TWO LETTERS, The One, From the Right Honorable THE Lord Major, Aldermen, & Commons OF THE City of London in Common-Councell assembled, To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Councell of Warre. The Other, From His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, TO THE Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in Common-councell assembled.

London, Printed by Richard Cotes, 1647.

FOR HIS EXCELLENCY Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, AND His Councell of Warre.

Right Honorable,

BY those of our Committee which came from you this day, wee understand your Excellencies and your Honorable Councell of Warre, their expecta­tion to be possessed of all Forts from Gile's Fort, and that to bee one, downe unto the River side, by six of the clocke this Evening. And [Page 2]wee take notice for what reasons your Excellency is led to insist there­upon. For our parts that wee may manifest how ready wee are to com­ply with all things which may beget a good understanding, wee have rea­dily consented thereunto, as farre as the Cognizance thereof belongs to this Court, and have given directi­ons accordingly to the Committee of the Militia for drawing off al For­ces and Ordnance; unto which work they doe now instantly apply them­selves, and we are confident your Ex­cellency will find performance accor­dingly. The Committee of Militia will also give Order for quitting such Forts on Southwark side, as are not as yet in possession of your Forces. And now next unto Almighty God [Page 3]we doe relie upon your Excellencies honourable Word for our safety, and to be protected from all violence of the Souldiery.

4 August, 1647.
Michel.

FOR THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE Lord Major, Aldermen, And Common-Councell of the Citie of LONDON.

My Lord and Gentlemen,

I Am very glad to find so ready a complyance in answer to my last desire sent to the Common-Councell, and have ac­cordingly given order for three Regiments, of Foot and two of [Page 5]Horse, to possesse those Forts you men­tion in your last, and to lie thereabouts; I am with the rest of the Army marched up to Hammer fini [...]h in order to the secu­ritie of the Lords and Commons, who I suppose will to morrow sit in Parliament, the preserving of their priviledges and se­curing them from violence, that with free­dome they may sit to discharge their trusts, hath been the cause of my neare approach to your Citie; And whereas you are plea­sed to expresse your hopes of preservati­on from violence, you may be confident nothing shall passe from this Army, but what shall bee for the safety of your City, and I doubt not, though some disaffected persons to the peace of this Kingdome have endeavored to beget a misunderstan­ding betweene this Army and the Citie, hoping thereby to imbroyle the King­dome in new troubles; yet that this Army will alwayes so behave themselves as to witnesse to the world the integritie of their hearts, in having no other designe but the quiet and happy settlement of a [Page 6]firme and lasting peace, wherein both the whole Kingdom, and your Citie in parti­cular will have cause to rejoyce in the goodnesse of God; the accomplishment whereof will truly glad the hearts of this Army, and in particular of

August 5. 1647.
Your most humble Servant T. Fairfax.
FINIS.

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