and thinke upon ſome expedient whereby our Deductions for free Quarter may be moderated, as to the Inſtructions aforeſaid; and that no perſon who hath conſtantly paid Quarters may be put upon any Deduction, or any Officer be accountable for any thing, ſave that which particularly concernes him­ſelfe.

And fursher, we deſire there may be effectuall courſe and proviſion made for the ſtating the Accompts, and ſecuring the Arrears of thoſe the Souldiers of the Kingdom, who have faithfully ſerved the Kingdom and concurred with this Army in their late Engagement.

That whereas divers of the Horſemen of this Army, upon5 the loſſe of their Horſes in the Parliaments Service, have at their own charge furniſhed themſelves with others for the ſaid Service, and happily have again loſt certain of the ſaid Horſes ſo bought, whereby the State hath been ſerved, and the Soul­diers much damnified, We humbly deſire the two Houſes will be pleaſed to take it into their conſideration, that ſome con­venient ſatisfaction may be thought upon for ſuch as by ſuffi­cient teſtimoniall ſhall make it appear they have been damni­fied as aforeſaid.

Secondly, That proviſion may be forthwith made, and a viſible ſecurity given to ſatisfie the Arrears of the Army, in ſuch way and manner as may be leaſt burthenſom to the Com­mon-Wealth; in order to which we offer, That Biſhops lands, Deanes and Chapters lands, and Forreſt-lands, may be ſpeedi­ly ſet to Sale, or otherwiſe made over for the uſe aforeſaid, or any other way the Parliament in their wiſedomes ſhall think meet appearing ſatisfaction for the ſecurity of the ſaid Army.

Thirdly, That there may be an Ordinance for ſecuring all and every perſon in this Army, who have willingly ſerved the Parliament, from being impreſted out of this Kingdom to any forreign Service, and that no Horſeman ſhall be forced to ſerve on Foot in any future Caſe; and for the more reall ef­fecting hereof, we deſire, every ſuch perſon as aforeſaid as ſhall have a Certificate under the Generalls, or his reſpective Field-Officers or Captains hand, that he hath ſerved in this Army, which he may carry about him or keep by him, or producing ſuch a Ticket he may be diſcharged, and that if any Officer ſhall detain any ſuch perſon after the ſight of ſuch teſtimoni­all, there may be a certain penaltie inflicted upon him.

Fourthly, That the Ordinances concerning Apprentices Freedom that have ſerved the Parliament, may be made an Act before or at the ſetling of a Peace.

Fifthly, That the Ordinance concerning proviſion for maimed Souldiers and the Widdows and Orphans of men ſlain in the Parliaments Service, may likewiſe be made an Act.

Sixthly, That to the Ordinance lately paſſed for Indemp­nity, there may be an additionall proviſion for ſaving harm­leſſe6 and indempnified the Army and all the Members of it, as alſo all that have acted in concurrence with it, and for ſecu­ring of them from all trouble, queſtion, or prejudice for or concerning any thing done, in, upon, or in purſuance of the Petition of the Army, agreed upon at Walden in March laſt, or upon the Papers ſince then preſented and publiſhed from the Army, or any the things therein contained, or for or concern­ing any thing ſpoken or done in relation to or in vindication of the Army from the injuries or extremities put upon it about the ſaid Petition, or ſince; Which additionall proviſions we deſire may (together with the ſaid Ordinances for Indempni­ty) be paſt into Acts at the ſetling of a Peace, ſo as we nor others, may not (for what we have done or inſiſted on in ne­ceſſary defence or vindication of our ſelves, as Souldiers, from ruine or inſufferable injuries and oppreſſions, or in behalf of the Common-Wealth, for the ſetling and ſecuring of the Rights, Liberties, and Peace and Safety thereof,) remain ſubject to the malice or preſſures of ours and the Kingdomes Enemies (whom we have oppoſed) upon any future ad­vantage.