HAving by our Letters and other Addresses, presented by our Generall to the Honora­ble House of Commons, endevoured to give satisfaction of the clearness of our just demands; and also in Papers published by us remonstrated the grounds of our proceedings in prosecution where­of; all which having been exposed to publick view we are confident have come to your hands, and at least received a charitable construction from you; The sum of all which our desires, as Souldiers, are no other then a desire of satisfaction to our demands, as Souldiers, and repatation upon those who have to the utmost improved all opportunities and ad­vantages by false suggestions, misrepresentations, and otherwise for the destruction of this Army, with a perpetuall blot of ignominy upon it, which we should not value, if it singly concerned our own particulars, being ready to deny our selves in this, as [Page 2] wee 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, wherein rather then they shall far in their designes, or wee not receive what in the eyes of all good men is just, endea­voureth to engage the Kingdom in a new War, and this singly by those, who when the truth of these things shall be made to appear, will be found the Authors of these evils that are feared, as having no other way to protect themselves from question and punishment, but by putting the Kingdom into blood, under pretences of the Honour of, and their love to the Parliament, as if that were dearer to them then us, or as if they had given greater proof of their faithfulnesse to it then we: But we per­ceive that under these veiles and pretences, they seek to interest their design in the City of London, as if that City ought to make good their miscarria­ges, and should prefer a few self-seeking men before the welfare of the Publick; and indeed we have found these men so active to accomplish their de­signs, and to have such apt instruments for their turn in that City, that we have cause to suspect they may engage many therein, upon mistakes, which are easily swallowed in times of such prejudice, against [Page 3] men that have given (we may speak it vvithout va­nity) the most publick testimony of their good af­fections to the Publick, & to that City in particular.

For the thing wee insist upon as English men, and surely our being Souldiers hath not stript us of that interest, although our malicious enemies would have it so; vvee desire a settlement of the Peace of the Kingdome, and of the Liberties of the Subject, according to the Votes, and Declarations of Parlia­ment; vvhich before vve tooke up Armes vvere by the Parliament used as arguments and induce­ments to invite us and divers of our deare friends out, some of vvhich have lost their lives in this Warre; vvhich being by Gods blessing finished, vve thinke vve have as much right to demand and de­sire to see a happy settlement, as vve have to our money, and the other common interest of Souldi­ers vvhich vve have insisted upon: We find also the ingenuous and honest people, in almost all the parts of the Kingdome vvhere vvee come, full of the sense of ruine and misery, if the Army should bee disbanded, before the Peace of the Kingdome, and those other things before mentioned, have a ful and perfect settlement.

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

[Page 4] We desire not to intermeddle with, or in the least to interrupt the setling of the Presbyteriall Go­vernment: nor doe we seeke to open a way to li­centious libertie under pretence of obtaining case for tender consciences; wee professe as ever in these things, when the State have once made a settlement, we have nothing to say but to submit or suffer, onely wee 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 libertie and encourage­ment; it being according to the just policie of all States, even to justice it selfe.

These in briefe are our desires, and the things for which wee stand, beyond which we shall not goe, & for the obtaining these things we are drawing neer your Citie; professing sincerely from our hearts wee intend not evill towards you, declaring with all confidence and assurance that if you appear not against us in these our just desires to assist that wicked partie that would imbroyle us and the Kingdome, nor wee nor our Souldiers shall give you the least offence, wee come not to doe any act to prejudice the being of Parliaments, or to the hurt of this in order to the present settlement of the Kingdome; Wee seeke the good of all, and we [Page] [Page 5] shall here waite, or remove to a further distance there to abide, if once wee bee assured that a speedy settlement of things bee in hand, untill they bee accomplished; which done, wee shall bee most ready either all of us, or so many of the Army as the Parliament shall thinke fit, to disband or goe for Ireland; And although you may suppose that a rich Citie may seeme an inticing baite to poor hungry Souldiers to venture farre to gaine the wealth thereof, yet if not provoked by you, wee doe professe rather then any such evill should fall out the Souldiers shall make their way through our blood to effect it, and we can say this for most of them, for your better assurance, that they so lit­tle value their pay in comparison of higher con­cernments to a publique good, that rather then they will be unrighted in the matter of their hone­sty and integritie, which hath suffered by the men they ayme at, and desire justice upon, or want the settlement of the kingdomes peace, and theirs with their fellow Subjects Liberties, they will lose all; which may bee a strong assurance to you, that it's not your wealth they seeke, but the things tending in common to your and their welfare that they may attaine, you shall doe like fellow Subjects and Brethren if that you sollicit the Parliament for them, and on their behalfe.

[Page 6] If after all this, you, or a considerable part of you bee seduced to take up Armes in opposition to, or hindrance of these our just undertakings; Wee hope by this brotherly premonition, to the sinceri­tie whereof we call God to witnesse, we have freed our selves from all that ruine vvhich may befall that great and populous Citie, having thereby vvashed our hands thereof, vvee rest.