1647. June. Army, and promifing their Arrears in cafe they An. 23 Car. I. fo do; and to declare for the future, That whofoever fhall defert their Colours and Charge in the Army, without the General's particular License and Discharge, fhall not have any of their Arrears ⚫ paid them. 2. That the Army may be paid up equally with those that have deferted. This we defire may be immediately granted or refolved before 'we draw back, and to be performed at least to the private Soldiers fully, and in part to the Officers, with all convenient Speed. 3. That thofe that have deferted the Army, may be inftantly difcharged and dispersed, and receive no more of their Arrears till the Army be 'firft fatisfied. 4. That both the Parliament and City may be speedily and effectually freed from the Multitudes ' of Reformadoes, and other Soldiers before mentioned, that flock together in and about London, by ' a speedy Dispatch and Discharging of them from the City. 5. That all fuch Liftings and Raifings of new Forces, or Drawing together of any, as in our • Remonftrances and Papers are expreffed, and all • Preparations towards a new War, may be effectually declared against and fuppreffed; and also • all Endeavours and Invitations to draw in foreign Forces, either from Scotland, or other foreign < Parts. 6. That the Continuance of the Army in the Pay of the State for fome competent Time, while the Maters in Debate, relating both to the Army and the Kingdom, may be concluded and fettled, be at prefent ordered and declared for before our drawing back; and the fame, with all Speed, effectually to be put in an established Way, that the Army may be enabled to pay Quarters, for the Eafe of the Country where it muft lys, and the Soldiery better kept from Abufe to the Country, and reduced to that good Order and • Discipline which has been formerly happily kept C 3 in 1647. An. 23 Car. I. in this Country; though of late, through Want of Pay and other juft Difcontents, with the late Provocations put upon them, unhappily interrupted. June. 7. That, during the fame Space, the Parlia· ment would refolve not to propose any Place for his Majefty's Refidence nearer London than they will allow the Quarters of the Army to be.: 'Now, for our former Defire of a prefent Suf pending the impeached Members from fitting in "the House: 1. Whereas we understand the House hath vo'ted, That it doth not appear that any Thing hath ❝ been faid, or done, by the eleven Members, within the House, touching any Matter contained in the Papers from the Army, for which the House can in Juftice fufpend them; though if Way were given and opened, without Breach of Privilege, for us to charge them with, and for others to be examined freely to teftify unto fuch Things, we 'fhould not doubt to make fuch Proceedings and Practices of theirs in the House to appear, for which, according to former Precedents, they juftly might and ought to be fufpended; yet we are fo tender of the Privileges of Parliament, as that "we fhall, at prefent, forbear to reply or prefs further upon that Point, for the Houfes Proceedings therein upon their own Cognizance. 2. Whereas the House of Commons hath voted, That, by the Laws of the Land, no Judgment can be given to fufpend thofe Members from fitting in the Houfe, upon the Papers prefented by the Army, before Particulars produced and Proofs made; though we think good Reasons may be given, and Precedents found, to the con'trary, even in the Proceedings of this Parliament, (as in the Cafe of the Earl of Strafford, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord-Keeper Finch, and others) yet we declare that we have both Particulars and Proofs against them ready to pro'duce; but confidering that the Proceedings thereupon will probably take up much Time, and the pre present unsettled Affairs of the Kingdom, in re- An. lation to those great Matters propofed by us, do require a fpeedy Confideration: We shall be will· ing that thefe greater and more general Matters ' of the Kingdom be first confidered of and fettled before the Cenfure of thofe Members be determined; and therefore, because they may apprehend it fome Prejudice to them to have their par ticular Charges given in, and lie on them fo long • undetermined, we shall be willing to forbear the giving in of the Particulars against them, till they may, without Interruption to the general Affairs, be