An. 23 Car. I. ‹ understand his further Pleasure hereafter. 1647. June. Col. Roffiter's Regiment is upon their March to the Army by the General's Orders; and Col. Whaley commands the fame Guards here which attended at Newmarket: This is all I have to return to you at prefent, remaining, My Lord, Your most humble Servant, ED. MONTAGUE. Laftly, a Letter from the Commiffioners with the Army. Uxbridge, June 26, 1647. May it pleafe your Lordship, WE came hither laft Night, where we found the General with three Regiments of Foot, the Train of Artillery, and fome Horse; four Regiments of Foot more being quartered at Watford, three at Colebrook, and moft Part of the Horfe • behind and on the Sides of the Foot; and that, by Order, the Soldiers came provided with four Days. • Victuals. This Morning Sir Thomas Widdrington and Mr. Povey came to us very early, and brought us the Votes of the Houfes that paffed Yefterday concerning the Members charged by the Army. We having fome Intimation that the Army was to march this Morning, went inftantly to the General, and communicated thefe Votes, and 'fuch other Proceedings of the Houses as came to our Knowledge in relation to the Army, the better to let them fee the Inclinations of the Houses towards the Army's Satisfaction; and • did defire that nothing might arife from them that might difturb the Houfes or their Councils, or minifter further occafion of Jealousy, which we told them we very much fear'd the Army's mo⚫ving nearer London would do; a Report of which 'had 1647. June. had lately come to us, the Certainty whereof we An. 23 Car. I, defired to know, and what their Intentions were therein, and of their Removing. We then understood from the General and his Officers that, * at Twelve last Night, Orders were given, upon • Confideration that the whole Body of the Foot were fo closely contracted, that the Quarters fhould be enlarged every Way, as well towards London as otherwife, for the mutual Eafe of the Country and Soldiery. Againft this Refolution we immediately declared our Objections, and very earnestly expoftulated the Bufinefs with the General and Officers, as that which, according to our Apprehenfions, would minifter Jealoufies and Discontent to the Houses, and obftruct the • Composure of Things, which we found your • Inclinations and Actions leading unto. In Reply to which, the General and Officers prayed us to represent, that though, in their Proceedings in this Business, they might have been neceffitated to fome Actions of this Nature, that might carry in the Face of them Occafion of Jealoufy, yet in Truth they were done for the Eafe of the Country and Soldiers; and they did alfo defire that this • Action might be fo looked upon by the Parliament: But withal, in this Conference, we fo far prevailed with the General and Officers, that though the Quarter-Masters were gone before, and fome Regiments were on their March to•wards Harrow on the Hill, and other Places thereabouts, the Orders were immediately countermanded, and new Quarters affigned them, with this Declaration, That none of them are appoint'ed to be nearer London than 15 Miles. In this Debate, we labouring to possess them with our good Intentions for their Satisfaction, * and to draw them to a Certainty that their Re'moval from hence may be at a further Distance from London, they made this Anfwer, That there were fome Things unrefolved by the Houfes, • contained in their late Remonftrance, that were VOL. XVI. C • of An. 23 Car. I. of immediate and abfolute Neceffity to the Being 1647. June. Others concerning the King's Chaplains, &c. being admitted of the Army, viz. the firft Article concerning the recalling of the Declaration inviting Men to defert their Army. The fecond, for equal Pay for for the Army with those that have deserted it. And the fifth Article, for difcharging and difperfing of fuch as have deferted this Army; in which, if they may receive the Houses Pleasure speedily, they give us Hope of a certain Answer touching the Motion of the Army to a further Distance " from London. Thefe Things I thought fit to acquaint your Lordship with, finding the Army's "Expectations to be very great upon the Refolu❝tions of Parliament this Day to be taken. The General told us that the King was unwilling to go back to Newmarket, and that he would be this Night at Hatfield. Thus I reft, My Lord, Your Lordship's most humble, C. NOTTINGHAM. After reading thefe Letters, the Lords ordered all private Bufinefs to be put off for ten Days.. June 28. Several more Letters were read, addreffed, as usual, to the Earl of Manchester, Speaker of the House of Peers pro Tempore: And first, A Letter from the Lord Montague. My Lord, Hatfield, June 27, 1647. 'HE King marched hither Yesterday, being to Newmarket. The Duke of Richmond came to attend him.to his Majefty laft Night; others in like Con'dition are here; Dr. Sheldon and Dr. Hammond .' fol 1657. followed from Royston, and the latter preached be- An. 23 Car. I. fore the King this Morning; which Account is, *all I can give you, remaining Your Lordship's humble Servant, E. MONTAGUE. Next, a Letter from the Earl of Nottingham, and the Lord Wharton, with a Paper inclosed from the General and his Council of War. A Uxbridge, June 27, 1647. May it pleafe your Lordship, June. HE Letters fent laft Night, with the Votes And the Negoti the Parliament's Commiffioners ing to the General, and defired him to put the * Bufinefs of the Treaty into a speedy Way; which and the Army. *he promised to confider of with his Council of • War. This Afternoon the General fent us, by Com miffary-General Ireton, and fome others of his Officers, this inclofed, in Answer to our Defires, Yesterday, to know what Things they defired to have granted before the Army drew back; upon Perufal of which we told them, That there were fome Things expreffed in the Paper which the Houfes had already granted. To which they gave us this Reply, That the Heads of this were refolved at a Council of War, before your last Refolutions came to their Knowledge; that the Council of War had not fince met; and therefore the Paper might contain fome Things that the C Houses had already answered. And, upon Conference, they did discover thus much of their Intentions touching their Remove, that they intended to make Reading their HeadQuarters, and that the Body of the Army fhould lie behind and on the Sides of Reading; but that to be their nearest Quarters towards London. • We conceive that the Treaty is little likely to ⚫ advance while the Army remains here; therefore 'your Ç 2 An. 23 Car. I. ‹ 1647. June. your speedy Refolutions as to thefe Things con'tained in the inclosed Paper, will speed both the • Remove of the Army from hence, and draw on the Treaty; in which, when Things are ready for it, we shall serve you with all Diligence and Fidelity to the utmost of our Power and Intereft, ́ C as befit, My Lord, Your Lordship's faithful and humble Servants, C. NOTTINGHAM. The Paper inclosed in the above, was intituled, A DECLARATION of the ARMY, upon the Parlia ment's Commiffioners Defire to know what they would have W 7 Hereas the Right Honourable the Commiffioners of Parliament have defired to know from us what Things we do defire to be granted before the drawing back the Quarters of the Army to a further Distance from London, upon the granting whereof we will engage to draw back: We do, in Anfwer thereunto, pro< pose these Particulars following, as what are of prefent Neceffity to us, and we do defire at prefent to be granted, in order to the Army's and Kingdom's prefent Safety in the further Debate, Tranfaction, and Settlement of thofe other Things 'contained in our former Papers and Reprefentations, which will require and may admit more Time; upon the granting of which Things we fhall willingly draw back as is defired, to have those other Matters debated and tranfacted at a further Distance with Deliberation, anfwerable to the Nature and Weight of them. 1. That the Parliament would be pleafed to recall the Declaration, inviting Men to defert the |