The articles and charge of the armie against fourscore of the Parliament men, who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the people, and would have His Majesties late concessions to be a ground of peace with the names and number of those who were seized on by Col. Pride on Wednesday last at Westminster and committed to safe custody : likewise, the further demands of His Excellency and the Generall Councel of Officers, and their desires touching Major Generall Brown, sheriff of the city of London.
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             The articles and charge of the armie against fourscore of the Parliament men, who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the people, and would have His Majesties late concessions to be a ground of peace with the names and number of those who were seized on by Col. Pride on Wednesday last at Westminster and committed to safe custody : likewise, the further demands of His Excellency and the Generall Councel of Officers, and their desires touching Major Generall Brown, sheriff of the city of London.
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             Caption title: The charge of the army against Major General Massey, Sir William Waller, Col. Hollis, Col. Copley, and the rest of the Parliament men, who was [sic] impeached and taken into custody on Wednesday, 6 Decemb. 1648.
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           THE
           ARTICLES
           AND
           CHARGE
           OF
           THE
           ARMIE
           ,
           AGAINST
           Fourscore
           of
           the
           Parliament
           men
           ,
           who
           have
           acted
           contrary
           to
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           them
           by
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           his
           Majesties
           late
           Concessions
           to
           be
           a
           Ground
           of
           Peace
           .
        
         
           WITH
           The
           Names
           and
           Number
           of
           those
           who
           were
           seized
           on
           by
           Col.
           
           
             Pride
          
           on
           Wednesday
           last
           at
           Westminster
           ,
           and
           committed
           to
           safe
           custody
           .
        
         
           LIKEWISE
           .
           The
           further
           Demands
           of
           his
           Excellency
           ,
           and
           the
           Generall
           Councel
           of
           Officers
           ;
           and
           their
           Desires
           touching
           Major
           Generall
           
             Brown
             ,
          
           Sheriff
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   BY
                   the
                   Appointment
                   of
                   His
                   Excellency
                   the
                   Lord
                   
                     Fairfax
                  
                   Lord
                   Generall
                   ,
                   and
                   His
                   Generall
                   Councell
                   of
                   Officers
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Signed
                     ,
                     JOHN
                     RUSHWORTH
                     ,
                     Secr.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           Printed
           for
           
             C.
             VV.
          
           neer
           the
           Royall
           Exchange
           in
           Cornhill
           ,
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           CHARGE
           OF
           THE
           ARMY
           ,
           Against
           Major
           Generall
           
             Massey
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             VVilliam
             VValler
             ,
          
           Col.
           
             Hollis
             ,
          
           Col.
           
             Copley
             ,
          
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Parliamen
           men
           ,
           who
           was
           impeached
           and
           taken
           into
           custody
           on
           
             
               VVednesday
            
             6
             
               Decemb.
            
             1648.
             
          
        
         
           
             I.
             
          
           
             THat
             whereas
             
               Denzil
               Hollis
            
             
               Esq
            
             
               Lionel
               Copley
            
             
               Esq
            
             Maj.
             Gen.
             
               Massy
               ,
            
             and
             others
             of
             your
             members
             ,
             were
             in
             the
             year
             1647.
             impeached
             by
             your selves
             for
             
             treason
             ,
             or
             for
             high
             crimes
             and
             misdemeanours
             ,
             in
             relation
             to
             the
             treasonable
             Engagement
             of
             the
             city
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             &c.
             and
             upon
             cleer
             proofs
             against
             them
             ,
             were
             by
             your
             censure
             expelled
             the
             House
             ;
             yet
             by
             the
             prevalency
             of
             their
             Faction
             the
             same
             persons
             were
             afterwa●ds
             readmitted
             to
             sit
             in
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             vote
             as
             formerly
             ,
             without
             any
             tryall
             or
             satisfaction
             in
             the
             things
             whereof
             they
             were
             accused
             :
             We
             demand
             that
             all
             those
             members
             so
             impeached
             may
             be
             forthwith
             secured
             ,
             to
             be
             brought
             to
             justice
             or
             tryal
             for
             their
             said
             crims
             ,
             and
             that
             such
             others
             of
             their
             faction
             ,
             may
             be
             secluded
             from
             the
             House
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             II.
             
          
           
             That
             whereas
             by
             the
             confederacy
             of
             Major
             Gen
             
               Browne
            
             (
             now
             Sheriff
             of
             
               London
            
             )
             with
             the
             said
             impeached
             members
             ,
             and
             others
             ,
             the
             Scots
             were
             invited
             and
             drawn
             in
             to
             invade
             this
             Kingdom
             the
             last
             Summer
             ,
             insomuch
             as
             when
             upon
             the
             actuall
             In●asion
             the
             House
             proceeded
             to
             declare
             them
             enemies
             ,
             and
             th●se
             that
             a●h●●e
             to
             them
             traytors
             ;
             yet
             the
             said
             confederates
             and
             other
             treacherous
             members
             (
             to
             the
             number
             of
             ninety
             and
             odd
             ,
             as
             u●on
             the
             division
             of
             the
             House
             appeared
             )
             did
             by
             their
             Councels
             and
             Votes
             endeavour
             to
             hinder
             the
             house
             from
             declaring
             against
             their
             confederate
             inva●ers
             ;
             We
             desire
             ,
             that
             the
             said
             M.G.
             
