A DISCOVERY OF THE Intentions of the Army, under the command of the Lord FAIRFAX, more then probably collected out of some words used on Saturday the first of Iuly 1648. by one in Southwarke, who is well knowne to be very intimate with the sayd Army, and is a great Agent for them. VVhich words are truly and faythfully related heere below, and were occa­sioned by a Discourse betweene the sayd Agent, and an honest Loyall Subject, who so well loves his King and Countrey, that he wisheth all that shall read or heare this, to consider of it, and compare it with the Actions of the sayd Army; and judge what a sad condition our most Royall Soveraigne and his Kingdomes are in, if this Army should prevayle; which God forbid!

The Words are these:

That if the King were now in the Army, they would murther him.

That when the Army hath beaten Colchester, and all the rising Counties, they will goe to the house of Commons, and pull out one hundred of them, and put in others of their owne choosing, and then will they divide and share the Kingdome betweene them.

IT is therefore desired, that the people of this City and Kingdome, would take notice of the mercilesse dealing that is used toward his Ma­jesty; in that notwithstanding so great evidence that hath beene made of the truth of that horrid and hellish plot to take away the life of his Ma­jesty by poyson, or otherwise, and the strong presumptions that Colonell Ha­mond, entrusted with the custody of the Kings person, was privy to the designe, as is intimated in the Letter of Mr. Osborne to the Lord VVhar­ton; The King is yet still left in the hands of the sayd Col Hamond. No course taken for the triall of Rolph, nor for the further discovery of this hellish plot, nor yet to prevent the execution of the same or the like, upon the person of the King; but rather encouragement given to the proceeding therein, by letting the Lord VVharton, who is accused as guilty in con­cealing the businesse, goe free.

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