SEVERAL LETTERS SENT From His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, AND The Officers of the Army.  
TO THE Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of LONDON, in Common-council ASSEMBLED.  
With their Answer to the said Letters.  
Printed by Richard Cotes, Printer to the Honourable City of London, 1647.   

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FOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-council of the City of LONDON.  
Right Honourable,  
WE received yours of the Eighteenth of this instant, whereof, though all passages were not so answerable to our expectation as we hoped, yet we apprehend the same good affection in you towards this Army, as was expressed in your former Letter: And that not only from the assurance of the worthy Gentlemen, (your Commissioners) again sent to us; but also from that information we have received of your extraordinary endeavours to procure Money for the Army: To prevent further raising or listing of Soldiers, and to procure those already Listed to be disbanded, (some Persons of your Militia only, having been active for the raising of   

And for the things expressed in our Representation though of weighty importance, yet because they will require time, they shall be no occasion to impede our remove, and in the mean time both by Proclamation from his Excellency, and all other ways we shall endeavour, That the accustomed supplies to your City, may be freely sent up.  
To conclude, we say from our hearts, That as our especial ends are the glory of God, and the good of this whole Land, so our endeavours shall be to prosecute the same without prejudice to the being or well-being of Parliament in general, (the maintenance whereof we value above our own lives) or (as we have formerly said) of this Parliament in particular, but altogether in order to the good and peace of this Nation, and with a most tender regard to your City, to which we profess we shall by all actions make good all engagements tending to the security thereof, in what way yourselves shall desire, consisting with the good of the whole Kingdom, you making good your mutual correspondency with us, not doing any thing to our prejudice in the prosecution of our just desires and endeavours.  
St. Alban, June 21. 1647.   

WE hear (even now) since the writing of this Letter, that (yesterday) divers of the Reformadoes came again (in a threatening manner) to Westminster, the House of Commons then sitting, to the great affrightment and terror of divers faithful Members then present, and to discouragement of others from their attendance there; so that we cannot but perceive that the freedom of this Parliament is no better than that those Members (who shall according to their consciences endeavour to prevent a second War, and act contrary to their ways, who (for their own preservation) intent it, they) must do it with the hazard of their lives; which indeed is a thing so destructive to Parliaments, and Freedom, that we conceive ourselves in duty bound to endeavour to the utmost to procure redress therein.  
June 22. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAXand the Council of War. Jo. Rushworth, Secretary.   

For the Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-council of the City of LONDON.  
My Lord and Gent.  
WE have in all things dealt clearly and plainly with you, and hope we shall continue still to do so. As soon as the worthy Alderman, and the other two Gent. your Commissioners came the last night to us; we acquainted them with our purpose to draw the Head-Quarter to Uxbridge, that so me might contract our Quarters which have hitherto lain scattered: at which place we hope to receive that which will be satisfaction to the Kingdom, 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 fare from pressing near your City of London, it should be indifferent to us to march not only to the distance already prescribed, but to any part of the Kingdom we should be commanded to by the Parliament; we have asked nothing hitherto but right in the things that are known, as if they were proved an hundred times before them from whom we have sought them, which if granted would not only be a Justice to the Army, but would let the Kingdom 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 privileges may not lie in the balance with the safety of a Kingdom, and the reality of doing Justice, which as we have said too often we cannot expect whilst the persons we have accused are the Kingdoms and our Judges; A little delay will endanger the putting the Kingdom into blood, 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 numbers. And are not those men in the Parliament who have continued faithful to the principles of common interest from the beginning of the Parliament to this very day, still awed by the concourse of Reformado Officers and others to their doors? Expense of time will be their advantage only who intent to bring evil purposes to pass: 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 the good of the Kingdom) in our thoughts and desires, than the prosperity of your City.  
Barkhamstead, June 25. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Council of War. Signed; Jo. Rushworth.   

For his Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax, Knight General of the Forces raised by the Parliament, and his Honourable Council of War.  
May it please your Excellency, and the honourable Council of War.  
We the Major, Aldermen, and Commons in Common-council assembled, having received yours to us of the 21. and 22. and your Excellencies to our Committee of the 23. instant; with a Copy of a Remonstrance directed to the Parliament; did send three of that number yesterday to acquaint you with our resolutions thereupon, since which we have caused Copies of those Letters to be presented to both Houses, desiring their direction concerning the residing of some of that Committee continually with you in the head-Quarter; and that according to our former requests the Reformadoes and other Officers and Soldiers raised for the service of the Parliament, might be required forthwith to repair into their several Counties, there to receive such satisfaction as is or shall be appointed by Parliament; and that if any Soldiers be listed upon the Votes of the Committee of Lords and Commons, and Committee of the Militia, that they may be forthwith discharged. Whereupon several Votes were made, unto which we desire to be referred.  
We have also taken those Letters (with another received from those we sent yesterday, and a Copy of a Letter dated the 24. instant, delivered to the Commissioners of Parliament, and yours of the 25. instant) into further consideration, thereby observing the constancy of your expressions, to do nothing in prejudice either of the Parliament or City, and of your purpose by Proclamation, and otherwise, to endeavour that the accustomed supplies of this City may be freely sent up; all which we do with all due thankfulness acknowledge, and to preserve aright understanding with you, we have appointed the said Committee, or six of them at the least, continually to reside in your head-Quarter, and do intent to make it our request to the Parliament, that who ever have or shall endeavour to raise any forces to engage this Kingdom in a new War, may be discovered and prevented therein; and that you may receive satisfaction equal to those that have left the Army, so soon as it is possible for the Parliament to perform the same; relying upon the assurance you have given us, that your special ends are the glory of God, the good of this whole land, and the safety of Parliament and City. To conclude, the near approach of your Army to this City, causeth us once more to desire you to take it into your most serious consideration; for albeit you do not come to offer any violence to us, yet we have and shall suffer very much in our trade and price of Victuals by reason thereof, which we hope you will be so sensible of, as to prevent it in the suture, by removing further off, and by taking such a course that we may receive no further prejudice either in the one or the other, which is our earnest desire, and that in your endeavours to save the kingdom from ruin, you do not overthrow the fundamental constitution of Parliament, which is essential to the well-being thereof.  
London 25. June, 1647. By command of the Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common-council assembled. Michael.   

To the Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen and Common-council of the City of LONDON.  
IT was last night resolved by the General and Council of War, for present not to Advance any of the Army nearer London; but whereas the Foot (being all quartered then at Watford, Uxbridge, and Colebrook were very troublesome and burdensome to those places, It was only Ordered, That the quarters of the Foot should be enlarged for the ease of those places; whereupon (by a mistake of that Resolution in the setting out of quarters) some Regiments had quarters assigned for enlargement at places lying much forwarder towards London, as far as Harrow on the Hill, Hayes, Cranford, Harlington, Bedfont, Feltham and Hanworth; This morning, so soon as this was understood by the General and the Officers, there were Orders immediately sent out to stop the Regiments, and now none quartered nearer London than Watford, Rislip, Ikeham, Hellindon, Cowley, Drayton, Hamsworth, Stanwel and Stanes, which make a line about fifteen or sixteen mile's distance from London: And to avoid any disquieting to the Parliament or City upon future apprehensions, His Excellency and His Officers do promise, That there shall be no farther Advance, either of the Army, or any quarters of it, any nearer to London, without timely notice thereof, and of the Reasons of it, to the Parliament and City.  
Uxbridge, June, 26. 1647. By the appointment of his Exlency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Council of War. John Rushoworth.