               Brown
            
             may
             bee
             also
             secured
             and
             brought
             to
             judgment
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             ninety
             and
             odd
             persons
             dissenting
             in
             the
             said
             vote
             ,
             may
             bee
             excluded
             the
             house
             ,
             and
             not
             trusted
             further
             in
             your
             Councels
             .
          
        
         
           
             III.
             
          
           
             That
             whereas
             in
             a
             continued
             Series
             of
             your
             proceedings
             for
             many
             moneths
             together
             ,
             we
             have
             seen
             the
             prevalence
             of
             
             the
             same
             treacherous
             corupt
             ,
             and
             divided
             councels
             ,
             through
             factions
             and
             private
             interests
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             late
             Votes
             declaring
             the
             Kings
             past
             concessions
             to
             be
             a
             ground
             for
             the
             house
             to
             proceed
             upon
             for
             the
             settlement
             of
             the
             peace
             of
             the
             
               kingdom
               ,
            
             notwithstanding
             the
             visib●e
             insufficiency
             and
             defects
             of
             them
             in
             things
             essentially
             concerning
             the
             publike
             interest
             &
             liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ▪
          
        
         
           
             IV.
             
          
           
             
               
                 That
                 such
                 as
                 by
                 faithfulnesse
                 have
                 retained
                 their
                 trust
                 ,
                 being
                 set
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 pursue
                 and
                 perform
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 with
                 out
                 such
                 interruptions
                 ,
                 diversions
                 and
                 depravations
                 of
                 councels
                 ,
                 as
                 formerly
                 .
                 We
                 shall
                 desire
                 and
                 hope
                 you
                 will
                 speedily
                 and
                 vigorously
                 proceed
                 ,
                 1
                 To
                 take
                 order
                 for
                 the
                 execution
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
                 2
                 To
                 set
                 a
                 short
                 period
                 to
                 your
                 own
                 power
                 ,
                 3
                 To
                 provide
                 for
                 a
                 speedy
                 succession
                 of
                 equall
                 Representatives
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 our
                 late
                 Remonstrance
                 ,
                 wherein
                 differences
                 in
                 the
                 kingdom
                 may
                 be
                 ended
                 ,
                 and
                 we
                 and
                 others
                 may
                 comfortably
                 acquiese
                 ;
                 as
                 (
                 for
                 our
                 parts
                 )
                 we
                 hereby
                 ingage
                 ,
                 and
                 assure
                 you
                 we
                 shall
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     By
                     the
                     Appointment
                     of
                     his
                     Excellenoy
                     the
                     Lord
                  
                   Falrfax
                   ,
                   
                     Lord
                     General
                     ,
                     and
                     his
                     Generall
                     Councel
                     of
                     Officers
                     .
                  
                   Signed
                   ,
                   JOHN
                   RUSHWORTH
                   ,
                   Secr.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               Articles
               and
               Proposals
               .
            
             
               1
               By
               what
               evidences
               and
               proofes
               ,
               or
               upon
               what
               Reasons
               and
               grounds
               the
               King
               stands
               acquitted
               of
               the
               charge
               of
               the
               Houses
               against
               him
               ,
               in
               their
               late
               Declaration
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               .
            
             
               2
               What
               persons
               especially
               what
               members
               of
               either
               Houses
               have
               plaid
               the
               Traytors
               ,
               by
               inviting
               the
               Scots
               to
               invade
               this
               Kingdome
               ,
               or
               gave
               them
               countenance
               ,
               or
               incouragement
               in
               that
               perfidious
               attempt
               .
            
             
             
               3
               That
               the
               promoters
               of
               the
               first
               and
               second
               war
               bee
               brought
               to
               Justice
               .
            
             
               4
               That
               the
               arrears
               and
               debts
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               be
               secured
               and
               satisfied
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               publike
               faith
               be
               not
               made
               a
               publike
               fraud
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
            
             
               5
               That
               the
               Court
               of
               Wards
               be
               abolished
               without
               exacting
               satisfaction
               for
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               6
               That
               the
               Consciences
               of
               men
               be
               not
               cruelly
               and
               vnconscionably
               shipwracked
               .
            
             
               7
               That
               the
               cunning
               device
               upon
               the
               Army
               for
               hatefull
               free
               quarter
               ,
               and
               the
               contrivers
               thereof
               be
               discovered
               ,
               and
               the
               Mariners
               and
               Army
               vindicated
               from
               the
               slander
               thence
               raised
               upon
               it
               .
            