immediately proceeded upon : But, if the House do think fit that the Particulars against them be first delivered in, we fhall be ready to do it. 3. Whereas we understand that the Members charged have defired Leave from the Houses to .withdraw themselves, we cannot but take Notice of the Modesty thereof, fo far as that we are con• tented therewith, for the prefent more quiet pro6 ceeding to fettle the perplexed Affairs of the Kingdom (which, without any private Animofities against Persons, is our greatest End in what we do); only we declare that, as we fuppofe the Gentle• men themselves, from the fame Grounds that in⚫duced them to offer this, will ftill forbear to offer ⚫ the contrary, till the Matters concerning them be • heard and determined, or to make any new Inter❝ruption or Disturbance to the Proceeding thereupon, or Settlement of the general Affairs of the Kingdom; fo we hope, and fhall confidently expect, that the Wisdom and Justice of the House, ⚫ will not admit any Things to the contrary, or leave it to an Hazard thereof; but will ufe fufficient Care and Caution against fuch Things, and for the bringing thofe Members to Trial, when the Houfe fhall judge it reasonable and safe, as before expreffed.' By the Appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Uxbridge, June 27, 23 Car. I. 1647. June. An. 23 Car. I. 1647. June. The fame Day another Letter from the Earl of Nottingham and the Lord Wharton was read in the House of Lords. For the fpecial Service of the Parliament. For the Right Hon. EDWARD Earl of MAN- Uxbridge, June 27, 1647. May it pleafe your Lordship, WE had, very late this Afternoon, Informa tion given us, that Dr. Sheldon, and Dr. • Hammond, two of the King's Chaplains, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Leving stone, and Mr. Henry Murray, all of the Bed-Chamber to the King, were gone to his Majesty at Hatfield, and had Access to his ▾ Perfon; which we thought ourselves in Dutyobliged immediately to know of the General, especially in regard that the two Chaplains were defired formerly, and the Houfes forbore to give any Refolution therein. This we have done fince our Dispatch this Day by Col. White, and Mr. Povey; and the General tells us, That it is very true that the King wrote to him about a Fort6 night fince about those two Chaplains, and he 6 never gave him an Answer; whereat the King was angry: That he hears they are at Hatfield, but by no Order of his; and that the Commif'fioners there, who have Power to restrain their Coming, will not direct Colonel Whaley fo to do; and Colonel Whaley, on the other Hand, conceives he hath not Power to debar their Access without the Commiffioners Order; and thus, between both, they have Freedom: Herewith we thought fit to acquaint your Lordship, as alfo 'that the General then told us, that a Refolution ' was taken to draw back fome of the Quarters of the Army as far as Wickham, Beconsfield, Oking'ham, Marlow, and Henley; but the Head-Quarters ← will remain here, in Expectation of your further An * Answer to their Defires fent up this Day by Co- An. 23 Car. I. lonel White and Mr. Povey. Thus we reft, My Lord, Your Lordship's faithful and humble Servants, C. NOTTINGHAM, P. WHARTON. After a long Debate, the Question being put, Whether to inforce the former Vote of the 24th of June Inftant, concerning the King's being at Royton or Newmarket, by a Letter to the Commiffioners with the King at Hatfield and to Sir Thomas Fairfax? it was refolved in the Affirmative; the following Lords entering their Diffents by fubfcribing their Names: Then it was ordered, that a Letter be written to the Commiffioners refiding with the King, in Pursuance of the abovesaid Vote. This was done, and fent to the Commons for their Concurrence, which that House having immediately given, the Letter was fent to the Commiffioners accordingly, in hæc Verba : My Lords and Gentlemen, 1647. June. WE are commanded by both Houfes to let Both Houses for you know, the great Danger of admitting bid admitting of any fuch Perfons to the Prefence of the King, as Delinquents to the King's Pre· are prohibited by your former Inftructions. And, fence. for your more pofitive Direction therein, they have fent you the inclosed Order, requiring your ⚫ utmost Care in the speedy and effectual Execution thereof. Thus, having nothing further in Charge, we remain, &c. A Letter |