THE HUMBLE DESIRES AND PROPOSALS Of the private AGITATORS of Colonel Hewsons' Regiment to the general Agitators of the Army, to be presented to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and communicated to both Houses of Parliament.  
Wherein is contained these particulars, viz.  

1. Their desires concerning the Army  
2. Concerning Prisoners being brought to trial,  
3. Concerning justice to be forthwith executed.  
4. Concerning divers corrupt Members in both Houses of Parliament.  
5. Concerning the soldiers of this kingdom, and their resisting of a foreign Power.   
London Printed by I. G. 1647.   

THE HUMBLE DESIRES AND proposals Of the private AGITATORS of colonel Hewsons' Regiment, to the general Agitators of the Army.  
Gentlemen,  
We cannot but review those divine manifestations to us, in a first and second model of this Army. It's not altogether unlike the building of the Temple, the stones were ready hewed, and fitted for their several stations, so that there was neither Axe, nor Hammer heard in the Temple; even so hath God erected and compacted us together in our various conditions to be a mean for the end, to administer and establish Truth, Peace, and righteousness, in this our Tabernacle. We have not much heard the hammerings and noise of flesh in our counsels, and resolutions, as to boast in the arm of flesh; but in a still sure confidence in God, and from the manifest presence of God, have we obtained in all our adventures. The sweet union we had with God doth endear us together in love, from the power of love. There was such a reprocall contract, that there did not so much of man appear, as to make distinctions of names or parties, though differing in Judgement; God having seemingly accomplished the ends of our desires in conquering the kingdoms and our visible enemies, we were taken up to contemplate in the hopes of enjoying the fruits of our labours in a happy Peace: Then unexpectedly there appeared a Ghostlike enemy of the same spirit as the former, only in another visage, than God awaked us dead and dry bones, and gendered us together, and gave in life, light, and strength, to act without any known forms or custom, but in unknown and untrodden paths, save this maxim, viz. salus populi suprema lex. But above all this satisfied, viz the invitation of God in us to this work. Then were we acted out to elect adjutations, in which we have seen God clothed in your flesh, and prefigured in love, union, holiness, me●k●es, and self annihilation the more you enjoy God, the more you thus live, and act like him; but on the contrary, if carnal self interest shall puff you up, and cause you to act beyond your spheire, and hereby beget divisions, then know that God is risen out of you, and will carry on the w●rk in some other dispensation: besides than you have forfeited the trust reposed, for the end of our electing of you was to unite scement, and contract us together, and for an orderly presentment of our grievances to the General, that confusion may be avoided, we speak not this from any fear or doubt you, but by motive in order to a reflection within you that ye may see God all in all, and the creature nothinged. We profess we rejoice and congratulate with you for that sweet frame of spirit in love union and pulique interest that is amongst you, and do in the name of the Souldi●ry of the R●g●ment give you many thanks for your faithful services and unwearied pains for the good of us, and the Kingdom, and as we have always hitherto been satisfied with (and rested in your just proceeds: so we shall not degress, but shall remain in our formal way of presenting our aggrievances to you: and shall rest in your known fidelity for the representing of them to the general, and as all we have had large testimony of the uprightness, and faithfulness of our ever honoured general and his council, so we humbly desire you to preserve in your duty as aforesaid, and there to acquiess. As also to resolve by the assistance of God to stand firm to your first principles, and submitting to and defending of the legal Au●hosity of Parliament, giving due obedience to the derivative power in the general, under whom we have had the presence of divine protection. We do as Adjutators for the several and respective Companies in Col. Hewsons' Regiment subscribe ourselves.  
Yours and the kingdoms faithful Servants.   

The humble Desires and proposals of the Agitators of colonel Hewsons' Regiment, to be presented to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.  
1. THat the Parliament would speedily take care for pay for his Army.  
2. That those Prisoners who have been committed, may be brought to a speedy and just trial, and being found to be unjustly imprisoned, maybe released and receive ample reparations.  
3. That justice may be forthwith executed upon all sorts and degrees of men, who were in the bloody design to engage this kingdom in a new war.  
4. That all visible corrupt Members of both Houses in Parliament, may be forthwith expunged, without which we cannot have any happy assurance of safety.  
5. That no persons may have places of trust in the kingdom, but those of known fidelity that hereby we may be ready to resist any foreign attempts.  
And it is further humbly desired, (by the aforesaid Agitators) that these proposals may be forthwith presented to his excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax; and to be communicated to both Houses of Parliament; that so, both his excellency and the Parliament, may forthwith proceed to a full period and result of the foregoing particulars, that Justice may the better be executed, upon all sorts and degrees of men, who were active in the late bloody design to engage this Kingdom in a desperate and new water, and that the kingdom may, be also put into such a posture, and under faithful Commanders, both of integrity and trust, that so they may be ready to assist and oppose any foreign power, upon any attempt whatsoever.   
FINIS.