             
               8
               That
               the
               Orders
               for
               reducing
               any
               of
               the
               Souldiers
               or
               Sea
               men
               either
               by
               Sea
               or
               Land
               may
               be
               suspended
               ,
               untill
               the
               Commonwelth
               be
               setled
               ,
               and
               the
               enemies
               thereof
               brought
               to
               justice
               .
               That
               these
               and
               the
               like
               things
               being
               satisfied
               and
               secured
               to
               the
               Kingdome
               ,
               your
               Excellency
               and
               your
               Army
               may
               return
               from
               this
               present
               imployment
               in
               honour
               and
               good
               conscience
               ,
               as
               faithfully
               discharging
               the
               Armies
               ingagement
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               and
               not
               beare
               the
               shame
               and
               reproach
               of
               men
               that
               only
               acted
               for
               hire
               ,
               and
               so
               that
               base
               scandall
               ,
               so
               much
               in
               the
               mouths
               of
               your
               and
               our
               treacherous
               enemies
               ,
               will
               not
               be
               justified
               in
               the
               hearts
               of
               our
               friends
               :
               for
               the
               effectuall
               obtaining
               of
               these
               good
               things
               ,
               wee
               shall
               really
               adhere
               to
               your
               Excellency
               to
               our
               utmost
               ability
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   By
                   His
                   Excellency
                   the
                   Lord
                   Generall
                   
                     Fairfax
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   THese
                   are
                   to
                   require
                   all
                   Officers
                   and
                   Souldiers
                   of
                   Horse
                   and
                   Foot
                   who
                   shall
                   quarter
                   in
                   and
                   about
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   and
                   Suburbs
                   thereof
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   behave
                   and
                   demean
                   themselves
                   and
                   peaceably
                   towards
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   people
                   ,
                   not
                   giving
                   any
                   just
                   cause
                   of
                   offence
                   ,
                   or
                   provocation
                   by
                   language
                   ,
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   such
                   severe
                   punishment
                   as
                   to
                   a
                   Court
                   Martiall
                   shall
                   be
                   thought
                   meet
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   do
                   any
                   unlawfull
                   violence
                   to
                   the
                   person
                   or
                   goods
                   of
                   any
                   ,
                   either
                   in
                   their
                   quarters
                   or
                   elsewhere
                   ,
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   death
                   :
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   more
                   due
                   execution
                   hereof
                   ,
                   all
                   Commanders
                   and
                   Officers
                   are
                   hereby
                   required
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   absent
                   from
                   their
                   severall
                   and
                   distinct
                   charges
                   ,
                   without
                   leave
                   first
                   had
                   from
                   their
                   superiours
                   ▪
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   such
                   
                   punishment
                   as
                   the
                   party
                   injured
                   shall
                   sustain
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   further
                   censure
                   as
                   to
                   justice
                   shall
                   be
                   thought
                   fit
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Given
                     under
                     my
                     hand
                     and
                     seal
                     ,
                     
                       Decemb.
                       the
                       first
                       ,
                       1648.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     T.
                     FAIRFAX
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   FOrasmuch
                   as
                   divers
                   ill-affected
                   persons
                   have
                   of
                   late
                   made
                   their
                   Resort
                   to
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   Subburbs
                   ,
                   and
                   places
                   adjoyning
                   ,
                   with
                   Designe
                   (
                   as
                   there
                   is
                   cause
                   to
                   believe
                   upon
                   Grounds
                   more
                   then
                   probable
                   )
                   to
                   imbroile
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   in
                   further
                   troubles
                   :
                   and
                   whereas
                   by
                   Ordinance
                   ,
                   or
                   Order
                   of
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   such
                   resort
                   hath
                   been
                   prohibited
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   departure
                   of
                   such
                   persons
                   enjoyned
                   ;
                   these
                   are
                   therefore
                   to
                   require
                   all
                   persons
                   that
                   have
                   engaged
                   for
                   the
                   King
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   or
                   latter
                   War
                   ,
                   or
                   have
                   adhered
                   unto
                   ,
                   or
                   assisted
                   him
                   or
                   his
                   party
                   therein
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   now
                   residing
                   in
                   London
                   ,
                   or
                   within
                   ten
                   miles
                   distant
                   there
                   from
                   ,
                   that
                   within
                   twenty
                   foure
                   hours
                   ,
                   after
                   publication
                   hereof
                   ,
                   they
                   depart
                   from
                   the
                   said
                   City
                   and
                   Subburbs
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   places
                   within
                   ten
                   miles
                   distance
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   to
                   return
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   one
                   month
                   ,
                   next
                   ensuing
                   the
                   publication
                   hereof
                   ,
                   if
                   the
                   Head-quarters
                   shall
                   continue
                   here
                   so
                   long
                   :
                   and
                   who
                   ever
                   shall
                   be
                   found
                   and
                   taken
                   ,
                   contrary
                   hereunto
                   ,
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   dealt
                   withall
                   as
                   Prisoners
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   except
                   such
                   of
                   them
                   as
                   have
                   perfected
                   their
                   Compositions
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   engaged
                   again
                   in
                   the
                   latter
                   War
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Given
                     under
                     our
                     Hand
                     and
                     Seal
                     
