SEVERAL PROPOSALLS From His EXCELLENCIE Sr Tho. Fairfax; and the general Councel of the ARMIE.Shewing their humble Deſires, in thoſe things which concern them as Souldiers.

1. THat a Committee or Commiſſio­ners be appointed by the Parlia­ment, to come down and abide at the Heed Quarters of the Ar­my, with f•ll power and authority to audite and ſtate he Accounts thereof; and to give Debenters 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 ſerved the Parliament; that ſo what shall appear to be juſtly due upon the afore­ſaid4 Debenters, may be made an unqueſtionable debt unto them. And for the more effectual ac­complishment hereof, we deſire, that the Reſpe­ctive Treaſurers and Commiſſaries of muſters of the ſeveral Armies, may be commanded to attend the ſaid Committee or Commiſſioners, that thereby the Arrears of any perſon of this Army, incurred in other Armies or Garriſons, who by his or their continual attendance upon the ſervice, have not had their accounts audited and ſtated, may now be fully accounted for, without further trouble.

And foraſmuch as the Accounts of many who are Members of this Army, and have formerly ſerved the Parliament under other Commands, (though the neglect or want of muſters, loſs of Papers, death of Officers, taking of Garriſons, &c.) will be very difficult to be cleared, to what they will be for the ſervice under the Com­mand of His Excellencie Sir THOMAS FAIR­FAX, where Muſters have been certaine, and Accounts better kept, and ſuch contingencies as aforeſaid have not h•pned; we humbly offer, that the ſaid Committee or Commiſſioners, may have ſuch full inſtructions, that where Certifi­cates from ſuperiour Officers cannot poſſibly be obtained, or other ſufficient Teſtimonies had, the oath of ſuch perſons may be taken, and vallid as to the ſtating of their Accounts

5And in regard there remaines a diſ-ſatisfaction upon the Army, grounded upon the Inſtructions made for the auditing of our Accompts, and published to us at the Rendeſvouze of the Ar­mie at Triplow-heath, in order to our ſatisfaction, wherein care is taken for the abatement for Free­quarter, 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, nor any regard had of the ſeveral hard•hips, wants, and extre­mities wee have been put upon, in times of e­minent ſervice, viz. difficult marches, continual motions, and tediou•L•ghers, &c. Where, by the greatneſs of our Body, or cloſeneſs in po­ſture in quartering, there hath been ſuch ſcarcity in proviſions, that both Officers and Souldiers have been put to extreme expences in procuring neceſſaries to live upon, and all this at ſuch time when no monies have been ſent us; and there­upon a proceed-made to the ſeverall large dedu­ction thereafter ſpecified, which we neither then nor yet can ſee good grounds for: therefore we humbly•ffer, that the two Houſes would be pleaſed to re-aſſume the conſideration of the ſaid Inſtructions, and thinke upon ſome expedient, whereby our deduction for Free-quarter may be moderated, as to the Inſtructions afore-ſaid: and that no perſon who hath conſtantly paid quarters,6 may be put upon any deduction, nor any Officer be accountable for any thing ſave that which parti­cularly concerns himſelf.

And further wee deſire there may be effectual courſe taken, and proviſion made for the ſtating of the Accompts, and ſecuring the Arrears of other the Souldiery of the Kingdom, who have faithfully ſerved the Parliament, and concurred with this Army in their late engagement.

And whereas divers of the Horſemen of this Army upon the loſs of their Horſes in the Par­liaments ſervice, have at their owne charges fur­nished themſelves with others, fit for the ſaid ſervice, and haply have againe loſt certain of the ſaid Horſes ſo bought, whereby the State have been ſerved, and the Souldiery much damnified: Wee humbly deſire the two Hou­ſes will be pleaſed to take it into their conſide­ration, thar ſome convenient ſatisfaction may be thought upon for ſuch, as by ſufficient Teſti­moniall shall make it appear they have been dam­nifyed as aforeſaid.

2. Secondly, That Proviſion may be forth­with made, and a viſible ſecurity given, to ſa­tisfie the Arrears of the Armie, in ſuch way and manner, as may be leaſt burthenſome to the Common-wealth; in order to which we offer, that Bishops lands, Dean and Chapters lands, and7 Forreſt Lands may bee ſpeedily put to ſaile, or o­therwiſe made over for the uſe aforeſaid, or any o­ther way the Parliament in their wiſedome shall think meet, appearing ſatisfactory for the ſecurity of the ſaid Arrears.

3. Thirdly, That there may bee an Ordinance for ſecuring all and every perſon in this Army, who have willingly ſerved the Parliament, from beeing impreſſed out of this Kingdom, to any forraign ſer­vice: and that no Horſe-man shall bee forced to ſerve on foot in any future caſe: And for the more reall effecting hereof, wee deſire, that every ſuch perſon aforeſaid, as shall have a certificate under the Generalls or his reſpective Field Officer or Cap­tains hand, that he hath ſerved in this Army (which he may carry about him, or keepe by him, by pro­ducing ſuch a Ticket he may bee upon ſight thereof diſcharged: and that if any Officer shall detaine a­ny ſuch perſon after the ſight of ſuch teſtimoniall, there may bee a certaine penalty inflicted upon him.

4. Fourthly, That the Ordinance concerning Apprentices freedom, that have ſerved the Parli­ament, may be made an act before or at the ſetling of a Peace.

5. Fifthly, That the Ordinance concerning8 Proviſion for maimed Souldiers, and the Wid­dows, and Orphants of men ſlaine in the Parlia­ments ſervice, may likewiſe bee made an Act.

6. Sixthly, That to the Ordinance lately paſt for Indemnity, there may bee an Additionall Proviſion, for ſaving harmleſſe and Indemnified 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 Troubles, 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 any 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 Proviſion wee deſire, may, toge­ther with the ſaid Ordinance for Indemnity, bee paſt into Acts, at the ſetling of a Peace: ſo as we or 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, Peace, and Safe­ty9 thereof) remaine ſubject to the malice or cenſures of our and the Kingdomes Enemies, who wee have oppoſed upon any future ad­vantage.