HAving lately received a printed Paper, entituled, Certain Heads or Propositions presented to the Kings most excellent Maiesty by the Army, which Propositions, as they are there entituled, goes under the notion of the whole army in general, which (as I conceive) [Page] hath been fomented and contrived, by some wicked Instruments, who desire to make the breach wider, betwixt the Parliament and Army, rather then to bring it to a happy close and period.

Therefore, thus much I dare presume to declare, in behalf of all my fellow-souldiers, that the army had not the least thought of contriving or presenting any such papers to his Majesty, to desire the stile or title of his army, or sending for his Royall Consort the Queen over, unlesse they conceived it might tend to the common good of the Kingdom; I have (to the utmost of my power, endea­voured to find out the authors or fomenters of the said paper, but cannot (in the least) find any man guilty of such an action. And therefore, it is further declared, that we doe not desire to change that title, which wee have for these 5 or 6 yeares endeavoured to maintain with the losse of our lives, having obtained many renowned Victories under the same; but according to our former En­gagements, we desire to see the Kingdom set­led in peace, his Majesty stated in his Royal [Page] Palace at Westminster, and the priviledges of Parliament, and liberty of the subject, fully maintained and confirmed, our only aymes being to obtain a firme peace, and not a new Warre.

The Governour of Warwick Castle doth not seem to hold correspondency with the army in their late Engagement, but doth ut­terly renounce and declare against the same. His Majesty moves according to the motion of the army, but upon his removall from the Earl of Salisburies house, the chiefe Officers of the army, proposed to his Majesty certain propositions, concerning his advance from thence, desiring to know what place his Maiesty had a desire to reside at the next night. His Majesty is very merry and cheer­full, and desires to see London, His Majesty received his two Chaplains, Dr. Hammond, & Dr. Shelden, very courteously, and (we hear) they have had a Conference together. For o­ther particulars, concerning the army, I re­fer you to the ensuing papers. But by the next, you shall hear further from

In answer to the Letters of the House of Commons, which we received from you this expressing their readinesse to receive any particulars, and to hear any witnesses against the Gentlemen impeached by the Armie, we shall be bold to minde you, That the Remon­strance sent to you the last night to be presented to the Hou­ses, do expresse the desires of the Armie to have the Mem­bers charged to bee suspended from sitting in the House, which if not granted to us) we know their interest and pre­valency is such, That we can expect but small fruit in a fur­ther proceeding except the desires of the Armie be answered therein; Nor can we hope for good to the Kingdome, or set­tlement of an happy peace, as long as men of their interests and prevalencie have power to justifie themselves and pra­ctises; who, that they may be able to effect it, do endea­vour by all means possible [...]o enflame this kingdome in a se­cond War; so which we shall be forced to the utterost of our powers to apply a timely remedie, as being the onely way and means we know of to prevent the involving this Na­tion again in Blood, then whith nothing's more odious to us,

Another Message from the Army.

IN answer to your Desire of a reason of the Armies motion this day, I thought fit to let you know, That our quaters are more contracted, but not nearer London then they were before, namely, at Watford, Vxbridge, and the Townes about them. We have often said we cannot stand as lookers on to see the Kingdom ruined by the obstruction and denial of justice; and therefore wee desire you to move the Parliament we may not [...] hee holds still in doubt, and put upon the disputes of their commands, to which we shall yield ready obedience, when we see the Kingdom in a possibi­lity [Page] of settlement, which we think cannot be, unlesse that the foun­tain of justice be delivered from those that corrupt it.

To the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common councell of the City of London.

WE have in all things dealt cleerly and plainly with you, and hope we shall continue still to doe so: As soon as the worthy Aldermen, and the other two Gentle­men, your Commissioners, came the last night to us, we ac­quainted them with our purpose, to draw the Head-quarter to Vxbridge, that so we might contract our quarters, which have hitherto lyen scattered; at which place we hope to re­ceive that which will be satisfaction to the Kingdome, and will remove Obstructions out of the way of Justice, where­in if right were done, we should let you and all the world see, That we would be so far from pressing near your city of London, it should bee indifferent to us, to march not only to the d [...]stance prescribed, but to any part of the Kingdome we should be commanded to by the Parl. Wee have asked no­thing hitherto but right, in the things that are knowne as if they were proved an hundred times before them from whom they have sought them; which if granted, would not only be a justice to the Army, but would let the Kingdome see the Fountain in a way to be cleared without which nothing of Force or Power would be a security to any man.

We wish the name of Priviledges may not lye in the ballance with the safety of a Kingdom, and the reallity of a Kingdome, and the reallity of doing, Justice; which as wee wee have said so often, wee cannot expect whilest the per­sons [Page] we have accused are the Kingdomes and our Judges, a little delay will indanger the putting the Kingdome into bloud; notwithstanding, what hath been said, if it be conside­red, That in Wales, besides under-hand workings in your ci­ty and other places, Men are raised, and that in no small number; and are not those men in the Parliament, who have continued faithful to the principles of common inte­rest from the beginning of this Par. to this very day still aw­ed by the concourse of Reformado-Officers and others to their doores; expence of time will be their advantage only, who intend to bring evill purposes to passe.

We have written this to you for your satisfaction, that so nothing may be done, without giving you a perfect account of our intentions and ends, and still to continue our assu­rance to you, that should necessity bring us nearer to the ci­ty, our former Faith given you shall be observed inviolably, there being nothing more (next to the good of the King­dome) in our thoughts and desires, then the prosperity of your city.