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         Gardiner, James.
      
       
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             A new declaration presented to the Commons of England concerning certain heads or propositions presented to the Kings most excellent Majesty, for the voting home his royal consort the Queen, and restoring of His Majesty to his crown and dignity / printed and published, to be communicated to the free-borne subjects within the kingdome of England and principality of Wales.
             Gardiner, James.
             Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.
          
           8 p.
           
             Printed for Leonard Williamson, for the use of all His Majesties loving subjects,
             Oxford :
             1647.
          
           
             Caption title of first letter: New papers from the armie.
             Attributed to James Gardiner by Wing (2nd ed.)
             Includes two letters signed: John Rushworth.
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           Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           A
           NEW
           DECLARATION
           Presented
           to
           the
           COMMONS
           of
           ENGLAND
           :
           CONCERNING
           Certain
           Heads
           or
           Propositions
           ,
           presented
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           ,
           for
           the
           voting
           home
           His
           Royall
           Consort
           the
           Queen
           ,
           and
           restoring
           of
           His
           Majesty
           to
           His
           Crown
           and
           Dignity
           .
        
         
           PRinted
           and
           published
           ,
           to
           be
           communicated
           to
           the
           Free-borne
           Subjects
           within
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           Principality
           of
           
             Wales
             .
          
        
         
           
             OXFORD
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Leonard
             Williamson
             ,
          
           for
           the
           use
           of
           all
           His
           Majesties
           loving
           Subjects
           ,
           1647.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           NEW
           PAPERS
           FROM
           THE
           ARMIE
        
         
           
             
               SIR
               ,
            
          
           
             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
             )
             
             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
             
             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
          
           
             
               
                 Your
                 humble
                 Servant
                 .
              
               James
               Gardiner
               .
            
             
               
                 Watford
              
               
                 
                   Iune
                
                 29.
                 1647.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
         
           
             
               MY
               Lords
               and
               Gentlemen
               ,
            
          
           
             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
             ,
          
           
             
               
                 By
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 his
                 E●cellency
                 Sir
              
               Th.
               Fairfax
               
                 and
                 the
                 councell
                 of
                 War
                 .
              
               JOHN
               RUSHWORTH
               .
            
             
               St.
               Albans
               ,
               
                 
                   Iune
                
                 24
                 ,
                 1647.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           
             Another
             Message
             from
             the
             Army
             .
          
           
             
               My
               Lords
               and
               Gentlemen
               ,
            
          
           
             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
             
             of
             settlement
             ,
             which
             we
             think
             cannot
             be
             ,
             unlesse
             that
             the
             fountain
             of
             justice
             be
             delivered
             from
             those
             that
             corrupt
             it
             .
          
           
             
               
                 By
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 His
                 Excellency
                 Sir
              
               Thomas
               Fairfax
               ,
               
                 and
                 his
                 Councell
                 of
                 Warre
                 .
              
               Iohn
               Rushworth
               .
            
             
               
                 Barkhamstead
              
               
                 
                   June
                   25.
                   1647.
                   
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             To
             the
             Right
             Honourable
             ,
             the
             Lord
             Mayor
             ,
             Aldermen
             ,
             and
             Common
             councell
             of
             the
             City
             of
             London
             .
          
           
             
               My
               Lords
               and
               Gentlemen
               ,
            
          
           
             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
             
             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
             .
          
           
             
               
                 By
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 his
                 Excellency
                 Sir
              
               Thomas
               Fairfax
               ,
               and
               the
               Councell
               of
               War
               .
               Signed
               ,
               
                 Iohn
                 Rushworth
                 .
              
            
             
               Barkhamstead
               ,
               
                 June
                 25
                 ,
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
    

