A letter from the head-qvarters, at St. Albanes, communicating the proceedings of the generall councell of the Army the weeke past: setting downe such queries by the officers and souldiers, as were presented to the generall and councell. Written to a friend in London, November, 10. Johnson, Richard, 17th cent. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A87606 of text R205691 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E470_34). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A87606 Wing J814 Thomason E470_34 ESTC R205691 99864995 99864995 117228 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A87606) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 117228) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 75:E470[34]) A letter from the head-qvarters, at St. Albanes, communicating the proceedings of the generall councell of the Army the weeke past: setting downe such queries by the officers and souldiers, as were presented to the generall and councell. Written to a friend in London, November, 10. Johnson, Richard, 17th cent. 8 p. Printed in the yeare, [London] : 1648. Place of publication from Wing. A list following Johnson's letter describes the army's grievances with the proposed peace treaty with King Charles. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Novemb: 14". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng England and Wales. -- Army -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Peace -- Early works to 1800. A87606 R205691 (Thomason E470_34). civilwar no A letter from the head-qvarters, at St. Albanes,: communicating the proceedings of the generall councell of the Army the weeke past: settin Johnson, Richard, 17th cent. 1648 1380 19 0 0 0 0 0 138 F The rate of 138 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2007-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-05 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-06 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-06 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A LETTER FROM THE HEAD-QVARTERS , At St. Albanes , Communicating , the Proceedings of the Generall Councell of the Army the weeke past : Setting downe such Queries by the Officers and Souldiers , as were presented to the Generall and Councell . Written to a Friend in London , November , 10. Printed in the Yeare 1648. A Letter from the Head Quarters . Sir : IT is fit my service should last as long as your commands ; and since your desires are but the discharge of my ingagements to you , it being my positive promise to communicate to you the Debates , Results , and desires of the Counsell , and private Souldiery , and Officers of the Army ; I heere send you what hath beene transacted since Saturday , which transactions are very high , and may doe much good for this Kingdome , if God be but pleased ●o owne us in Counsell as he hath owned us in the Field : the Regiments have delivered in their desires , and some Queries to the Counsell , and wee doe dayly expect some more from the Lieftenant Generalls Army , which wee conceive will be as high as our Armies ; the Souldiers are growne to a great dislike of the Parliament , and much doubt their owne safety under the hands of them , and conceive they have great reason , considering the mutabillity and unconstancy of their ●esolutions , and are ready to say , that the Majo● part of the now sitting Commons , and the whole House of Peeres are as changeable as the Camelion ; vote an affirmative , and as contrary with the same breath , which wee believe is very dangerous to both Kingdome and Army , and much tends to the ruine and destruction of both ; knowing very well that instabillity and changing is bid to be ware of by the wisest of men ; Medle not with them that are given to change , for their calamities shall be great , and who shal know the ruines of them ? but you shall receive the Queries and desires heere inclosed , which wee conceive to be both reasonable and honest ▪ and much tending to the happinesse of both Kingdome and Army : I am something in haste , and cannot inlarge my selfe at present , but in my next you shall receive a full account of all the pr●ceedings of the Counsell and Army ; from him who is , Sir , Your Friend to serve you , R. Johnson . Let my service I pray salute all our friends in Holburne , Queen-street , and Savoy . Honourable : VVEE shou'd , and are worse be witched then the Galatians , if wee should believe that this Treaty were any thing other then a snare to enslave and ruine , and truely wee cannot but thinke a spirit of madnesse hath possessed the hearts of all those who believe this Treaty , or a Treaty with those wee have conquered twice , can any way prove propitious to us , or this Kingdome , there is none so blinde as those which doe not see slavery and bondage coming upon us , and our Posterity , as travell upon a woman with childe , which wee cannot escape if this Treaty take effect ; therefore wee present our sence of it , with all humblenesse to this Honourable Couns●ll in a few Queries , desiring that they may be speedily taken into consideration , as things that are the sole good , and in which all our happinesse is wrapt up in . First , VVhether an Ordinance made by Parliament in a time ( unquestionable ) of freedome , and liberties , and in a full House upon mature deliberation , and after many dayes debate , and after all objections made against no Addresses to the King , and a full Vote passed in the House to governe without Him : Let it be judged whether the safety of a Kingdome can be free in the hands of such , when they vote the contrary upon a tumultuous Petition , and treat with , and court our conquered Enemy . 2. VVhat is an Ordinance of Parliament worth , or will be accounted of by any , if as soone as it s granted , or upon any Rebellion or Insurrection , though at a hundred miles distance it may be recalled ? what a slender ground and foundation , nay upon what a broken reed , doe , and will men say they have built on all this while , in venturing their lives , and hazarding all that is deare unto them , or in acting for the Parliament , or by an Ordinance ? therefore we cannot thinke our selves in safety , so long as things are thus carried . Whether or no in the judgement of any indifferent men it can stand with the honour , justice , authority , and gravity of the supreame Court of judicature , and the great Counsell of a Kingdome , when upon mature deliberation , and waighty reasons in the most legall way , when noe addresses have beene voted in a full House to the King , and now addresses made , & he courted as one that hath not had the least finger in all ●hat innocent blou● that hath been shed , when he himselfe hath confessed to be the Author of all , and guilty of that bloud that hath been spilt in these 3 Kingdomes . 3. Whether the Army can be in safety when those their knowne Enemies have the managing of this Treaty , and are most forward to support that which will ruine us and our posterity . 4. Whether the Army can bee in safety , when the Counsell of the Citizens are the sole guide of the Parliaments transactions , and the absolute influence into the Councells of the same , and those of the Citizens too , which are our profest enemies . 5. VVhether the Army and Kingdome can be in safety , when the desires and requests of the Malignants are so frequently granted , and the onely men put in places of trust . 6. VVhether the Kingdome and Army can be in safety , or we ever expect a blessing from heaven , so long as the chiefe abetter , and maintainer of these wars live without punishment , and be not brought to justice . 7. VVhether there can bee safety for the Kingdome and Army , so long as the Kings friends go abroad , and are suffred to weare armes , and pistols , and murder our friends , and are not put to death , and brought to condigne punishment . And now we conceiue that it is the sence of your Excellency and this Councell , that the Kingdome is in danger , if these things be not tak●n in your serious consideration , and by your wisedome and care prevented : & we present unto you our humbledesire . First , that those which have beene the princip●l of the first and second war , may be tryed by a Coun●cil of war , as prisoners at war . 2. That all those of both Houses , who v●ted with those that would have further addresses may bee ●questred the House , as well those of the Peeres as th●●e of Commons . 3. That those Citizens which indeavoured the raising of an Army , when we were at Colchest●r may be forthwith apprehended , and brought to ex●mpla●y punishment ▪ being they indeavoured to rai●e without any Authority or Ordinance of Parliament . 4. That the Treaty may not go on any further , but may be speedily broke off , and a course taken that no tearmes may be h●●kened to , or offred to that Party but that speedy justice may be done upon Him and His adherents . FINIS .