The Copy of a LETTER To His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX:  
Subscribed by the Justices of the Peace, and Committee of Devonshire, concerning the SOLDIERS.  
And the Generals Answer thereunto; With His Excellency's Propositions.  
ALSO Heads of New Propositions sent from the Army to the Parliament.  
Desiring that six week's pay may be provided presently for the Army, or a Months pay at least.  
That their Arrears may be paid out of the remainder of Bishop's lands, Deans, and Chapters, two parts of Delinquents estates, yet uncompounded for, and Forrest Lands.  
That if constant pay be provided for the Army, it shall be death to any who shall take free quarter, or plunder; To which end they desire the 60000 li. per mensum, may be made up 100000 li. a month.  
Novemb. 10. 1647.  
Imprimatur  
G. M.  
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson, in Smithfield, near the Queenes-head Tavern, 1647.   

The Copy of a LETTER FROM THE ARMY Dated at Putney, Novemb. 10. 1647.  
Right Honourable,  
HIs Excellency by the advice of the General Council of the Army, hath sent a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons, to communicate the desires of the said General Council to the Parliament, which Letter his Excellency signed the 9th instant: The Heads where of are these:  
I. Desiring that six week's pay may be presently provided for the Army, or a months pay at least.  
II. That their Arrears may be paid out of the Reminder of Bishop's Lands, Deans, Deans and Chapters, two parts of Delinquents estates, yet uncompounded for, and Forrest Land.  
III. That if constant pay be provided for the Army, it shall be death to any who shall take free Quarter, or plunder; To which end they desire the 60000 li. per mensum, may be made up 100000 li. a month.  
The General Council, and the Agitators have concurred to adjourn sitting until after the General Randezvouses, which will be next week. And than something will be tendered, which I hope will settle all.  
Putney the 10th of Novemb. 1647.   

THE Copy of a Letter from the Justices of the Peace, and Committee of Devonshire.  
To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, Commander in Chief of the Parliaments Forces.  
SIR,  
WE cannot but with all thankfulness acknowledge that our sitting in peace is in a great part due to your Excellency, our sufferings being mo●● then other Counties, the sense of relief cannot but be, as more acceptable, so the more obliging to those that receive it, the consideration hereof requires, in the first place, our hearty acknowledgement, which we most humbly herewith tender you, in confidence of your wont goodness, crave leave to represent to you some particulars, wherein (we conceive) your Excellency is abused, the Parliaments Order disobeyed, and this City exceedingly wronged.  
About nine months since the House of Commons commanded the disbanding (among several other Forces in this County) a Troop of Horse, under the Command of Major Perkins, paying them a months pay, and the Committee of the West were to signify to the Committee of this County, the pleasure of the House herein, which was accordingly done the 4th of January last: And the Committee of this County, knowing it to be a great service to the public, borrowed the money being about 375 li. to pay them off. And the Major received five weeks pay (which was 74 l. more than the Committee here had order to pay them,) and the Order for disbanding, and paid his Troops with it, and promised to disband, notwithstanding ever since (to the great oppression of this County) this Troop hath contrary to three several Orders, some months since issued, continued together, exacted free Quarter from the County, and (as we are informed) have levied divers sums of money on several Parishes, and since they were questioned for it, have produced an Order from your Excellency (procured as we conceive, upon a misinformation) dated the 25 of September last, for the quartering of the said Troop within this County, we being confident, as yet, the state of this business hath not been truly represented to your Excellency▪ And f●nding this to be presented as a great grievance (by the Grand Jury, at this our General Sessions thought it our duty to certify these truths to you, beseeching you according to the Order of the House of Commons, and that of the Committee of the West, they may not keep in a body, to the terror of the people, and the absolute disabling us to levy the Grand Assessments, for the pay of your Excellency's Army. The redress of these our grievances will oblige us to remain.  
Your Excellencies most humble servants 

John Bamfield  
John Northcote  
Edmond fowel  
John Davis  
Nich. Martin  
George Chudleigh  
Edward Davyes  
William Fry  
Robert Dukes  
John Tyrling  
Edmond Prideaux  
William Put.   Exeter at the general Sessions of the Peace for the County of Devon, the 9th of Octob. 1647.   

His Excellencies Answer to the Justices and Committee, of the County of Devon.  
Gentlemen,  
I Have received yours of October 9 wherein you are pleased to begin with such acknowledgements, as I wish may always be directed to God the Author of your peace and blessings, and not to myself otherwise then as a weak Instrument in his hands, who shall expect or wish no return from you but that (as I presume you are constant to the public interest, which God hath so owned, so) that you would be careful that these whom ye have likewise so eminently owned to make them the chief Instruments of his work, to yourselves and the Kingdom, may meet with no unworthy requitals: As to the business of Major Perkins his Troppe, I confess I did before understand what you now write concerning the appointed disbanding thereof, and I thank you for your friendly information.  
I shall now leave it to be accordingly disbanded by you, desiring, only that (if possible) they may have the encouragement of three week's pay, and the Certificates for what further Arrears (may be reasonable) due unto them, and that you would use the same hand towards what other Troops of salary Horse you have belonging to your County to disband them likewise (since they can none of them come within the establishment now resolved on by the Parliament) and so doing, I assure you, that I shall not continue to any, any order or countenance from me to keep longer in a body, to the terror or trouble of your Country, but do hereby revoke what Orders they had from me for their quartering in your County. I have one request to add in behalf of the Governor of Excester. Castle with the other Officers and foot belonging thereunto that (they being to be continued, and brought under the establishment of the 180000. now resolved on by the Parliament, so as there will be very shortly order taken for their constant pay) you would for the present take care and effectual order, that they may be supplied for their present subsistence, with either moneys provisions, or convenient Quarters, nearest to their place of duty, which you will shortly have power to discharge, out of the Assessments of the County.  Vera Copia Examinat. 
Putney the 10th. of. No. 1647. Yours to serve you T. FAIRFAX.  
For my renowned friends Sir John Bamfeild and the rest of the Justices of Peace and Committee for the County of Devon.  
FINIS.