THE DECLARATION Of lieutenant-general CRUMWEL Concerning the Levellers; And His Letter and Representation to the Agitators of the respective Regiments who have deserted and declared against the Parliament, the Council of State, and the late proceed of the High Court of Justice.  
WITH The Declaration, Resolution, and Proposals of the said Levellers, presented to the view of the World, intimating the Grounds and Reasons of their Engagement, and to die as one man with their swords in their hands, rather than to be enslaved.  
ALSO, Two Fights between the Levellers and the parliamenteers, near Worcester and Banbury, the particulars thereof, and the number killed; with the Levellers Summons to the City of COVENTRY.   printer's or publisher's device 
Imprinted at London, for G. H. May 14. 1649.   

THE DECLARATION Of Lieut-General CRUMWEL Concerning The Levellers; and the particulars of a Fight near Banbury, and the City of Worcester; With the Levellers Summons to the City of Coventry.  
Right Honoured,  
THis morning his Excellency the Lord General Fairfax, and Lieutenant General Crumwell, randezvouzed with their Horse and Foot near Andover, where the Lieu. Gen. road to the head of each Regiment, declaring, That He was resolved to live and die with them, and that as he had often engaged with them against the common Enemy of this Nation, so was he resolved still to persist therein, against those Revolters which are now called by the name of Levellers; not doubting but that they would as one man unite, and with unanunous spirits follow him, for the subduing of them, and bringing the chief Ringleaders thereof to exemplary punishment.  
Many declared a great willingness to engage with him: Others rejected it, saying, they would not fight against their friends: But they are now upon their march towards Salisbury, for the reducing and bringing of those Regiments to obedience and subjection that have declared against them: from whence we hear, that they are resolved rather to die, then yield to any thing which shall infringe their liberty, or pervert the freedom of their Nativity.  
Many of the said party have agreed upon a Declaration, containing these ensuing heads: 

First, they declare against the present Parl, and their proceed.  
2 Against the Council of State.  
3 Against the General Council of the Army.  
And 4. against the proceed of the late Court of Justice   Their chie● Ring leader is one Capt. Tompson, who was formerly condemned by a Council of War to be hanged, but by the goodness and compassion of the Lord Gen. he was spared: this is the man who draws all men after him, his number is conceived to be about 400. and in his warch up and down he daily gains new Proselytes to him: On Wednesday last he marched to Coventry, where he found resistance, and the Gates shut against him demand●●●f the Gates were so holy that he might not enter;) and after the exchange of two or three Volleys, he left the place, and marched thence to Tossiter, where coming in very late at night, he seized upon captain Farmer the Post master there, who, after they had carried him as a prisoner up and down with them, they were content to release him upon his Parol to come up to London to the Council of State, to procure the release of three of their Brethren, who were taken posting up of their papers about Banbury; if he could not procure this he was to return as their prisoner to Banbury.  
Some blows have been already disputed near Banbury between 100 of the Lord Gen. horse, and 2●0 of the Levellers, and after a sharp conflict, the Levellers declining engagement, retreated towards Oxford, but no great harm done on either side: there is a body of horse about Oxford ready to join with them, commanded by Mr. Everard, after uniting, it's said they intent Westward.  
Some difference hath also been in the City of Worcester, and the Levellers who had entered the City forced to retreat out again with t●● loss of five men: the General and the Lieutenant General hath sent a Letter to the Agitators and Commanders in chief of the said party, for preventing of the ●ffusion of blood, and healing of the present breach, and quenching those flame of Discord, which are ready to break forth in several parts of this Nation; and it's hoped a happy & mutual econciliation will be embraced, before the involving and shedding of any more blood within the Rowels of this Nation.  
Andover 12 May, 1649.   

SIR,  
IN the midst of all our calamities and distractions, great are the differences in these parts; new coals are even now kindling, and the turbulent spirits and affections of men begin to break forth in a most violent and visible flame; for the common people slight the authority of Magistracy, and say they will no longer walk under the vail and shadow of reformation, but endeavour the speedy reforming thereof; and in order thereunto, many have declared, that they will join with the Levellers, for the restauration of the people's freedoms to its just splendour and propriety, etc. The foundation whereof, takes its first Rise from the present actings of certain troopers in this county, who have declared, and remonstrated to the people, That the present transaction of affairs, are both arbytrary and tyrannical, and that they will have a new Parliament, in the dissolving whereof, an equal Representative shall be freely chosen and elected: But it is hoped that all these vapours will be soon expelled & blown over: For some discoveries are already made, That they had a design to surprise the Cities of York, Oxford, Bristol, Gloucester, and many other places in the West of England, and that they had an intent to draw into a body and randezvouz, where they resolved to set up a standard of Sea-green Colours; they declare, that they have a great influence in divers Regiments of the Army; but care is taken to prevent their Designs, and it is not doubted but the well affected of Col. Scroops Regiment, Col. Harrisons, and divers others wherein they busy, will be undeceived, for many thousands have declared against their present actings, and are resolved to sacrifice lives and fortunes for the Parliament against all opposition whatsoever.  
But yet notwithstanding all opposition, they are resolved to proceed, and to insist upon further particulars, a breviate whereof I shall here insert, according to the full demonstration thereof, viz.  
How happy were England were men's designs of enslaving here at an end, how gladly should we here break off, and praise the Lord for his goodness to England? but alas the people's hearts, are full of grief, and their eyes are full of tears, as ever, they cry out, they are deceived, their expectations is frustrated, and their liberty betrayed; they take up David's complaint it is not an open enemy that enslaves them, not dam Cavaliers, nor rigid envious and surly Presbyters, but Religious and Godly friends, that have prayed, declared and fought together for freedom with them, that with their swords have cut in sunder the chains of other Tyrants, and yet now are become the greatest Tyrants over their brethren themselves, which when they can refrain from sighing & sobbing, they in their broken and rustic language thus expatiates: all the form of Government being corrupted and abused, the Law and administration perverted, and the people's liberties betrayed; it was promised that a new foundation should be laid by an agreement of the people, to such righteous Principles of Justice and common right, that as to human reason it should be impossib for any Tyrants in this or future generations to introduce bondage upon the people.  
 
●●oclamation hath been lately made in the name of the Levellers, throughout the Counties of Oxford, Gloucester, Worcester, etc. for all free born people to come in to their assistance; the disgesti●●●●●reof is very hard, & few have little appetite to that engagement.   

Abbington 12 May, 1649.  
The Levellers new and ultimate proposals.  
First, That honesty is the best policy: the deep plots and witty contrivances of men in power, when inconsistent with the will of God, requiring them to do Judgement and Justice, and to take the yolks from the oppressed, have always been abortive, for God will not be mocked; and experience tells us, that self-seekers though otherwise Godly and gallant men, yet are and shallbe saved as by fire; witness many worthy members of Parliament, who endeavouring by a Treaty to secure themselves, are by the Lord with disgrace laid aside; he thereby no doubt intending much good to their souls, Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum, he is a happy man that takes warning by other men's harms.  
Secondly, Carnal mixtures with corrupt interests, are destructive to them that make them.   
FINIS.