HAving by our letters and other addreſſes preſented by our noble Generall to the ho­nourable Houſe of Commons, indeavoured to give ſatisfaction of the clearneſſe of our juſt de­mandes, and alſo in papers publiſhed by us, remon­ſtrated the grounds of our proceedings in proſecuti­on thereof: All which having been expoſed to a publike view, (we are confident) have come to your hands, and (at the leaſt) received a chatitable con­ſtruction from you. The ſum of all which deſires as Souldiers are no other then a deſire of ſatisfaction to our demandes as Souldiers, and reparation upon thoſe who have to the uttermoſt improved all op­portunities, and advantages, by falſe ſuggeſtions and miſrepreſentations, and otherwiſe for the deſtructi­on of this Army with a perpetuall blot of infamy up­on it, which we ſhould not value i•it ſingly concer­ned our own particulars (being ready to deny our ſelves in this as we have done in other Caſes for the Kingdomes good) but under this pretence, finding no leſſe involved in it then the overthrow of the pri­viledges both of Parliament and people, whom ra­ther then they ſhall faile in their deſignes, or we re­ceive what in the eyes of all good men is juſt, endea­vours to ingage the Kingdome in a new warre, and this ſingly by thoſe who (when the tru•h of theſe things ſhall be made to appeare will be found the Authors of thoſe Evils that are feared as having no o­ther way to protect themſelves from que••tion and puniſhmen but by putting the Kingdome into blood (being) under pretences of the honour of, and their love to the Parliament, as i•that were d•arer to the a then us; if they had g•ven gre•ter proofe of their faithfulneſſe to it, then we, then we perceive, that under theſe vailes and pretences, they ſecke to inter­neſſe their deſigne in the City of London, as if that City ought to make good their miſcarriages, and ſhould preferr a few falſe ſeeking men, before the wel-farre of the publike, and ind•ed•e have found theſe men ſo active to accomp•iſh their de•ignes, and to have ſuch apt Inſtrument for their turn•in that City, that we have cauſe to ſu•pect they ma•ing•ge many therein, upon m•ſt•k•s, wh•ch are e•ſi•y ſwal­lowed in times of ſuch preju•ice againſt m•n that have given (we may ſpeake it without va•i•y) the moſt publike T•ſtimony of their good aff•ction to the publike, and to that City in particular.

For the things we inſiſt upon as Engliſhmen, (and meerly our b•ing Souldiers hath not ſtrip•us of that intereſt, although our malicious enemies would have it ſo) we deſire a ſettlem•nt of the peace of the King­dome, and of the lib•rties of the ſubjects, according to the votes and Declarations•f Parliament, which before we tooke up Armes were by the Parliament uſed as Arguments, and inducements to invite us, and divers of our deare friends out, (ſome of which have loſt their lives in this warre) which being by Gods bleſſing finiſhed, we thinke we have as much right to dem•nd, and deſire to ſee an happy ſettle­ment of, as we have to our money, or the other com­mon intereſts of Souldiers, which we have inſiſted upon, we finde alſo the moſt ingenious and honeſt people in almoſt in all the parts of the Kingdome, where we come full of the ſence of ruine and miſery, if the Army ſhould be di•b•nded b•fore the peace of the Kingdome, and thoſe oth•r thi•g•before menti­oned, have a full and perfect ſ••tlement.

We have ſaid before, and profeſſe it now, we deſire no alteration of the Civill Go­vernment.

We deſire not to intermeddle with, or in the leaſt, to interrupt the ſetling of the Preſ­byteriall Government; nor do we ſeek to o­pen a way to licentious liberty, un•er pre­tence of obtaining eaſe for tender Conſcien­ces, we profeſse (as ever) in theſe things (when the State has once made a ſetlement) We have nothing to ſay, but to ſubmit or ſuffer, only we could wiſh, that every good Citizen, and every man that walkes peace­ably in a blameleſſe Converſation, and is be­neficiall to the Common-wealth, may have of liberties & encouragements, it being accor­ding to the juſt policy of all States, even to juſtice it ſelf.

Theſe in briefe are our deſires, and the things for which we ſtand, beyond which we ſhall not goe; and for the obtaining theſe things, we are drawing neer your City, pro­feſſing ſincerely from our hearts, we intend not evill towards you, and undertaki•g to you; Dec•aring with all confidence and aſ­ſurance, That if you appear not againſt us in theſe our juſt D•ſires, to aſſiſt that wicked party that would embroyl Us, and the king­dome; nor we, nor our Souldiers ſhall give the leaſt offence.

Wee come not to doe any act to preju­dice the Being of Parliament, or to the hurt of this in order to the preſent ſettlement of the Kingdome. Wee ſeek the good of all, and we ſhall here wayte, or remove to a further diſtance, there to abide (if once we be aſſured that a ſpeedy ſetlement of things be in hand) until they be accompliſhed; which done, we ſhal be moſt ready eyther all of us or ſo ma­ny of the Atmy as the Parliament ſhal think fit, to disband, or go for Ireland.

And although you ſuppoſe that rich City may ſeeme an inticing bayt to poore hungry Souldiers, to venture far to gaine the wealth thereof, yet (if not provoked) we do profeſs rather then any ſuch evill ſhould fall out, the Souldier ſhal make their way through our bloud to effect it: And wee can ſay this for moſt of them, for your better aſsurance, that they ſo little value their pay in compariſon of higher concernments to the Publique good, that rather then they will be unrighted in the matter of their honeſty and integrity, which hath ſuffered by the men they ayme at, and deſire Juſtice upon, or want the ſet­tlement of the Kingdomes peace, and their with their fellow-ſubjects liberties they will loſe all, which may be a ſtronge aſſurance to you, that its not your wealth they ſeeke, but the things tending in common to your and their welfare; which that they may obtaine, you ſhall doe like fellow-ſubjects and Bre­thren, if you ſolicite the Parliament for them and on their behalfe.

If after all this, you or a conſidera­ble part of you be ſeduccd to take up Armes in oppoſition to or hinderance of theſe our juſt undertakings, we hope by this Brotherly Admonition, to the ſincerity whereof, wee cal God to wit­neſſe, we have freed our ſelves from all that ruine, which may befal that great and populous City, having hereby waſhed our hands thereof.