                       the
                       fourth
                       of
                       Decemb.
                       1648
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     T.
                     Fairfax
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   By
                   His
                   Excellency
                   the
                   Lord
                   Generall
                   Fairfax
                   .
                
                 
                   WHereas
                   it
                   is
                   informed
                   ,
                   that
                   many
                   Souldiers
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   going
                   without
                   leave
                   of
                   their
                   Officers
                   from
                   the
                   places
                   where
                   they
                   are
                   quartered
                   ,
                   do
                   straggle
                   about
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   and
                   Subburbs
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   Orders
                   in
                   that
                   behalf
                   given
                   ;
                   I
                   do
                   hereby
                   require
                   and
                   command
                   all
                   such
                   Souldiers
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   Army
                   ,
                   forthwith
                   upon
                   publication
                   hereof
                   ,
                   to
                   repair
                   to
                   their
                   several
                   Quarters
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   being
                   strictly
                   proceeded
                   against
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   Orders
                   and
                   the
                   Generall
                   Articles
                   of
                   War
                   .
                   And
                   whereas
                   it
                   is
                   informed
                   ,
                   that
                   divers
                   loose
                   persons
                   going
                   about
                   the
                   City
                   under
                   the
                   name
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Garb
                   of
                   Souldiers
                   ,
                   have
                   been
                   very
                   abusive
                   in
                   language
                   ,
                   and
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   injury
                   of
                   some
                   Inhabitants
                   ,
                   and
                   just
                   offence
                   of
                   others
                   ;
                   I
                   do
                   hereby
                   desire
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   any
                   such
                   be
                   hereafter
                   
                   found
                   going
                   about
                   without
                   order
                   ,
                   or
                   Off●cers
                   to
                   govern
                   them
                   ,
                   whether
                   they
                   be
                   indeed
                   souldiers
                   or
                   no
                   ,
                   and
                   committing
                   any
                   such
                   abuses
                   ,
                   they
                   may
                   be
                   apprehended
                   by
                   the
                   next
                   Constables
                   and
                   sent
                   to
                   White
                   Hall
                   ,
                   there
                   to
                   be
                   delivered
                   as
                   prisoners
                   to
                   the
                   Marshall
                   generall
                   ,
                   together
                   with
                   what
                   information
                   and
                   evidence
                   there
                   is
                   against
                   them
                   by
                   a
                   Councel
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   due
                   punnishment
                   of
                   those
                   that
                   shall
                   be
                   offended
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   just
                   satisfaction
                   of
                   the
                   per●ons
                   injured
                   ,
                   and
                   if
                   any
                   of
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   going
                   about
                   with
                   their
                   off●cers
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   so
                   abusive
                   ,
                   in
                   case
                   their
                   Officers
                   shall
                   not
                   restrain
                   them
                   ,
                   such
                   Officer
                   being
                   complained
                   of
                   ,
                   shall
                   himself
                   be
                   punished
                   ,
                   and
                   give
                   satisfaction
                   to
                   the
                   parry
                   injured
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Given
                     under
                     my
                     hand
                     &
                     seal
                     ,
                     
                       Decemb.
                       8.
                       1648.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     T.
                     FAIRFAX
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Col.
                     
                       Pride
                    
                     having
                     received
                     Orders
                     from
                     the
                     Generall
                     ,
                     to
                     secure
                     a
                     certain
                     number
                     of
                     the
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     on
                     Wednesday
                     last
                     marched
                     with
                     his
                     Regiment
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     and
                     took
                     divers
                     of
                     them
                     into
                     custody
                     ,
                     
                       viz.
                    
                     Sir
                     
                       William
                       VValler
                       ,
                    
                     Major
                     Gen.
                     
                       Massey
                       ,
                    
                     Sir
                     
                       Benjamin
                       Rudyard
                       ,
                    
                     Col.
                     
                       Hollis
                       ,
                    
                     Col·
                     
                       Fines
                       ,
                    
                     and
                     about
                     20
                     more
                     ,
                     who
                     are
                     committed
                     to
                     safe
                     custody
                     ,
                     and
                     whether
                     they
                     shall
                     have
                     their
                     inlargment
                     upon
                     paroll
                     ,
                     or
                     be
                     continued
                     prisoners
                     is
                     uncertain
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .